As you can see, not terribly serious. Just kinda sandpaper-y. But she's had them for weeks, so I'm motivated to figure out what's causing them. She's been back on the Similac Sensitive Formula for 4-5 days now, and the bumps are the same. Going to stick with the original plan though, and wait 2 weeks, then change something else to isolate the offending variable.
I've been reading on the web (and viewing pictures of other babies with skin problems on their cheeks) that this may be infantile eczema, which can be triggered by food or environmental allergies, and is more likely when parents have had eczema, allergies, or asthma (I've had all 3). It doesn't seem to itch, though, making this diagnosis questionable.
I feel rather petty, being bothered by bumps on baby's skin. Remember back when there was another baby that Baby Rae was really competitive with? (ok, maybe it wasn't HER that was competitive...) Anyway, Facebook told me that that baby had a seizure a couple nights ago...just out of nowhere! Made me appreciate Rae's silly little skin bumps.
give a call to your pediatrician. See what he thinks. If it is from an external source, purhaps a hydrocortizone cream. Purhaps a kiddie benadryl. Your ped has probably seen 10,000 infant rashes and will recognize what is going on.
ReplyDeleteSnowman - I thought about calling the doctor, but considering that Baby Rae doesn't seem to be in any distress whatsoever, we're going to try to find the cause of the problem. Calling the doc is on the list though, if all else fails.
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