Hi all,
I had to formula feed from birth and started with Enfamil Lipil. Then the forehead rash started. Docs thought it was extended cradle cap as did naturopath. Treatments failed though but the cradle cap on her scalp went away no problem.
I tried Nutramigen to see if that would help but it was so digusting that after 5 weeks, DD was refusing to eat it and screaming at feedings etc. (It was strange but she didn't seem to care at first.) I've heard since that it really tastes disgusting. From now on I will taste everything before I give it to her. (I had already tasted the Enfamil in the past.)
So, we had to go back on Enfamil and the eczema got worse. She doesn't really have other symptoms. She does have hay fever. I'm treating her homeopathically until I can get back in with the naturopath for a different constitutional remedy. I'm using Rhus tox and sulphur plus calendula cream, aloe, and chamomile cream for the itching on her forehead.
So now I'm stuck here. I had eczema as a child. I was exclusively breastfed past 1 year old which is probably why mine wasn't bad as a baby like Emery's is. It was moderately bad as an older child and I have allergies and some mild asthma.
Do I switch to soy formula?? But I've heard very bad things about soy! I've been told stories of eczema disappearing by switching to soy but then I read that it can cause brain damage and I already knew it is highly estrogenic. I can't tolerate soy myself for this reason (endometriosis & estrogen dominant). At least she's 5 months old so it wouldn't be AS bad as giving it from birth but still!
Any advice here would be helpful. Although she's not suffering horrifically, I'm afraid of the strain on her immune system from this allergy. We use all natural soaps on our clothes and bodies, I use an air cleaner in our room to reduce airborne allergies and change the bedding every night. I'm in the process of switching to cloth diapers which I hope will help reduce the load on her immune system from those chemical diapers.
I saw goat milk powder in the health food store which I know isn't a substitute for formula but I'm afraid to go that route because if you screw up the mixture and vitamins it can mean big problems.
Thanks,
Jen
I had to formula feed from birth and started with Enfamil Lipil. Then the forehead rash started. Docs thought it was extended cradle cap as did naturopath. Treatments failed though but the cradle cap on her scalp went away no problem.
I tried Nutramigen to see if that would help but it was so digusting that after 5 weeks, DD was refusing to eat it and screaming at feedings etc. (It was strange but she didn't seem to care at first.) I've heard since that it really tastes disgusting. From now on I will taste everything before I give it to her. (I had already tasted the Enfamil in the past.)
So, we had to go back on Enfamil and the eczema got worse. She doesn't really have other symptoms. She does have hay fever. I'm treating her homeopathically until I can get back in with the naturopath for a different constitutional remedy. I'm using Rhus tox and sulphur plus calendula cream, aloe, and chamomile cream for the itching on her forehead.
So now I'm stuck here. I had eczema as a child. I was exclusively breastfed past 1 year old which is probably why mine wasn't bad as a baby like Emery's is. It was moderately bad as an older child and I have allergies and some mild asthma.
Do I switch to soy formula?? But I've heard very bad things about soy! I've been told stories of eczema disappearing by switching to soy but then I read that it can cause brain damage and I already knew it is highly estrogenic. I can't tolerate soy myself for this reason (endometriosis & estrogen dominant). At least she's 5 months old so it wouldn't be AS bad as giving it from birth but still!
Any advice here would be helpful. Although she's not suffering horrifically, I'm afraid of the strain on her immune system from this allergy. We use all natural soaps on our clothes and bodies, I use an air cleaner in our room to reduce airborne allergies and change the bedding every night. I'm in the process of switching to cloth diapers which I hope will help reduce the load on her immune system from those chemical diapers.
I saw goat milk powder in the health food store which I know isn't a substitute for formula but I'm afraid to go that route because if you screw up the mixture and vitamins it can mean big problems.
Thanks,
Jen