Having recently tried to book a cheap break in December for the three of us, I have once again been left debating with myself about what risks I want to take when it comes to food. Staying somewhere ‘safe’ is always top of the list – where there will be a hospital with decent facilities […]
Archives for August 2012
My hot night of three in a bed
Yes, we had another hot night down south – over 20 degrees. MyItchyBoy was already suffering an eczema flare-up from Friday so the heat was not at all welcome. We had all the windows open throughout the house as well as the loft hatch, to let the heat up and out. However, sleep was still […]
And on the way to bed last night, we put on….
MIB woke up yesterday morning with a cold and by the time bathtime came he was suffering quite a bit, with a stuffy nose and his skin. Between getting out of his Oilatum bath and going in his room for a story, I put on him: 1. A good slather of Epaderm Ointment 2. Sudocrem […]
Bad labelling on supermarket clothing
So, we went to Sainsburys today to get our normal shopping and to pick up another pair of their cotton pyjamas. MIB was with me and as I was looking for the right size he spotted a great 2-pack of fun looking monster pyjamas. They looked like the same thing, but with different pictures on […]
Itch fest: insect bite vs. eczema
I have had a lot of empathy with my son and his eczema this week due to the insect that has had a few bites out of my leg. I’ve woken up three days in a row with a new itchy insect bite, all on the one leg. The last one is the itchiest and […]
Good cotton pjs for eczema kids
After the usual hunt for pyjamas for MIB that are the right size, 100% cotton and not extortionate in price, I was really pleased to find a two pair pack in the supermarket. I usually find it so hard to find something as simple as cotton pyjamas. So many shops sell what would be 100% […]