We are eternally grateful that the NHS provides the creams and ointments for MIB’s skin for free. This post is a look at the ‘hidden’ costs of having a child with eczema in the house. Some things are fairly obvious to outsiders: like having to pay for ‘free from’ foods that trigger his skin, but […]
Archives for April 2012
Careful Mum, the ink’s still wet…
Found MIB laundering money yesterday… I knew it was a mistake to let him get the toy washing machine down from the loft at the weekend. Even more of a mistake to let him have new batteries in it. Since Sunday many items have been crammed into the whizzing drum, with mixed results. The favourite […]
One slippery boy into bed
When MIB is a pickle and tantrum-y at bedtime, it is hard. Last night he was quite spectacularly uncooperative. Because of his eczema, I can’t just plonk him in bed in his pj’s, I still had to wrestle cream onto him. I even had to struggle with the steroid ointment last night as well on […]
Fish Allergy?
So, eating a dish of rice, veg and mixed fish on Friday evening and MIB started to go a bit quiet and claiming he felt unwell. After more verbal probing, it seemed that he was happy to eat the ‘pink’ fish, veg and rice but not the rest. I checked his eyes as they usually […]
Every cloud has a silver lining
MIB’s skin has been looking so good lately – almost like a ‘real’ boy. This is all great news, although I do find myself holding my breath a lot of late. One thing I have noticed though is that the lack of eczema does rather reveal the scrapes and bruises on his knees that a […]
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter everyone. If only it was a nice sunny day. Still, we had fun here with a chocolate hunt here this morning. Thank you to Hotel Chocolate for producing chocolate chicks that are dairy-free. They do containa small amount of soya, but am hoping that if I meter them out after meals only, we […]
Where are the tasty lunches?
On Sunday we decided to visit a castle. It was a bit of an impulsive decision and therefore, admittedly, badly planned. The supermarket run was planned for Monday morning, so there was nothing in the house to make a decent picnic with. We managed to cobble together a small sandwich, drink and a couple of […]