I Think It's Going to Be Alright--Ben's not Scratching

Ben is sitting on the floor playing with the toys in his Ocean Wonders gym. His cotton gloves, which often are a bit gross from being covered with saliva, are off, and he's not scratching.

I think that's worth repeating. He's not scratching, not even trying to.

We decided to try--again-- The Disney's Gentle Naturals a few days ago that his doctor has recommended. The first time we tried it, he was too red and irritated, so we thought it wasn't working.

Jamie reminds me that these creams don't work instantly. He think I have a fast food mentality.
Sometimes, if they are going to cause irritation, they do work instantly, but they do--rarely--provide instant relief.

Also, we switched Ben back to Zrytec a few days ago. Claritin didn't work at all. We're giving it to him twice a day--half a teaspoon dose each time, what his allergist said to do. In times when he starts to scratch, this seems to calm it down. I don't know if the fact that we switched to the non-generic helped or if it's the fact that the lotion that we're using-for now--doesn't irritate his skin. Knocking on fake table wood.

Ben's head is very dry though, and we're still searching for a non-irritating shampoo. This afternoon, we did wash his hair in Dove for sensitive skin. So, we'll see over the next few days if it irritates him.

Ben's head has been very dry not just today but lately. We were rubbing olive oil on it, and that seemed to help with the dryness, but Ben was also itching his head a lot. So we decided to try not doing that. His allergist said that we could try Head and Shoulders, and we did try it once, on one spot, but I'm afraid to try it on his whole head. I don't want to cause a Johnson's Baby Shampoo-style rash.

Regarding diaper rash, Ben has been a little red and irritated down by the edge of his diaper. Earth's Best seems a bit papery, so we decided to return to Pampers since he wore them so long without a problem. The other rash he had on his back might have been due to lotion on Desitin. We should know in the next few days if that gets better. Here's hoping.