Heat Rash Strikes Again!!! WWYD

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arly1983

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• May 17, 2007

• #1

I had such high hope for this summer and fall but both kids are getting heat rash and Jacksons eczema is more enflamed each time we get in the van...

This van has a tan interior instead of the black we had before and each child has a vent pointed at them. I have been letting the van run and cool off before getting in. Even Camille is getting the heat rash (with no eczema)...

So I took off the plush covers and put on a black onyx and a freedom. Camille is so much cooler in the freedom. Jackson is better in the Onyx but that black gets hot....

So I think I am going to try to trade my cougar or onyx and black straps with someone with tan straps and Sahara cover. What do you think? Would it help being it is a lighter color...

I also think I am going to try to trade or sell my artic cat marathon for a new blues.....

It is only in the high eighties and we having these problems (and the smoke and humidity is about to kill us all, PLEASE let it rain!)

 

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amy919

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• May 17, 2007

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I have the same problem with Kaylie. I don't know that there is anything that you can do about the heat rashes. Kaylie only seems to get them when it's 90+. Her eczema flares up big time as soon as the temps go up, though. We got prescription hydrocortizone cream from her pediatrician and it clears it up right away. It has made a huge difference for us. As long as I'm dilligent about putting the cream on, we're able to keep it under control.

She usually gets it right above her butt and lower back area. If I don't catch it in time, she scratches it until it bleeds. It's awful!

Good luck! I wish I had more advise to offer!

Amy

 

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arly1983

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• May 17, 2007

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Yeah, the heat really makes the eczema worse doesn't it!

I just wish there was a 100% cotton cover for the regent...We have a denim on the Husky and it is wonderful. Too bad you can't use a husky cover on a regent...

 

Lys

Senior Community Member

• May 17, 2007

• #4

I'm sorry about you children's excema and rashes.
Do you BF by chance? I've heard BM does help when rubbed on kids with rashes.
Also, If you do want to get rid of your Cougar cover. I'll take it from you. I that cover!!

 

TheRealMacGyver

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• May 17, 2007

• #5

arly1983 said:

( (and the smoke and humidity is about to kill us all, PLEASE let it rain!)

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We had that last week, it was really bad. My car was covered in ash and just walking out into my garage I could smell the smoke. It really is amazing. You are pretty close too aren't you? I think they are forcasting winds to start coming from the north, so if the fires are south of you that should help.

Could you cut an old cotton sheet to lay over the carseat? Just to give a layer of cotton.

 

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arly1983

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• May 17, 2007

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It is about 90 miles away to the SE and moving S at the moment...

 

Morganthe

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• May 17, 2007

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Do you have really good protective tint on your windows? I purchased an aftermarket professional installation of UVB/UVA tint and it's really made a difference on the chronic heat/sun rash that shows up on my left arm. But I can slightly handle the heat better than the sunlight which just fires up my skin so painfully

Sorry I can't help more. It's gotta be miserable there.

 

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teekadog

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• May 17, 2007

• #8

I'm sorry. Poor babies.

 

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jennsmile

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• May 17, 2007

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you don't want to sell you husky cover do you? I keep wishing for a denim cover.

Jenn

arly1983 said:

Yeah, the heat really makes the eczema worse doesn't it!

I just wish there was a 100% cotton cover for the regent...We have a denim on the Husky and it is wonderful. Too bad you can't use a husky cover on a regent...

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arly1983

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• May 17, 2007

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jennsmile said:

you don't want to sell you husky cover do you? I keep wishing for a denim cover.

Jenn

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Not on your life!!!

That is the only regent/husky cover that we can use at the moment without getting a heat rash...

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• May 17, 2007

• #11

I would try darkening the windows if you can afford it (in NY the back windows can be like mirrors, but the front can' tbe tinted at all) & lighter fabrics might also help -- do you cool the car when possible before getting in? I've left those crackable cooler packs in the carseat during very short errands.... A single layer of flannel receiving blanket might also help, so long as it doesn't interfere with the harness.

 

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arly1983

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• May 17, 2007

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Our windows are one shade lighter than the darkest you can get legally....(our new-used van was owned by an older couple who had it done. you should see the interior, it is spotless!)

I might have to start carrying those cooler packs around.

 

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jennsmile

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• May 17, 2007

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arly1983 said:

Not on your life!!!

That is the only regent/husky cover that we can use at the moment without getting a heat rash...

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Well it wasn't in you sig line so I was hoping.



Jenn

 

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arly1983

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• May 17, 2007

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jennsmile said:

Well it wasn't in you sig line so I was hoping.



Jenn

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I know, it is wonderful, isn't it. (HINT, HINT, BRITAX!)

 

chaoticoctopus

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• May 19, 2007

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My 3rd chld had horrible eczema as a baby/toddler/prechooler. Bleeding, weeping, looked like a leper severe. I never thought about carseat padding; I just knew it did get worse in the car (we lived in Tucson, AZ at the time, so talk about heat!). I do think a lighter-colored cover would help, especially if it's cotton or cotton-y.

The best product I found to treat her eczema, was a homeopathic cream called Florasone:

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp30626_3...sone_maximum_strength_cardiospermum_cream.htm

Best of luck!

 

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arly1983

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• May 19, 2007

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chaoticoctopus said:

My 3rd chld had horrible eczema as a baby/toddler/prechooler. Bleeding, weeping, looked like a leper severe. I never thought about carseat padding; I just knew it did get worse in the car (we lived in Tucson, AZ at the time, so talk about heat!). I do think a lighter-colored cover would help, especially if it's cotton or cotton-y.

The best product I found to treat her eczema, was a homeopathic cream called Florasone:

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp30626_3...sone_maximum_strength_cardiospermum_cream.htm

Best of luck!

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Thanks so much!

I will order some of this and someone else suggested emu oil so we have two new things to try!