I’ve been quiet over the summer, so I thought I would do a quick update of where we are with MyItchyBoy: 1. MyItchyBoy had blood tests in May of this year. We are still waiting to see the full results. Yes, four months later. The tests were requested by the dermatologist so they’ve only been […]
Allergy Show – London 2014
MyItchyBoy could remember going to the show last year so he was rather excited. Once again, we went on the Sunday, as it tends to be quieter. The new hall was great – airy and wide aisles with a couple of areas to sit down (even if it was on the floor) to eat our […]
Really Robinsons? A sachet for juice? You make me cross!
Have you heard how cross I am with Robinsons? Well, actually, I guess I’m not cross with them at all. I’m cross with pharmaceutical companies. Why is it that a drinks company can develop a fancy, simple way to add squash to a bottle of water so we can all drink more sugar, but I’m […]
What we are still using from Allergy Show 2013
We’ve visited the Allergy Show in London for the past few years. Last year was the best yet for us I think. We got to meet a lot of lovely people and try a good few new products (new to us as well as new to the market). This post is about what we discovered […]
Will my son make a great pharmacist one day?
MyItchyBoy’s arms and legs are itchy and sore and it seems nothing we are doing is helping. Our last appointment with the dermatologist, lots of scary-sounding solutions were brought up. Since then, he’s been on a two month course of steroids. I was hopeful for the first week that these were going to give us […]
Welcome to the food allergy Smug Zone
Oh yes, it is possible to be a smug allergy parent. Not often, I’ll agree, but possible. Usually eating out for our family is fraught with hours or days of planning, menu scanning and waiter interrogation. However, there is one place where serene smugness can descend: The local establishment known as Soft Play. The local […]
Food allergies at Christmas – 5 ways to trip up
Christmas is a great time of year for kids. Fact. Christmas is a bit trickier for kids with allergies. Fact. Here are my top five obstacles to be tackled in the run up to Christmas for MyItchyBoy: 1. Advent calendar Now, in my day, there was no chocolate at breakfast, only glitter on your cornflakes […]
Starting school with an allergic child
This post is inspired by a post by Nutmums.com. This time last year we were busy trying to sorting out a school place for MyItchyBoy before the January deadline. I know there are allergy parents out there right now worrying about the same things as us. The school that you choose relies on so many […]
Bananas, Pineapples and Eczema
Does Pineapple make eczema worse? For a couple of years now, MyItchyBoy has been eating and enjoying dried pineapple. It never seemed to cause a problem for his eczema. Or did it? He’d usually have the crispy type of dried pineapple until we discovered a chewy, sweet and easy-to-add-to-snack-boxes version. MyItchyBoy loved this stuff. However, […]
Sandwich wraps for allergy free lunches
MyItchyBoy is off to school this September and with it, starts a whole new world of packed lunches. Having a food allergic child means that packed lunches are a part of every day trip. But, school does mean a lot more per week than my imagination and organisation skills are usually prepared for. I had […]