Re: Continued FAB adjustment and bar length

[Guest guest]

Carol,

You probably already know this, but just in case. For eczema, give her a bath,

rub her down all over with Crisco and put her jammies on. Seriously. But then,

you probably already know this. Ignore my big mouth.

Mom to Tenny

Continued FAB adjustment and bar length

Our night last night was better, with not waking as much or

seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really recall

since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up and

don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement. She

still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when nursing.

I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of one

heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8 inches.

I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the shoes

since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her even

madder so I think this is the right length for us.

Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy big

toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if that

helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate it.

We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't want

to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Crisco???? What do ya mean, like the cooking kind, the oil, seriously?

& Grace

>

> Carol,

> You probably already know this, but just in case. For eczema, give

her a bath, rub her down all over with Crisco and put her jammies

on. Seriously. But then, you probably already know this. Ignore my

big mouth.

>

>

> Mom to Tenny

> Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

LOL ...yep, we have been the eczema route before since all four of my

kids have had it. Crisco is cheaper than the pricy ointments and works as well,

I'm sure. Never actually used it, but I did discover the Walmart brand of

Aquaphor...a big tub for a few bucks. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

Carol

Continued FAB adjustment and bar length

Our night last night was better, with not waking as much or

seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really recall

since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up and

don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement. She

still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when nursing.

I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of one

heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8 inches.

I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the shoes

since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her even

madder so I think this is the right length for us.

Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy big

toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if that

helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate it.

We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't want

to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Does Crisco actually " cure " the eczema, or just soothes it?

wrote: Crisco???? What do ya mean, like the

cooking kind, the oil, seriously?

& Grace

>

> Carol,

> You probably already know this, but just in case. For eczema, give

her a bath, rub her down all over with Crisco and put her jammies

on. Seriously. But then, you probably already know this. Ignore my

big mouth.

>

>

> Mom to Tenny

> Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, Eczema is basically just severe dry skin. The trick to

curing it (or treating it, anyway) is to hydrate the skin with a

bath of plain water (no soap of any kind, since soap is drying but

water is not), followed by a quick dry off and then, while the skin

is still moist, a layer of cream/ointment/lotion to hold in the

moisture. The reason that Crisco would work is that it would be a

barrier to keep in the moisture, just like ointments. Vaseline

works, too. I have found that you don't need the expensive

ointments but just something which contains petroleum jelly to hold

the moisture in. My kids have needed prescription creams to help

the eczema at times but I always try the bath and then layering on

creams first. I think we got the " eczema gene " at my house. LOL

Carol

> >

> > Carol,

> > You probably already know this, but just in case. For eczema,

give

> her a bath, rub her down all over with Crisco and put her jammies

> on. Seriously. But then, you probably already know this. Ignore

my

> big mouth.

> >

> >

> > Mom to Tenny

> > Continued FAB adjustment and bar

> length

> >

> >

> > Our night last night was better, with not waking as

much

> or

> > seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

> recall

> > since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

> and

> > don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

> She

> > still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> > particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

> nursing.

> >

> > I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle

of

> one

> > heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

> inches.

> > I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

> shoes

> > since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make

her

> even

> > madder so I think this is the right length for us.

> >

> > Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

> big

> > toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see

if

> that

> > helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will

irritate

> it.

> > We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I

don't

> want

> > to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

> >

> > Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My son had terrible exzema and finally I took him to a homeopath (which i

can't say I believed in much). She tested him on a machine for food

intolerances and she gave him this paper card (like a credit card) but made

of paper with a strip on the back. It turns out it was pollen and orange

juice and somehow she puts this on the card which he has to put against his

skin for 2 minutes twice a day - I swear within 2 weeks he didn't have one

patch on his body.

Rach, Steve & Connor

-- Re: Re: Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

Does Crisco actually " cure " the eczema, or just soothes it?

wrote: Crisco???? What do ya mean, like

the cooking kind, the oil, seriously?

& Grace

>

> Carol,

> You probably already know this, but just in case. For eczema, give

her a bath, rub her down all over with Crisco and put her jammies

on. Seriously. But then, you probably already know this. Ignore my

big mouth.

>

>

> Mom to Tenny

> Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've read that exzema can be an indicator for allergies, so this

wouldn't surprise me at all!

My dad had horrible exzema, I have sensitive skin and can't wear my

wedding ring because it gives me a rash on my finger, and we both

have horrible allergies. Aleksander has minor exzema behing one leg

only. It has been flaring up horribly right now since it finally got

good and cold here.

I'm going to try the Crisco tonight! And if that doesn't work, I'll

ask Grace, our daycare provider, about a homeopath. She's big into

that...

Great idea though! I would have never thought of a homeopath. I was

thinking of taking him to see my allergist...

Aleksander, 11/24/04, bcf

> >

> > Carol,

> > You probably already know this, but just in case. For eczema,

give

> her a bath, rub her down all over with Crisco and put her jammies

> on. Seriously. But then, you probably already know this. Ignore

my

> big mouth.

> >

> >

> > Mom to Tenny

> > Continued FAB adjustment and bar

> length

> >

> >

> > Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

> or

> > seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

> recall

> > since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

> and

> > don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

> She

> > still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> > particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

> nursing.

> >

> > I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle

of

> one

> > heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

> inches.

> > I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

> shoes

> > since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make

her

> even

> > madder so I think this is the right length for us.

> >

> > Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

> big

> > toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

> that

> > helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will

irritate

> it.

> > We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I

don't

> want

> > to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

> >

> > Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

For us, eliminating dairy fixed Rylan's eczema. He's 5 now and still can't eat

much cow milk stuff or he still breaks out with it. When he was an infant he

would spit up all the time when he had cow milk stuff (or I had it as he

breastfed). From what I've read eczema is actually a sign that you have a

sensitivity to something, either food or environmental -

detergents/soaps/softeners/perfumes...Just food for thought

Marcia

Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yep, it seals in the moisture from the bath. And absorbs in itself. It does

help.

Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, wasn't clear, like the shortening kind. Not the oil.

Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't think anything actually cures the eczema, least that is what I have been

told. You either grow out of it, if you are a child, or you deal with it.

Crisco is just cheap, thick grease. So I guess it just sooths it.

Continued FAB adjustment and bar

length

>

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much

or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really

recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up

and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement.

She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when

nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of

one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8

inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the

shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her

even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy

big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if

that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate

it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't

want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

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