wow that seems so expensive but at least it is helping her

The waiting list for most people is ridiculous and for young babies like this it is even harder as the parents have to control a child who does not know any better. My oldest had a bad skin condition and was told he would have to wait for help . Try putting mittens, cotton ones on a baby in the tropics not easy as he was getting heat rash on his hands too. Luckily water helped him but this meant someone had to be with him all the time while in the water and there is only so much time you can leave a baby in water. We moved to another state and the medical help was given when the doctor there realised it was not the cold weather doing it to my son, I took a taxi that day to see the doctor. It is wrong that as parents we have to search for answers while the children suffer.

It’s disgusting what our health system is coming to. I can only imagine what things will be like if we lose Medicare! Living in a ‘privileged’ country with access to so many things and paying such high taxes it is so upsetting that cases like this are being swept under the rug.

I wonder where they live and if it could be aggravated by their water.
Relatives of ours personally know a boy who when he was a baby he had eczema all over him including his legs. They were transferred interstate with his Dad’s job and it got worse. When he was walking some days it was so sore he cried a lot more than normal. They had all sorts of tests done for allergies. His worst allergy was the Adelaide water, I kid you not. The less they needed to wash him the better. They went back to Melbourne and his rash started to improve within two weeks. Needless to say, his Dad specifically asked NOT to be transferred to Adelaide again.

Sad the waiting lists for some of the Specialist are so long ! Glad you found such good treatment the private way !!

It’s awful when your baby is suffering. I hope it is on the mend now.

I had heard about a miraculous cream that solved eczema problems. I don’t remember if I read about it here or it was in Today Tonight. Really sad that through Medicare this little girl should wait for a year to see a dermatologist. Why does she have to suffer so much pain if something can be done already now?
A very expensive treatment going private indeed.

Is it really just a skin condition? My little girl had cheeks like that when I breast fed her after eating food she was allergic to and I just didn’t know it at the time.

My little boy is almost 5 months and suffers awful with eczema all over and we have tried all the recommended washing powder changes etc and nothing has worked. He was seen for allergy tests and it turns out he’s allergic to milk and his skin flare ups could be connected to me eating dairy products! Iv been advised to stop eating dairy for 6 weeks to see if his skin improves and so far so good! Worth a try for your little one to see if it helps! (They said there’s a special formula for babies who are not breadfed)x

That’s fantastic that she found a treatment that works. Perhaps that treatment could be shown to her gp so she can get assistance from medicare

I’m so glad she found a treatment that works.

I’m glad she’s found a treatment that works. That must be some comfort.

Fantastic news for Kelsey and Alexandra,wishing them all the best.