MyItchyBoy has suffered atopic eczema since he was a few months old. His wrists are almost always dry and itchy but eczema on the rest of his body depends on so many other things. He has food allergies and intolerances that affect his eczema but on the whole we manage to lead what we consider […]
Solving the sleep issue
For a while now, MyItchyBoy has had trouble sleeping. That is to say, he has no trouble sleeping when he’s asleep and is settling as well as can be expected from a procrastinating genius that all 4 year olds are. The trouble has been that he keeps waking up somewhere between 1130pm and 3am and […]
An image of my son in war-time Britain
MyItchyBoy is starting to grow up. It’s true. Apparently, they all do it…. For him, part of being more independent and responsible is looking after his skin and managing his allergies. This is a lot of top of the normal stuff for an average four year old. But then, it’s sadly the only life he […]
Exciting discoveries in Gran Canaria
Earlier in December we were lucky enough to spend a lovely, sunny week in Gran Canaria. This post is about a couple of the products we enjoyed discovering on this trip. As mentioned in the previous post, we were lucky that our resort and town was full of Scandinavians. This was to our advantage as […]
And on the way to bed last night, we put on….
MIB woke up yesterday morning with a cold and by the time bathtime came he was suffering quite a bit, with a stuffy nose and his skin. Between getting out of his Oilatum bath and going in his room for a story, I put on him: 1. A good slather of Epaderm Ointment 2. Sudocrem […]
Good cotton pjs for eczema kids
After the usual hunt for pyjamas for MIB that are the right size, 100% cotton and not extortionate in price, I was really pleased to find a two pair pack in the supermarket. I usually find it so hard to find something as simple as cotton pyjamas. So many shops sell what would be 100% […]
Latest update: Itchy skin
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 […]