The worst pain as parents is to see our little baby struggling or in pain, constantly wishing we could just take the discomfort away, while knowing that we never could. It breaks our heart seeing him covered in rash, always itchy, always struggling to settle, always wanting to scratch his already weeping skin, that majority of the time we had no choice but to wrap him up and keep him swaddled. No one has prepared us for this, there's no way we could've been prepared for this.

Some of you might think it's just a simple skin issue, but the thruth is, it's not. There's more to it, a lot more. And that's what we'd like to share.

We're not experts, and as first time parents who never had an experience with eczema, having a newborn with severe eczema became extremely tough, emotionally and mentally difficult. We did not know what to do to help him. Anything we can do, we did. We were just trying to get by, trying to do the best we could in the best way that we know how.

It's been quite a journey for us trying to find the right approach and proper treatment for his skin. Dealing with eczema is like living in a confusing world with very few answers. Blindly pinpointing the triggers and trying to avoid them. It felt like an endless tunnel, a constant battle with uncertainties because the next flare up is right around the corner. We've been through multiple GP consultations, we even did virtual consultations with a pediatric dermatologist from the Philippines while we were in the UK, and we've been presribed numerous creams and emollients. We were frustrated, exhausted, and desperate for cure. Is there really a cure?

We've reached a point where nothing seems to be helping anymore, no products, no medications, no doctors. We were at the worst stage of our lives, with no family around to guide and help us through. We're constantly taking one step forward and then two steps back. His eczema kept on coming back and getting worse each time.

Why is this happening to us? Why us? Why Miles? I guess our purpose is to spread awareness that there's so much more going on underneath the surface, the eczema is just the tip of the ice berg. This is not about finding the perfect product because there is no magic or miracle cream, eczema is an internal issue, it is important to figure out was is going on inside in order to heal the outside. There's more to it that needs to be addressed. Your lifestyle, your diet, your environment needs to change.

The steroids and emollients were not the answer for us, they may work, yes, but it's like sweeping the fire under the rug, it will be hidden for a while but it will keep burning.

Lastly, we would like to share this experience because if you are a parent of an eczema baby, we would like you to know that we see you, and we are with you. It can be worrying and scary for first time (or non-first time) parents like us. It is frustrating and unsettling. Despite the swaddling and gloved hands, their little skin oozes and bleeds. The stress is real. The tension between you and your spouse/partner is real. Everyone is tired, confused, desperate. Eczema seems so common, yet it feels so lonely.

He is not completely healed and still has a long way to go, but he's gotten a lot better. And despite everything that he is going through, he remained to be our happy, jolly, little baby boy, our little eczema warrior. We knew we just couldn't give up. How can we give up? We just had to hold on to the fact that everything is temporary, that this journey has an end. It doesn't matter how long it takes or how far, we just knew it will come to an end.