Posts by deminc

I remember when I first came to this board at my wit's ends, one of the many pearls of wisdom I received was that 3-4 seem to be a very difficult age for many of our kids and it gets better with age. There may be issues to...

This is interesting. Another mum and I were just talking about how different individual seem to react very differently to various climates. There were cases where a child's eczema would clear up whenever he is in a dry cool climate,...

Quote: Originally Posted by FAmom  and vaseline just was what we kept going back to.     Personally, I'd would head to a doctor with weeping skin, swollen and puffy stuff, around lips and eyes...

Gosh, I'm not sure how to best answer this. Basically a swollen WEEPY area is an infected wound that you should treat immediately. If it's simply swollen, it can be an allergic reaction or it can be a low grade infection, or...

I find that many doctors describe a huge variety of skin condition under the label eczema and give blanket advice that may not be suitable for the individual.  There's a big difference between dry atopic skin, a persistent...

Well, the link I posted on fluid in the ear did say that in some cases, allergens could be a factor. I think it really depends on the individual child. For some kids it's a one-off and resolved with antibiotics, for recurring cases,...

Thank you!! I AM overjoyed!

I'm sorry but I don't think you should put strawberry or papaya on the baby's face, especially if there's broken skin! Papaya contains papain which can be used to tenderise meat! Strawberry is also quite acidic and it can sting, or...

Quote: Originally Posted by heatherdeg  I thought it was exactly the opposite...?   In 7 years of dealing with food allergens and food allergen forums (other than this one) I have never heard of...

Not about allergies per se, but have you taken your child to the pd to check his ears? It could be a predisposition to fluid in the ear. http://coldflu.about.com/od/othercommonillnesses/a/fluidinears.htm   Two little...