Hunting Those Elusive Triggers

This is part of a series of posts about Penny's eczema story.  To start at the beginning, go here.

By the fall of 2014, Penny's eczema was in a much better place.  Wet wrapping and keeping her skin covered had cleared the eczema from much of her body.  This huge progress further convinced me that Topical Steroid Addiction was not what we were dealing with.  And she was growing so fast!

Yet she still had some trouble spots that drove us crazy.

GAPS Diet

This is part of a series of posts about Penny's eczema story.  To start at the beginning, go here.

When Penny was about a year old, I came across a group on Babycenter.com about eczema and learned how to do a soak and seal bath and select good moisturizers like Vanicream.  Like so many things, these helped a little, but the relentless itch never disappeared.

So It Begins

Eczema.  Just some annoying dry patches behind the knees or in the elbows, right?  Something most kids grow out of.  Maybe change the bath time soap or the laundry detergent and lotion before bed.  But not really a big deal.