No cute pictures to share just news from Gabe's doctors visits today. He had his 6 month check-up with his pediatrician, and I'm happy to report that all is well. He once again was in the 95th percentile for height and weight....weighing in at 21 lbs 5 oz and measuring a whopping 28 inches! He received his vaccinations as well as a flu shot. He'll go back in a month for his flu shot booster and the H1N1 shot as well.
We next met with a dermatologist. She immediately diagnosed him with eczema. She prescribed Cutivate and now has us lathering him in CeraVa twice a day rather than Aquaphor. Hope it does the trick. She gave me a list of do's and don't's for babies who suffer with eczema so operation alleviate eczema is in full affect!
Tucker has eczema as well, but mostly on her arms and legs. The main thing is use unscented EVERYTHING - laundry detergent, fabric softener, bleach, lotion, and even baby soap. I use either Dove or Ivory bar soap on her hair and skin when I bath her instead of J&J liquid like normal. That and unscented lotion (I buy adult Vaseline unscented 'caues unscented baby lotion is usually watery) made the biggest difference with her eczema.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah...no scents around here! My poor baby is always lathered down in something!
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