Hi Dianne, I had a similar experience with with my son. He started with a small 1 cm rash on his cheek at 6 months, then it got bigger and bigger all over his cheeks and chin and some on his hands. When it got so ugly and uncomfortable for him (it oozed yellow serum and crusted over-yuck!)and nothing I put on it would do anything, I took him to a naturopath that did and electronic food sensitivity test on him (about 10 months) He was sensitive to a whole list of things (wheat, corn, eggs, dairy. sugar, chocolate, salt, peppers, potatoes, apples, citrus, banana, tomatos, etc.) which I did my best to avoid for 6 weeks. Not much improvement, so we did another 6 weeks . Much better improvement!. we also gave some homeopathic stuff (not sure exactly what) and put on ointment (homeopathic, mostly for comfort) we discovered he was highly sensitive to wheat, but the abstinence from everything gave his system a rest and helped his immune system get strong again. His first birthday cake was a fruit cobbler made with spelt flour and egg substitute, maple syrup and sea salt and maybe a little baking powder. We then started letting me eat more things. He is now 20 months and we mostly try to limit wheat (I don't limit my diet, but for my sake probably should :)!!, although lately we have been pretty liberal and I see a little ruddiness showing up on his face, so we will slow down on it for a while. If you have any more questions, just ask! Janette