This week is Indoor Allergy Week in the UK and comes at the time of year that we’re all starting to realise that winter really is on its way. I thought I’d share a few things that we’re doing to prepare for the onslaught of what may well be a frosty winter: 1. Scarf – […]
Keeping cool at bedtime with itchy eczema
With heat comes the overwhelming itchiness of eczema. Since we had such a lovely summer here in the UK there were a lot of itchy and sleepless nights caused by MyItchyBoy being too warm in bed. Inspired by a comment on a previous post I tracked down a Mini Chillow for MyItchyBoy. I got the […]
10 Tips for Travelling with an Allergic Child
Here are my top 10 tips for travelling with an allergic child that I wanted to share after our experience of MyItchyBoy having an allergic reaction on holiday this summer: 1. Agree beforehand who is best equipped to deal with a situation, should it occur – that person should carry all the important documents, […]
Allergic Reaction on Holiday
Finding somewhere to take an atopic child on holiday is hard. For MyItchyBoy, it’s not just the food allergies, but eczema too. We have to find somewhere not too remote (proximity to medical services and availability of food), somewhere not too hot (aggravates his eczema) and affordable and preferably where we can communicate with restaurant, […]
MyItchyBoy update Sept 2014
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 […]
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 […]
100% Cotton School Trousers? No problem…
This time last year I began to realise how hard it is to find school uniform for an itchy child. For us, having an atopic child who suffers eczema on a daily basis, the search for one pair of cotton school trousers can be a nightmare. Unlike most families we can’t pop to the local […]
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 […]
Eczema is bad for my health – part 2
Ok, so I might be admitting here what a twit I can be, or maybe just highlighting what a danger nocturnal parenting can be. The other night I’d just started to drop off when the inevitable ‘Mummy!’ came from the next room. I turned the bedside lamp on so I could see but I didn’t […]