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.

Food Allergies

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

At six months old, I let Penny have a bite of pancake at a birthday party.  A few minutes later, she turned red, broke out in hives, and threw up.  I called my husband to bring us some Benadryl since no one, including me, had any.  We cleaned up and went home in borrowed clothes.