Sunday, May 1, 2011

Eczema

Jake has always had eczema, but normally it stays under control with a lot of lotion and periodically a prescribed lotion.
In the past couple weeks, his eczema has really flared up. It's terrible. I think he had a reaction to his sunscreen since he also had a flare up on the back of his neck. He's never had eczema there until now.
Today, it was just worst than ever and he was really bothered by it. Jake was actually fussy most of the day. We ended up staying inside today despite the nice weather. I just wanted to see if one day without the "elements" and sunscreen would make a difference. I guess I'll see tomorrow.
I put a ton of lotion, both the prescription and the regular cream. And I also gave him Benadryl since he was scratching so much. It did seem to help a little.
Basically, it was a bit of a long day, but Jake had a long nap. So that helped. But there were a lot of tantrums, which weren't so great.
Hopefully it all clears up soon. The back of his legs. :( The front of his legs and arms are just as bad. The only place unaffected are his torso.
In the middle of a tantrum, but still reading his book. Silly boy.

Playing with Uncle Andrew. Jake loves to steal his hats.

Eskimo kisses.

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