When I saw redness in my baby’s skin, I thought to myself if she is having eczema. Because according to Wikipedia, eczema is “a disease in a form of dermatitis, or inflammation of the epidermis. The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions. These include dryness and recurring skin rashes that are characterized by one or more of these symptoms: redness, skin edema (swelling), itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration may appear and are sometimes due to healed lesions. Scratching open a healing lesion may result in scarring. Eczema may be confused with urticaria. In contrast to psoriasis, eczema is often likely to be found on the flexor aspect of joints.”

Study also shows that 20% of the infant population in the US suffers from it. So, I immediate searched for eczema pictures to get better understanding just to make sure. When I found one, I immediately compared my baby’s redness to the photos I have seen. Thank God my baby is not suffering from it. The redness of her skin is far from an eczema problem!