It is a while since I last posted on here. Why? Well, my little boy is no longer itchy. Which is great news! That’s not to say that eczema has completely left our family, but, it’s such a vast improvement that life is barely recognisable from before. Over the winter he’s had a few small […]
Eczema: 5 dilemmas for parents in summer
Eczema is a pain any time of the year and each season brings it’s own problems – too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet (and too much time indoors!). Summer though, seems to bring most of my dilemmas over MyItchyBoy’s skin: Sunscreen or eczema – Sunscreen helps protect his skin, but irritates it too […]
Food allergies: How to deal with kid’s parties
We have yet another birthday party coming up. I don’t know the parents – or even the child particularly, so we’re instantly on allergy alert. Here’s our list of things to think about when the invite arrives: MyItchyBoy is now six so we’re entering the phase where most parents drop their kids off for a […]
Packing an everyday bag for your allergy child
We have a bag for MyItchyBoy that goes everywhere with him. Over the past few years we’ve learned the essentials we need to keep in there. Ask your local pharmacy if they can sell you a small medicine bottle. Ours charges 30p. Decant liquid antihistamine into the bottle and label it with your child’s name, […]
Preparing for your child’s Allergy Appointment
How to prepare for your child’s Allergy Appointment Check your appointment letter to see whether there will be any tests done on the day – skin prick or blood test. Also check if and when you need to stop giving any antihistamines before the appointment If there are any tests booked, it’s a good idea […]
Handling soft play with an eczema child
If your child suffers from eczema, beware the soft play party invite if you’ve never been before. Soft play places are noisy, full of kids going crazy and lobbing plastic balls at each other and therefore usually one of the last places I want to spend time with my child. They are also not great […]
Eczema: Finally some true respite!
Since November 2014 we’ve had an amazing breakthrough with MyItchyBoy’s eczema. MyItchyBoy has had eczema for over five years. Not just a little bit, but the kind of eczema that takes over the life of the whole family. The hospital letters refer to it as ‘severe’. In the last two years I don’t think we […]
Dermatology Consultants: 3 things I want you to do
Listen to me I don’t want you to have made up your mind before we sit down. I don’t want you to blindly follow your guidelines. I want you to listen. I want you to listen to how my son is doing, how well we are coping, what the actual issues are. And, I want […]
Eczema: guilt-ridden, relentless helicoptering!
There has been much talk over the years of allergy parents being forced to become the much-mocked ‘helicopter’ parent out of necessity and panic over their child. Watching everything your child eats and touches and is given to avoid an allergic reaction is stressful, exhausting. However, to have an allergic child with eczema is a […]
How we’re preparing for winter 2014 – Eczema & Allergies
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 – […]