You read that right - my doctor mentioned it and I've read a bit about it since. Both of my girls have eczema. We've conquered Ellis' (mostly) by removing milk from her diet. Just water and occasional juice for her. We're still working on Lucy.
I took the girls in to see their pediatrician Tuesday after having that nasty flu-like virus to check weights and have another set of eyes look them over. I also wanted to chat about a few other things, one of which was Lucy's eczema. Now my pedi knows I'm kinda crunchy. And she's totally awesome about it. She still talks about traditional approaches (which by the way are not traditional - they are modern but I'll have a whole 'nother post on this in the future) but understands I'm probably gonna go the hippie route. Anyways, when talking about finding the root cause of Lucy's eczema and treating the symptoms, she brought up the bleach treatment. She told me I could add a capful of bleach in her bath water to kill the bacteria on her skin and relieve her eczema. You can imagine the look on my face. BATHE MY BABY IN BLEACH? ARE YOU BANANAS? I'd rather use a steroid cream, which is saying something because I refuse to use a steroid cream on my babies. She said she knew I wouldn't go for it but wanted to give me all the options. She was right. We also found a little spot on Lucy's neck (just over where she has a cyst under her skin) that was infected due to her immune system being compromised while sick. It was red and had a little puss pocket. Gross! The doc recommended antibiotic cream for 3 days but you and I both know I went oily (tip below) and cleared it up in 2 applications!
So when I left there, I of course did my very official Google research about the bleach bath and apparently this is a thing. And no judgment to those that went this route. We all do what we think is best for our kids. I'm sure if desperate enough, and I had tried everything else and just wanted to provide relief to my baby, I might try it. But I'm not there yet so we'll continue down the root cause discovery path and see what we can find.
I'm not a doctor, but please know that eczema has a root cause and whether you bleach your baby, use a steroid cream or go oily, you're not solving the problem. You're helping with the symptom, but not fixing the problem. If your doc is not helpful, find a good chiropractor, allergist, naturalist or age-appropriate dietician to help you.
On a different note - my mom came to help with the sick babies last week and now she's super sick! Good news is she has some oils - I just need to get her to use them.
And our nanny started feeling crummy too but she started oiling right away and never got the full blown deal - YEAH!
Oils I've Used This Week:
Melrose, Lemon & Lavender - diluted with coconut oil and used on Lucy's bad eczema spots (Lavender & Lemon included in Premium Starter Kit)
Lavender - neat (straight out of the bottle) all around my eyes to combat allergies(never put oils in your eyes)
Melrose - diluted with coconut oil and applied directly to infected spot on Lucy's neck
Thieves - diluted and applied to everyone's feet and spine to keep everyone well after beating that virus from last week. (included in Premium Starter Kit)
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DISCLAIMER: This page promotes ONLY Young Living brand essential oils. I am not a doctor and I am not diagnosing, recommending treatment or offering cures for ailments or illnesses. These are my personal experiences in using Young Living Essential Oils with my family. YLEO are pure, therapeutic grade oils and the only oils I would use in the ways that I discuss.
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