Over the warm months, MyItchyBoy has been lucky enough to try out a DermaTherapy® sheet and pillowcase sent to him by Espère Healthcare Ltd. They are made of a special fabric specially designed to help with eczema and other sensitive skin problems. On the hot nights we’ve had during summer, the sheet has helped keep […]
How do you take emollients out with you?
So we can manage MyItchyBoy’s eczema properly, we have always taken a small bottle of decanted emollient out and about with us. We use it quite often, especially on long days out when he needs a cream top up during the day. Decanting the cream is easy enough. I use the Epaderm Cream which has […]
Allergies and eczema: starting school
So, over the next couple of weeks, we are going through all the necessary preparations for school. MyItchyBoy starts this September but not before I seriously get my act together (I hope!). MyItchyBoy at school Prior to the end of the last term, I had the hour and a half meeting with the ‘inclusion’ person […]
Summer Sports Camp
Over the first two weeks of the summer holidays, MyItchyBoy spent 5 days at a local sports camp. The 5 days were spread over the fortnight as he is still only 4 yrs and I figured that with such a long day (8:30-16:00) he’d not manage every single day. I chose the camp as it […]
3 things we use to deal with eczema
1. Cloths to wipe our hands on We are still using the packs of muslin cloths that we bought before he was even born. Thankfully they are still in one piece, despite endless laundering, after 4.5 years. Every time we put cream on MyItchyBoy, we wipe our hands on one of the cloths. We also […]
Dead Sea Soap
The kind people at Malki Dead Sea products sent us some soaps and a shower gel a while back. Now, since MyItchyBoy has been suffering terribly with his skin, I haven’t dared use the shower gel on him. However, we have been using the soaps in the bathroom for hand washing. The first time I […]
Huge improvement for MyItchyBoy
This morning, putting cream on MyItchyBoy, I felt very emotional. Why? Well, this morning, about 80% of his skin feels weird. Yes, weird. Perhaps not to a parent whose child has never suffered with eczema, but for me, it feels weird. His skin is smooth and soft and almost silky feeling. Most unusual. After a […]
5 Things I Hate About Eczema
I hate eczema. It really sucks. Aside from watching MyItchyBoy suffer on a daily basis and the feelings of desperation, helplessness and failure that goes with it, there are a few other things that I really hate about eczema too. 1. Firstly, marks on the walls. I appreciate and understand that most kids will […]
5 Treats for Allergic Kids
Caveat first: These are a selection of pre-packed treats that MyItchyBoy enjoys without any adverse reactions. This post in no way suggests that your child will be fine if they are allergic to any foods. As much as I like to ensure that MyItchyBoy has a good supply of fruit, vegetable sticks and healthy, homemade, […]
My Super, Super Itchy Boy
We don’t usually get much sleep as it is but this last week or so has been harder than normal. We have been struggling with MyItchyBoy’s itchy eczema a lot over the past few months as it is, but at the moment it has been causing more trouble for us all than usual. Rather than […]