Why does my child have eczema
Eczema is a common condition with one in five babies in Australia having eczema, but why do some babies get it and others don’t? It is more likely to affect babies who are born into families with a history of eczema, asthma and hayfever. In our family my husband has eczema and hay fever, and I’m not completely blameless having had asthma as a child. Children with eczema are also more likely to also develop asthma and hayfever, but these are not caused by eczema. The bottom line is eczema is passed onto our babies in our genes.