Michael's Rash

Sorry I haven't posted anything new lately. It's been hectic around the house. Little guy is teething so he's already miserable with that but to top it off he has an allergy and a diaper rash. About 3 weeks ago he got a diaper rash and his eyes started getting really puffy. A week later I thought I was getting the diaper rash under control but I took Michael in to the doctor for his puffy eyes. She told me to get some benedryl. So I did and we also thought we figured out that he was allergic to my new shampoo. His eyes started doing better but his diaper rash started getting worse. Nothing I did made it better. It got REALLY red and started spreading down his legs, then up his sides, around his tummy and back, down his arms and the past day or so it's not all the way up his head and even on his eye lids. He looks awful but luckily hasn't seemed to be in too much pain. We have another appt with the doctor for tomorrow afternoon (03/14). I'll keep you updated :-)

Update (03/20) - Michael is looking much better, although his rash is still there. The doctor said that he has some sort of viral infection. That type of thing can happen to a baby if someone has germy hands and he either sucks on their hands or they touch his hands and he puts them in his mouth. The rash is the way his little baby body expresses its sickness. But it will clear up on it's own. :-)

Update (03/25) - Well Michael started doing worse. His rash has flared up again. We have another doctor appt on Tuesday and will hopefully get some answers then. Although he looks miserable he still smiles at us often. We continue to search for the cause and the cure. :-)

Update (04/03) - Doctor said that it looks like a bad outbreak of eczema. He will probably have it on and off throughout his childhood. When he has an outbreak we have to use a special cream for 5-7 days and use benedryl at night for itching and then it should clear up until the next outbreak. We're currently on day 2 of this. Hopefully it will work. We'll keep you updated.