Facial Sore

Most of Ben's eczema flareup is clearing up though he does have what looks like a little diaper rash at the edge of his diaper on his back.

We've cut back the amount of baths since his skin is not inflamed. We last bathed him on Wednesday and are thinking of skipping the bath tonight because his skin was very dry Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

I called the doctor's office yesterday to ask if it would be okay to put Neosporin on this one sore on his face.

Other spots have healed, but this one spot just keeps flaring up. At times, it has appeared like an oozing sore. It doesn't look infected, but every time it would start to heal, it would flare up again, or he would scratch it or rub against it. It's an awkward place--on the side of his face--the perfect spot for rubbing against and within easy reach of his hands.

We do use cotton gloves on him most of the time though he has learned to take them off.

Since the return phone call that we got from the doctor's office was of no help, we decided to try Neosporin. It is gluten-free, and none of the ingredients looked to be particularly irritating, but you never know.

We applied it last night and then this morning. We want to apply it when we can watch him since obviously we don't want him to get it in his mouth. The skin appears to be, hopefully healing, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.