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Coping With Infant Eczema

by Kasehehr Caferir

Eczema will often appear on your child's skin before he or she is five years old. It will often start on the cheek and then extend to other parts of the body which include the chest and arms as well as the legs. After the child passes the age of one then the eczema will show itself on the inside of the child's elbow, on the knees as well as the ankles and wrists. Eczema while not contagious has a tendency to make the child feel very uncomfortable. The rash sometimes causes bumps to appear, these bumps are often scratched by the child and this will cause an infection. That is why eczema must be treated as the itching causes scratching which may then break out into sores and cause scarring to occur.

Eczema tends to run in families and is hereditary, the chances of having eczema rise if allergies and asthma run in the family. Irritants, in the air such as pollen and cigarette smoke can flare up eczema, eczema may also flare up due to lotions and creams used on the child's skin, the changes that occur in temperature have also been known to cause a flare up. Occasionally things in the mother's diet may trigger eczema in the child especially if she is breastfeeding.

Eczema occurs in about 20 out of a 100 children, it most often begins when the child is a baby, 65 percent of children have symptoms of the condition by the time they are a year old and others tend to develop it before age 5. The condition will clear up by the time some children are two years old. Other children outgrow it when they become adults.

You can control your child's eczema by bathing them regularly in warm water and make sure that you do not use harsh soap or cleansers on the child's skin, use instead mild cleansers, try to moisturize the child's skin while it is still damp, use moisturizers that contain emollients and seal in moisture.

Fabrics such as satin, silk and nylon draw a lot of heat and will make the child sweat, this sweating will result in the skin being irritated, wools can sometimes scratch the skin as well. The best fabric is cotton as this allows the skin to breathe and is an all natural fabric. Make sure to use soft cotton sheets on your child's bed or in the crib. You may also want to ask your doctor if an antihistamine will help make the child more comfortable.



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Title: Coping With Infant Eczema
Author: Kasehehr Caferir
Email: simgill29@gmail.com
Keywords: health,home and family,babies,parenting
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