Hi there ladies, we've been going through the same ailments in our household too.
My DS suffers from wicked eczema breakouts and I too was terrified of weaning the swaddle. DH ordered one of these sleeping bags
http://www.pekemoe.co.nz/index.htm and this was how we weaned the swaddle (I transitioned by putting him in the bag and also swaddling over the top, slowly loosening every day over a couple of weeks).
My allergist told us to bath every day and moisturize like crazy (as often as you remember). He recommended Aveeno cream that also contains oats to soothe the skin. So I am constantly putting cream on LO's face and any areas on his body that are dry and patchy. Currently his body looks perfect but he still has major breakouts on his face, behind the ears and neck. If it gets really bad I do resort to using steroid cream but this doesn't happen as often as it used to.
DS was on ebm until he was 7 mo. The allergist recommended we put him on hypoallergenic formula because I had basically eliminated so much from my diet LO wasn't getting enough nutritional value from my milk. I was really hesitant to do this but in the end I made the decision to switch and we've never looked back

. Don't get me wrong, I truly believe breast is best but for my LO it unfortunately didn't work out that way.
We had both scratch tests and blood tests done at 7mo. The blood tests verified the scratch tests and the degree. We are now giving antihistamines daily (for his dustmite allergy mainly). This is not an ideal situation but right now we haven't got an alternative remedy

. I am still searching...
I also give DS a blend of oils; olive, avocado and flaxseed. I mix it in with his food so he doesn't taste it. And another thing, we had a lot of trouble with getting the right antihistamine as DS was really sensitive to the taste of the sweetener/flavour in the liquid form (we tried 2 types and he projectile vomited every time we gave it to him). We are now on the powder which I have to mix into his food.
I've had such great help on this site from people chipping in here and there, so thought I would reciprocate and share

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