Guest guest Posted April 17, 2000 Report Share Posted April 17, 2000 I happen to believe cradle cap is caused from yeast, but docs will say it's " just " overactive sebaceous glands. (I got into a big arguement with a pediatrician on a message board once about this. I say " what's causing the glands to be overactive to begin with? " and she couldn't answer that.) My ds had it until he was 15 mos old. Read more on my newsletter http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/sauna/page5.html My new ds has had it once, before I started giving him his own acidophilus with an eyedropper. I was taking it myself but I think he was born with a LOT of yeast - (it's been a few weeks and he STILL has a coated white tongue)- and wasn't getting enough from my milk to combat it. - proudly tandem nursing 3 1/2 yo Austin and baby Garrett - Please visit our homepage at http://pages.ivillage.com/ps/carrielea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 We also used Keri- Mineral oil I believe it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 still has a bit of it too and she's been out of her band for 6 months now. In addition to all the other great ideas, there's also a J & J "naturals" (I think???) cradle cap formula out now also (and one for eczema too!) I found it in the same area that you find Desitin and Balmex. That works pretty well with her! Kerri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 Hi everybody. I need some good suggestions for a bad case of cradle cap. Jenna developed cradle cap while banded. She has been done since Jan. 21. I still can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas would be appreciated. Ang and Jenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 has had this on and off since birth. Using a little bit of olive oil on her head (just a few drops) and rubbing it in with a soft child's hairbrush seems to clean it up a bit (I still use a brush to rub her shampoo in daily to ensure her scalp is nice and clean) Good luck! Kerri > Hi everybody. I need some good suggestions for a bad case of cradle cap. Jenna developed cradle cap while banded. She has been done since Jan. 21. I still can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas would be appreciated. > > Ang and Jenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 > Hi everybody. I need some good suggestions for a bad case of cradle cap. Jenna developed cradle cap while banded. She has been done since Jan. 21. I still can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas would be appreciated. > > Ang and Jenna Hi! had cradle cap too. I tried rubbing olive oil on it and then washing it off with a cradle cap shampoo such as Dentinox. It cleared up within days and has not recurred since. i still use Dentinox once a week/fortnight as a preventative measure. Siew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 > Thank you so much for the suggestions on cradle cap. I will be out tonight and get some olive oil! > > Angie Hey, do you still use olive oil when the baby has lots of hair? has had it off and on since birth, but we haven't found anything that really seems to work. And she has TONS of hair. RAndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 Baby oil worked well for us and using a baby brush in a circular motion Natashashannon152000 <wolfekm@...> wrote: has had this on and off since birth. Using a little bit of olive oil on her head (just a few drops) and rubbing it in with a soft child's hairbrush seems to clean it up a bit (I still use a brush to rub her shampoo in daily to ensure her scalp is nice and clean) Good luck!Kerri> Hi everybody. I need some good suggestions for a bad case of cradle cap. Jenna developed cradle cap while banded. She has been done since Jan. 21. I still can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas would be appreciated.> > Ang and Jenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 Angie, Jeffry had it too, pretty bad. My ped said to use either Dove Moisturizing Sampoo and Conditioner or there is a and No More Tears Baby Moisturizing shampoo. I tried both, the J & J worked the best I think. I didn't like the Dove, because it does get in their eyes. Hope that this works as well for you as it did for us. Best wishes, Heidi, mom to Jeffry, local helmet grad, MN Hugs & Drool, Jeffry, Heidi & Brett Zimmerman >From: " JASON POPE " <angie_and_jason@...> >Reply-Plagiocephaly ><plagiocephaly > >Subject: OT cradle cap >Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 11:13:15 -0500 > >Hi everybody. I need some good suggestions for a bad case of cradle cap. >Jenna developed cradle cap while banded. She has been done since Jan. 21. >I still can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas would be appreciated. > >Ang and Jenna _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 My best friend who is a dermatologist recommended " Nizoral " shampoo that you can get at the drug store (non-prescription strength). It cured my son's cradle cap. Just be careful with it getting in the eyes. > Hi everybody. I need some good suggestions for a bad case of cradle cap. Jenna developed cradle cap while banded. She has been done since Jan. 21. I still can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas would be appreciated. > > Ang and Jenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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