What is the best cream to use on a 5 wk old for dermitis???

There are three common rashes that babies can have in the first few months of life. Baby acne is very common and usually starts by about 3 weeks of age. In baby acne, you see red bumps that look like pimples. The bumps are on the cheeks, forehead, and temples. They do not cause any discomfort to the baby, though it often can look very distressing to parents. No treatment is needed for infant acne. It occurs because of the hormonal changes that are occurring in the baby after birth, and will go away on its own in several weeks. You don't need to put any special creams or lotions on it, and you definitely want to avoid any acne products made for teenagers and adults.

Another common rash at this age is seborrhea, also known as seborrheic dermatitis. It usually starts by one month of age. When you begin to notice red bumps (usually smaller than the pimples of acne) and yellow crusty scales and flakes on the hair-bearing areas of the body, such as the eyebrows, eyelashes, and scalp. It also tends to affect the neck and shoulder. Its cause is not entirely clear, though it may be related to eczema. This is what it sounds like your baby has, given the yellow crusts that you describe on the eyebrows. It is not caused by allergy to what she is eating, and the breastfeeding is not contributing to it. While it will go away by itself eventually, it can be treated with certain types of steroid-based creams, if necessary.

Infant eczema is also very common. It usually starts between 1 and 5 months of age. In eczema, you have red bumps and patches in various locations. Eczema often affects both cheeks, on the face only, but it can be much more diffuse, and some babies will have the rash all over as they get older. While it's true that some babies with bad eczema have allergies such as to milk, in the majority of infants a specific cause cannot be found, other than a tendency to have dry skin. Some infants who have eczema outgrow it as they get older, while others continue to have problems with it throughout childhood. Eczema is treated with moisturizing agents, and if it's severe, may also need to be treated with steroid creams or other prescription ointments.

Mention the rash to your baby's doctor at her next visit. If it doesn't seem to be disappearing on its own, or it seems to worsen, I reccomend that you have the rash checked.

My 4 yr old son has had eczema on and off since the day he was born. We have tried many different creams and gels off the shelf and by prescription from the doctor. This might sound crazy but the only thing that has worked for us so far is nappy rash cream. We use bepanthen from the supermarket. Not sure if you have that where you are but giving the nappy rash cream is worth a go because we have wasted so much money and nothing else has worked as well. Hope this helps.

My son has had terrible excema since he was born (it is finally getting better with age) and we have always used Eucerin for lotion. It is a little expensive, but it really did the trick. We would just slather it on (our dr. said to do it like 5 times a day) and rub most of it in but leave a little left on the skin to provide as a bit of a barrier. Also for soaps we always used a generic (walmart) hypoallergenic baby wash. We had tried lots of name brand lotions and baby washes, but even the ones with no perfume irritaed his skin something fierce. Once you put the lotion on make sure you use the little mittens since your baby is so young.

doctor told you right - get some sorbolene cream

important points

• Seborrhoeic dermatitis is not itchy and does not upset the baby

• Avoid soap as this may irritate dermatitis

• Use unperfumed bath oil instead of soap

• Use plain moisturisers such as aqueous or sorbolene cream

• Olive oil may be massaged into the scalp several times a week to remove scale

• Seborrhoeic dermatitis clears in most very young babies by the age of two months or so

I was told to use anything by johnson & johnson and have been using QV Wash and QV cream moisturiser and as long as i keep doing it the eczema is at bay, but if i forget then it comes back really quickly. Im sure it will heal up without soaps.

Listen to your doctor; babies skin will settle down within a couple of weeks no need to use soaps when washing baby just plain water is enough

your doctor is right sorboline is the best you can even rub it on her befor a bath and use it as a soap