Cradle cap - photos attached, CC or eczema??

[charlie07]

Hi all

Well after visiting the pediatrician this week she told me that Gabbi has eczema on her forehead and she gets it from me (the allergy queen!!!). Well I am not convinced. I have had eczema all my life, my cousin has suffered all his life with psoriasis on his face and head so I do know what it can look like, I've had it in various forms as it changed as I got older.

ANYWAY (waffle mode today lol! ) What do you think? I know we are not doctors, BUT sometimes the experiences we all have in life can sometimes be more accurate than a doctor who has to find what it is based on facts (as in doc knows I have allergies so it HAS to be because of me!!!)

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Not sure if posted in a previous thread but Gabbi is not eating too much or gaining too much weight as her local doc said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gonna change docs! She is just under 5.4 kgs and 55 - 56 cms in length, pretty much average for a 2 month old.

 

[jacky24]

Hi charlie, my SIL son had the same, i found rubbing Olive oil on the crust helps tons... 3days later it was gone, he had it on his head and face and in his neck as well....

 

[charlie07]

Thanks Jacky. So was it CC or eczema? I do put olive oil on it, also in her scalp as she has a little there but not much. She had spots for a while on her cheeks, but these have gone now. She has a bit of a red rash under her chin, but a tiny bit of sudocrem shifts that. I try to keep it as dry as possible to as she has triple chin so milk, saliva etc tends to settle there!

 

[charlie07]

Just looked at the first pic, you gotta be jealous of those beautiful eye lashes!!!!! I want them!!! (she takes after OH!)

 

[Serene123]

I'm pretty sure that's cradle cap x

 

[charlie07]

Me too, thanks. The description of CC on most website is almost exactly what Gabbis is like.

 

[LaDY]

Definatly cradel cap hun...x

 

[Always&4ever]

Seems like cradle cap to me hun

 

[1st_baby]

I thought cradle cap was only for the head oh boy i feel dumb lol

 

[KarenLV]

Have you tried Bepanthen ointment?

 

[Margerle]

Eyebrows are often affected by CC too...

That's what I'd guess this is - this doesn't mean baby doesn't have eczema too on her cheeks etc.

https://www.askdrsears.com/faq/ci9.asp

 

[babe2ooo]

i dont know but it does look low for cradle cap, but i dont know how low u get it, jack has bad cradle cap but its only on his head no lower, good luck

 

[xKimx]

Hmm ciaran had cradle cap then he devolped a red rash on his belly and that then i went tot he hostpital and they referred me to the dermotoligis Sp?lol anywayy , found out he had a bad case of eczema , i got a creams for his head and that .. so it could be eczema .. u could try vaselene on it i because i was told to use vaselene by the dermo . xx

 

[Vickie]

looks like cradle cap to me too, hope you find something to clear it up soon

 

[poppy]

It looks like cradle cap to me as well. Tristan has a spot of it on his head as well and it is yellow and crusty like your girl's. Tristan also had some spots on his cheeks a few weeks ago as well and they have recently cleared up.

I am putting olive oil on his head and shampooing and rinsing it off. It has improved a lot but not gone yet.

xxx

 

[Sarah88]

Ur doc is full of shit... Sorry! lol. Savannah is the same age and she's the same length but only 4.9kgs which is right on the 50th percentile for her age.

 

[Sarah88]

Oh, an it also looks like cradle cap to me too. I just put baby oil on Savannahs head and softly scraped it off with a baby comb before a bath. she actually liked it.

 

[Jem]

Definitely looks like cradle cap to me x

 

[Hevz]

It really looks like cradle cap to me...just a build up of skin and oils.

Rub generously with baby massage oil or plain olive or sunflower oil (do not cook or eat baby). Leave on overnight and then lightly brush the area with a baby brush....you know the really soft ones and eventually it will clear (and it will look like it's been snowing all over the place).

Repeat regularly to reduce the amount of build up


She's lovely

 

[Teel]

It looks similar to my lil girls too, cradle cap.

She has it on her forehead and eyebrows and ears!