So, despite the trains not being on our side and getting up too late we still made it to The Allergy Show on Sunday. Sadly, we missed the parent seminar on having an allergic child. We decided to not worry about missing it as sleep was far more important that morning (MIB did not sleep […]
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 […]
My cake compartment is empty
At dinner last night, MIB announced that he was “stuffed!”. He’d eaten a lot, so that was fair enough. He then asked for one of the fairy cakes we’d made earlier. I pointed out that he was apparently ‘stuffed’. “Oh no, only my dinner compartment is full” he announced, patting one side of his stomach, […]
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 […]
Careful Mum, the ink’s still wet…
Found MIB laundering money yesterday… I knew it was a mistake to let him get the toy washing machine down from the loft at the weekend. Even more of a mistake to let him have new batteries in it. Since Sunday many items have been crammed into the whizzing drum, with mixed results. The favourite […]
One slippery boy into bed
When MIB is a pickle and tantrum-y at bedtime, it is hard. Last night he was quite spectacularly uncooperative. Because of his eczema, I can’t just plonk him in bed in his pj’s, I still had to wrestle cream onto him. I even had to struggle with the steroid ointment last night as well on […]
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 […]
Every cloud has a silver lining
MIB’s skin has been looking so good lately – almost like a ‘real’ boy. This is all great news, although I do find myself holding my breath a lot of late. One thing I have noticed though is that the lack of eczema does rather reveal the scrapes and bruises on his knees that a […]