Becky Mantin waged all-out war on her baby's severe eczema

Becky Mantin's son Rory, now almost four, suffers from eczema First symptoms came at eight months, then it grew worse over time After scratching himself raw, Rory's hands were bandaged to stop him Finally he was put on steroids, but Becky is also looking for alternatives Becky has written up her own guide on how to help a child with eczema

By Becky Mantin

Published: 16:07 EST, 30 August 2014 | Updated: 03:14 EST, 31 August 2014

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Healthy start: Becky Mantin was forced to bandage her son Rory's hands and put him on steroids to combat his eczema

The first inkling of a problem came when my elder son Rory was about eight months old: Little patches of dry, itchy, scaly skin appeared on the front of his feet.

It seemed fairly innocuous and eczema runs in his fathers family, so it wasnt a huge shock. A smear of one per cent hydrocortisone cream from the GP quickly cleared it up.

We had no idea that this was merely a warning shot for the agony to come. Ten months later, it was Easter and wed driven from London to Somerset to see my grandmother.

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Becky Mantin waged all-out war on her baby's severe eczema