baby acne

kmh2009 · Jun 25th, 2009, 14:39 PM

Hi all, zach has developed quite bad baby acne. Ive read up about it and although most people say to just to rinse with water, i have read a few articles about using sudocrem on the ones that are really flared up. has anyone tried this?

thanx

channy3232 · Jun 25th, 2009, 16:56 PM

Rocco has it but not that bad. My nephew had it really bad and my sisters ped. told her just to leave it.

leighbaby · Jun 25th, 2009, 17:14 PM

sebastian had it for about a week and a half, i think i used sudocrem twice - i was told bt hv that you can use it, just be carefull around eyes and mouth.

i found the sudocreme got a bit cloggy on patches of dry skin though.

Lulu · Jun 26th, 2009, 16:41 PM

I don't know if it's baby acne that Euan has - doc said it was a touch of eczema! But I've been using sudocrem most days or a little drop of olive oil. The sudocrem really does take the redness away and make it look a lot calmer. I just put a tiny drop on and rub it into his cheeks making sure I don't go anywhere near his eyes or mouth. He doesn't seem to mind it too much at all!

tasha41 · Jun 26th, 2009, 23:04 PM

I was told just to leave it and it would clear up on its own - and it did with Elyse before she was 2 months old.

I found diaper cream took the redness away though and if she cried a lot it really flared up and got worse.

It's usually caused by hormones from your body that are still with the baby and can last up to 6 months though.

Lara+sam+bump · Jun 27th, 2009, 18:08 PM

Noah has baby eczema, I treat it by washing all effected areas every morning with water and oilatum, got prescribed it, but you can also buy it in shops. Then if its red and rashy, but not dry I use sudocream. But sudocream will dry out the skin and make them very flakey. So once the rash goes down and starts going flakey I use E45 cream. He also has a bath every nite in the oilatum and then is creamed all over with E45 cream. Noah looked truly awful a week ago, he was covered in spots and red rashy patches as well as flakes and thickening all over his face and neck. Now it has nearly gone, but the rash does flare up in the heat. I dunno if that will help, but thought i'd say wat worked for us

xxx

sublime_ivy · Jun 27th, 2009, 19:31 PM

For baby acne my midwife recommended rubbing my breast milk on the spots. I also read this in an article and it worked so well. The spots cleared up very quickly.

My LO currently has a cradle cap and a bit of excema. I bought this from sooth-me and his excema has really cleared up and his cradle cap is coming away too.
http://www.soothe-me.com/shop/produc...ad6d9c5a1ed6d0

I dont use any other things on his skin (not even wet wipes when changing him). I just bath him in plain water or i drop some of the oil from the website in the bath. I then rub the oild first on his bad skin then the nappy/body cream. I use a tiny bit of shampoo only once or twice a week. I make sure to moisturise his skin at least 3 times a day.

ecossaise74 · Jul 1st, 2009, 06:16 AM

I put E45 hun, it helps a lot!!!!!

diva4180 · Jul 1st, 2009, 15:04 PM

Alexander has it also, it's clearing up slowly, but I didn't know about the breastmilk, will have to try it, thanks!

MamaK · Jul 3rd, 2009, 07:57 AM

hi darling

my dr and health visitor both said to just wash his face evey day with water and that's it. They said it was due to hormones - like the other girls said to and will go away on it's own in q few months.

Miles had it really bad - all over head and scalp ... But every day I can see it clears up a bit more

xxx

Jun 25th, 2009, 14:39 PM	#1
kmh2009 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kent Posts: 698	baby acne Hi all, zach has developed quite bad baby acne. Ive read up about it and although most people say to just to rinse with water, i have read a few articles about using sudocrem on the ones that are really flared up. has anyone tried this? thanx

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Jun 25th, 2009, 16:56 PM	#2
channy3232 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 2,561	Rocco has it but not that bad. My nephew had it really bad and my sisters ped. told her just to leave it.

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Jun 25th, 2009, 17:14 PM	#3
leighbaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,297	sebastian had it for about a week and a half, i think i used sudocrem twice - i was told bt hv that you can use it, just be carefull around eyes and mouth. i found the sudocreme got a bit cloggy on patches of dry skin though.

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Jun 26th, 2009, 16:41 PM	#4
Lulu Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 914	I don't know if it's baby acne that Euan has - doc said it was a touch of eczema! But I've been using sudocrem most days or a little drop of olive oil. The sudocrem really does take the redness away and make it look a lot calmer. I just put a tiny drop on and rub it into his cheeks making sure I don't go anywhere near his eyes or mouth. He doesn't seem to mind it too much at all!

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Jun 26th, 2009, 23:04 PM	#5
tasha41 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 23,921	I was told just to leave it and it would clear up on its own - and it did with Elyse before she was 2 months old. I found diaper cream took the redness away though and if she cried a lot it really flared up and got worse. It's usually caused by hormones from your body that are still with the baby and can last up to 6 months though.

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Jun 27th, 2009, 18:08 PM	#6
Lara+sam+bump Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex- UK Posts: 883	Noah has baby eczema, I treat it by washing all effected areas every morning with water and oilatum, got prescribed it, but you can also buy it in shops. Then if its red and rashy, but not dry I use sudocream. But sudocream will dry out the skin and make them very flakey. So once the rash goes down and starts going flakey I use E45 cream. He also has a bath every nite in the oilatum and then is creamed all over with E45 cream. Noah looked truly awful a week ago, he was covered in spots and red rashy patches as well as flakes and thickening all over his face and neck. Now it has nearly gone, but the rash does flare up in the heat. I dunno if that will help, but thought i'd say wat worked for us xxx

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Jun 27th, 2009, 19:31 PM	#7
sublime_ivy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 1,137	For baby acne my midwife recommended rubbing my breast milk on the spots. I also read this in an article and it worked so well. The spots cleared up very quickly. My LO currently has a cradle cap and a bit of excema. I bought this from sooth-me and his excema has really cleared up and his cradle cap is coming away too. http://www.soothe-me.com/shop/produc...ad6d9c5a1ed6d0 I dont use any other things on his skin (not even wet wipes when changing him). I just bath him in plain water or i drop some of the oil from the website in the bath. I then rub the oild first on his bad skin then the nappy/body cream. I use a tiny bit of shampoo only once or twice a week. I make sure to moisturise his skin at least 3 times a day.

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Jul 1st, 2009, 06:16 AM	#8
ecossaise74 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greenford Posts: 308	I put E45 hun, it helps a lot!!!!!

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diva4180 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 2,011	Alexander has it also, it's clearing up slowly, but I didn't know about the breastmilk, will have to try it, thanks!

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MamaK Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Netherlands (Born and bred in Scotland) Posts: 1,675	hi darling my dr and health visitor both said to just wash his face evey day with water and that's it. They said it was due to hormones - like the other girls said to and will go away on it's own in q few months. Miles had it really bad - all over head and scalp ... But every day I can see it clears up a bit more xxx

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