A tough few days with itchy skin for MyItchyBoy at the moment. A bit of a runny nose and chesty cough and he’s flared up quickly in about 24 hours. It doesn’t help that he had one night with a bit of a temperature, which tends to bring up a heat rash on top of […]
Sticky Child
Finally, the sun is starting to shine. And with it, comes warmer weather. Hot days and nights are not always a good thing for a child with eczema. We are fairly lucky that heat itself doesn’t seem to worsen MIB’s eczema, but he often comes out in a heat rash if he gets too hot […]
Our latest blood test experience
A while ago MyItchyBoy showed signs of a reaction to fish. Since then, we have had a consultant appointment and agreed to go for another RAST test. This is mainly because I hold no faith in the scratch tests since the peanut experience. As the RAST test involves taking blood we agreed that it was […]
Sunscreen vs. Eczema
Have sent MIB off to nursery today with a hat but no sunscreen. Am I a bad mother? Nope, just an indecisive one. Too early in the morning to decide whether or not he’ll definitely need it or not and too little time for the Epaderm Cream to soak in before slapping on sunscreen, to […]
Weekend food worries
Two events this weekend: 1.Wedding. Had to force bride-to-be to reveal menu so I know how much of a packed dinner I need to make for MIB. It’s also useful to prepare him for everyone sitting down tucking into tasty hot food while he’s sitting there with a marmite sarnie wrapped in foil. Am hopeful […]
What I learned from the dietician – calories and sandwich fillings
MIB had a dietician appointment earlier this month. It’s a regular appointment that we’ve had over the last 2½ years*. Each visit reveals some further information or leads to a referral to the allergy clinic and we are always grateful to the NHS for their help and guidance. This time the conversation was around his […]
Is there anything I can eat?
We’ve been trying to arrange a weekend away to stay with friends. MIB got interested in the trip as soon as he heard they had cats. Although cats sometimes flare up his eczema, it is usually mild and he loves cats. They don’t love him so much as he is rather full-on with the attention […]
Hidden costs of eczema
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]