Bloody Baby Eczema!

So one thing I have learnt as a new parent is that your babies body has a mind of its own and we don't really know how to interpret what it is doing!

So to start with Holly got this red spots all over her face. Took her to the doctor and they told me she had baby acne. Ok so now the spots have a name, what do I do. Well for starters don't believe what products promise. For example, most of us in NZ were brought up with Johnson & Johnson products, especially No More Tears, which I remember as a kid. Anyway we had been using a baby bath lotion for when we bath Holly. The doctor tells me that it is a really strong product, even though it is recommended for babies!

As a result we have been using a cream for Hollys acne and don't add anything to the bath water or for washing her hair.

So her spots have cleared up and she looks a beautiful as ever.

However...now her skin is really flakey and dry. Waited until we saw the plunket nurse at our appointment, to see what she had to say. She suggested going to see the doctor just to have it checked. So off we went later in the day.

So now she has baby eczema! So now we have another cream to put on her skin! Well at least the eczema doesn't seem to bother her. She isn't scratching at it or upset and grumpy at all. The cream has made a huge difference as once again her skin is back to its beautiful self!

I guess thats the life of being a baby. They are so lovely and fresh into the world after being on the inside for 9 months. It must be a real shock to their system to burst out into this world. There is so many things they need to get use to very quickly after birth. I am told that all of the sensitivity can last until they are appoximately 6 months old, as I guess by then they are old hats at being exposed to the outside world!

I have come to realise that each day is a learning day when it comes to bringing up a little one! Each of those days are precious and should never be taken for granted!

We love our little one more and more as each day goes by. I must also say that those days goes by so fast. All the more reason to make the most of them!