Cradle Cap???

[LiamsMommy]

My DD has pretty bad and the dermatitis on her eyebrows, pimple like rash on her skin, dry patches, rough spots you name it.
We have been adding chamomile tea to her bath (Ped told us to) using sweet almond oil on her scalp, also Ca baby calendula cream.

Anything else I can do? She is EBF and IMO seems to have reflux. We have been giving her Colic Calm and it seems to really help. I guess it's better then putting her on Zantac or something. Any thoughts or suggestions?

[Addy's Mom]

My son had really bad cradle cap that lasted for months. It affected his eye brows and insides of his ears, and even made it down to his ankles, which can apparently happen as well. We just used olive oil on his head, let it soak a bit, and used a wet wash cloth to gently rub it off.

I didn't do much to the rashes on his eye brows because I didn't like putting things on his face, but I did occasionally use a very thin layer of Aquaphor.

The cradle cap got replaced with eczema when he was about five months old, and for that we did daily (but short) baths with Cetaphil, followed by a layer Aquaphor.

I found this article by Dr. Sears that recommends a similar treatment (bath, sealing with moisturizer), recommending a Lansinoh product called "Soothe and Heal," which may be (haven't looked it up) more natural than Aquaphor.

http://www.parenting.com/article/Pre...ant-Cradle-Cap

[Mom2M]

Maybe it's an allergy or something she's sensitive to in your milk.
I had that with my DD and the eyebrow thing was weird and the rash looked awful. I sent a picture of the rash to my friend who is a ped and thought it looked so bad she should go to the ER because he thought it could be a systemic infection.
I stopped dairy because the ped. told me it might be something I ate and it was gone in 2 days. It reappears if I eat cheese
She also has mild reflux and sleeps with her head elevated.