Wow, I am so sorry to hear this. I don't know how your family's diet is, but it is crucial that you cut out sugar, refined foods like flour and boxed food. Eat lots of fresh veggies and fruit and drink lots of water. You need to get your family on a good probiotic which you can find at a health food store in the refrigerated section. It is a MUST that you give the girls fish oil or flax oil! Stop using chemical products too! I'm going to put a link for you to click below. Its a company that sells eczema products and baby products. They will give out samples too. Good luck with everything.
http://www.lavishproducts.com/?x=knowledge&go=naturalHealing

My son has eczema but is too young to have a conversation with. I gave him PRObiotics (Life Start Natren over internet is good for kids under the age of 4yrs) which is GOOD bacteria in your gut that you NEED to absorb nutrients into your bloodstream. If you don't have enough bacteria then you don't absorb as much nutrients. Your skin being your largest organ requires a good deal of these nutrients of which if you are lacking too much skin health goes downhill. Probiotics reduced 80% of his eczema in a week & kept it away for over a month. THen I noticed it got bad within 3 days... thought about it and realized I had introduced him to OJ for 3 days in a row which lowers body pH making it more acidic. So in an effort to increase pH to be more base/alkaline, helping bacteria grow and increasing nutrients being absorbed I put 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda in 2 1/2 cups warm milk. By morning his redness went from redness of 9 to 3 on 10 point scale... overnight! I have taken him off OJ, pineapple and am .. as I have been trying to do.. give him more green veggies which make pH more base.
How does this affect you? I got to thinking that stress causes more acid in the body. Found below article too. If you are stressed out or know you will be (ie upcomming exam, etc) try taking alkaline water with Probiotics. Eat more veggies, whole wheat and less sugar, OJ, cranberry juice all with higher pH.

PLEASE let me know if this works for you.

PS Body pH makes sense, if you have a urinary track infection (UTI) you take cranberry juice to make body more acidic killing BAD bacteria and the infection.
ANTIbiotics kill bacteria and so too your GOOD bacteria so this will probably cause a flare up too.

If you would like to read one of the research articles on this topic go to: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2003_May/ai_100767858
Skin health, eczema, and preventative strategies: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients.
May, 2003 by Chris D. Meletis, Jason Barker

http://www.eczemamembers.com/clubportal/ClubStatic.cfm?clubID=745&pubmenuoptID=7016
Bacteria and Eczema: Eczema is an Immune System Disorder (atopy), and 75% of your Immune System is found in your Gastrointestinal Tract where 3 to 4 pounds of bacteria reside.

Body pH article below
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=54402

Hello, I gave a friend of mine Arbonne baby care wash, Arbonne oil, and baby Arbonne lotion to try for her eczema and it's WORKING!!!! Special conditioning oil wil help with the eczema and it's mild,gentle, non-irritating and help with redness and itching. I would love to help you too and your children. Please take a look at my online site at vegan4animals.myarbonne.com or feel free to email me at puzzled10@hotmail.com

Thanks to all who wrote. You have give me some very good ideas. I will look at your websites!! Also, the probiotics is something I have been wanting to try-ya'll have encouraged me to do it!

Not sure where you live, we have very hard water in San Diego and it was making her eczema worse. I got a water filter to take out chlorine and it hads helped tons. Also, she tested positive for food allergies and when we both went off allergens who itching dissapeared. THis weekend was doing a food test on me (still nursing)sure enough she started scratching again.
Also, try the California Baby Calendula lotion, it really keeps her skin nice and moist. Keeo us posted.

Hi, I'm also a mum, my daughter, now 10 years old, has had ezcema all her life. For a good time of it until she was about 6 years old she was constantly in bandages with every cream under the sun!!! 6 weeks ago I read an article about probiotics and thought we might as well give it ago and I can't believe her skin now. I note the comment about OJ and I have to say there has been redness re-appear after drinking that so thats going to stop next as we are both so pleased it's the best it has ever been. I got told to try probiotics for 3 months before I would be able to see a difference, but after only 6 weeks I can see the difference I can't wait for 3 months. Good luck

I'm sorry for your LO's...I know how it is. I too have a little one that used to be covered in eczema. What's working for us is her wearing a hazelwood necklace. I know...it sounds odd. But the hazelwood has the natural property of absorbing excess acid in the body when it's against yor skin (I guess acid is a major cause of eczema) Within about 2 weeks of wearing the necklace(they're made to be safe for babies by the way) her eczema was pretty much all gone and it has stayed away since then (about 3 months). It does come back when I take off her necklace though so that's how I know it didn't just go away on its own.
They're inexpensive and quite cute too!
Anyway, you can find them at http://www.hazelaid.com
Hope this helps you.
PS You know whats funny, I know another mom who has 2 daughters named Kate & Lauren!

I have a son who is 22 months old with exzema and we have tried almost all of the suggestions above (not the necklace...but I will look into it). We did probiotics for awhile (I will start again since maybe that will help this time)...he has been tested for food allergies (is allergic to dairy, and moderately to eggs and wheat---all have been eliminated from his diet for months now and we try to keep sugars to a minimum), we have tried homeopathic sulfur and calcarb (I think that's the name), chinese medicine and herbs, hydrocortizone creams, etc. The only product that worked on him so far was a derma-smooth oil where we spritzed him with water twice a day, then followed it up with this oil---within a couple of days...his skin looks fabulous and then we switch to just mineral oil...until he gets another a flare-up. We ran out of the oil and our allergist didn't want to renew because she thinks it is too strong for him (and I don't want to give it to him if that is the case....it is just so tough when it works so well)...she just prescribed more atarax (we would only give that to him before bed when he seemed like he needed it)...twice a day, and more hydrocortisone creams...one even stronger one. I would much rather use natural or chinese medicine then all of these steriods...because I am worried we are just pushing his allergy in and prolonging the healing process...right now he doesn't have it in his joints, he more has it all over his chest and stomach, hands and wrists, back of the neck, on his legs, and his eyes have been red underneath and above since November. I think there must be something else that he is allergic to that we are missing...I just think there must be a driving force...but it is driving me crazy because I can't figure it out. My husband has seasonal and pet allergies and has exzema and had it really bad as a kid, so i know there is a genetic factor...i just think there must be something else causing it as well...any advice would be great!