There isnt much a 4month old would be eating at this stage but, things like dairy&strawberries are known to aggravate baby eczema.
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What are some of the common food allergies that cud cause baby eczema (breastfeeding 4 month old)?
Milk protein from cow's milk. This was my pediatrician's first guess when my son got eczema at 2 months old. The only way to find out is to remove all cow's milk products from your diet, including anything that includes casein or whey. It takes about 2 weeks for any residuals to get out of your system.
Lots of things other than food allergies can cause eczema though. For my son it was actually a dog allergy.
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Perdie
May 1, 2009
Valerie
May 1, 2009
Milk protein from cow's milk. This was my pediatrician's first guess when my son got eczema at 2 months old. The only way to find out is to remove all cow's milk products from your diet, including anything that includes casein or whey. It takes about 2 weeks for any residuals to get out of your system.
Lots of things other than food allergies can cause eczema though. For my son it was actually a dog allergy.
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mameelynn
May 1, 2009
I know my Dr told us that my son's eczema was because of dairy so we cut it out and guess what….. NOTHING CHANGED. I think that sometimes kids just have bad skin… Try switching to all natural <dye and sent free> detergents, soaps and creams and see if that helps… Tea Tree oil is the only thing that helps my little ones legs!
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midwestmom
May 1, 2009
Since you are breastfeeding try staying away from dairy, wheat and citrus they are often irritants once your baby is doing better then slowly add them back into your diet and see what the culprit is.
Meanwhile, use non-fragrant lotions and try not to bath your child every day. When you do bath him/her before you dry them off cover them in lotion or shea butter to help the eczema.
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