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 […]
What we are still using from Allergy Show 2013
We’ve visited the Allergy Show in London for the past few years. Last year was the best yet for us I think. We got to meet a lot of lovely people and try a good few new products (new to us as well as new to the market). This post is about what we discovered […]
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 […]
Onion muffin recipe
This came out of a Twitter conversation this week. I have a great book called ‘Scones Muffins & Teatime Treats’* which has a good selection of sweet and savoury muffins. I have tried many of the recipes with dairy free butter, milk and egg replacer and found them to work well. So, here is the […]
Dermatology appointment – debrief
Well, it didn’t help that last time (4 mths ago) as well as this time, MyItchyBoy was seen in the Dermatology Department. Sound odd? No, I know, a dermatologist in the dermatologist department, right? Well, yes, but when you have to wait over half an hour, it’s much nicer to be seen in paediatric clinics […]
Dermatology appointment this week
We have a consultant dermatologist appointment this Wednesday. It doesn’t seem to be the same person we saw last time. I started making a list a few weeks ago about the things we want to ask about. I contacted the clinic to see if I could send in an update of our situation and some […]
Food allergies at Christmas – 5 ways to trip up
Christmas is a great time of year for kids. Fact. Christmas is a bit trickier for kids with allergies. Fact. Here are my top five obstacles to be tackled in the run up to Christmas for MyItchyBoy: 1. Advent calendar Now, in my day, there was no chocolate at breakfast, only glitter on your cornflakes […]