Eczema tip.

G's allergies really came to a head when he was about seven months old. His skin was suddenly a mess and we were all scratching our heads trying to figure out what could be causing this terrible rash, which was mostly on his face and belly. G was so uncomfortable and itchy and all my hypotheses were wrong. The pediatrician's take: "he's got sensitive skin". She did agree to give me a referral to an allergist after our second trip to her!

Soon thereafter we figured out G's allergies and his skin cleared up a lot, so we don't deal with severe eczema by any means. He does get patches here and there though and I have a few things that seem to help. Tip 'o the day: daily bathing, mostly without any soap. G soaks in the tub for about 20 minutes a night and we only soap him up once a week.