We had a family reunion this past weekend and one of my cousins brought a friend of hers with her. My 8 month old son has had eczema for the past 4 months and my uncles girlfriend and I were chatting about it. Her son had eczema until he was 6 years old and she was offering consolation that there is a chance that DS will grow out of it too. I said that I hoped it was the case because the stress of it all is really taking a toll on all of us.
Soo getting back to my cousin's friend, this friend was sitting with us and said "Well it could be worse, you know?" This kind of irked me. Yes, most definitely, he could be dying, I am very grateful that he's relatively healthy. But I have zero support where we live (other than my husband and he needs support too) We dealt with colic for the first three months of his life before we realized that he had a dairy sensitivity, his face has had a few really bad flare-ups that have lasted several weeks at a time and have been so bad that he looks like a burn victim, not to mention the constant scratching, especially when wearing him in our Ergo, (using the straps to scratch his face), and his constant need to be held. And as you all know trying to solve this crazy mystery of what's causing it, the elimination diets, supplements, knowing that something that you're eating is causing you child to suffer, etc....
I just think that it's wise to leave comments like that to yourself. I'm sure that she didn't mean to be hurtful but I think if you're not experiencing it yourself, you shouldn't make comments like that. I just wanted to vent to people who understand the frustration of dealing with sensitivities/allergies. Thanks for listening (reading)
Soo getting back to my cousin's friend, this friend was sitting with us and said "Well it could be worse, you know?" This kind of irked me. Yes, most definitely, he could be dying, I am very grateful that he's relatively healthy. But I have zero support where we live (other than my husband and he needs support too) We dealt with colic for the first three months of his life before we realized that he had a dairy sensitivity, his face has had a few really bad flare-ups that have lasted several weeks at a time and have been so bad that he looks like a burn victim, not to mention the constant scratching, especially when wearing him in our Ergo, (using the straps to scratch his face), and his constant need to be held. And as you all know trying to solve this crazy mystery of what's causing it, the elimination diets, supplements, knowing that something that you're eating is causing you child to suffer, etc....
I just think that it's wise to leave comments like that to yourself. I'm sure that she didn't mean to be hurtful but I think if you're not experiencing it yourself, you shouldn't make comments like that. I just wanted to vent to people who understand the frustration of dealing with sensitivities/allergies. Thanks for listening (reading)
