K.
Hi L.,
My name is K. and my son Nathan had eczema really bad as a baby and it was allergy related. I did not breastfeed and he was still allergic to formulas except soy. It became so bad at one point that he was just crusty from his skin being so inflamed and red. To make a long story very short---we battled this for months with a "holistic" Pediatrician here in Jax. She said it was not good to give himm any kind of creams, or medications because he was so young...she said that they can erode the skin's surface over time. Stupid me for not insisting
We moved to TN when he was about 3 months and I took him with me to the Dr. (an appt for me) and she took one look at him and I started to cry relating how hard it had been and how miserable he was...and viola--she prescribed him a topical steroid ointment called Elidil. In one application---it was almost gone. It was amazing. All the anxiety and misery that my poor son went through simply becasue that other Pediatrician didn't like the idea of prescribing a steroid. My son was so bad that we had him in little baby mittens until that time. After the elidil, we had an occasional flare up but he outgrew the eczema in time.
I hope that helps!
K.