Eczema is the new evil word in my household!

So my daughter has had what I thought was a diaper rash for nearly four weeks now. For the first two weeks I treated it with over the counter product. It would get better for a little bit but then get really bad again until her skin was cracked and pealing. I provided the daycare with Pampers brand diapers and again there was improvement. After two weeks I took her to the pediatrician who prescribed an oral medication and special Butte Paste. Again there was improvement but not enough. After giving her the medication for the two weeks it was prescribed her skin was still peeling and cracking. And to make it worse she was scratching at it. So I took her to a dermatologist, turns out that she had a diaper rash and it caused the eczema to flair up. I knew there was a chance she would have eczema, her “dad” had it, she had some signs when she was smaller but the pediatrician said it was just baby eczema and she would grow out of it.

Doesn't look like she is going to just grow out of it. :-( So now we have a prescription for a steroid cream and have begun a round of testing what products will be right for her. I am determined to make her as comfortable as possible. I am also determined that my child will not run around scratching her skin off. For now I have trimmed back her nails and dress her so she can’t scratch…I am thinking a nice pair of fuzzy-silky gloves.

UPDATE: Between medical treatment and potty training we managed to get the Eczema cleared up and have not had a relapse!