need advice r.e mindee

**sp1** · 18-06-2010, 08:30 PM

My son suffered from mild hayfever. I got him some local honey (something to do with the local bee's and local pollen????) It did seem to work, but like I said it was only mild. I give it to him on toast or in hot milk.

Might be worth a try if parents are ok with it

**ourmadhouse** · 18-06-2010, 08:45 PM

my own son has chronic eczema from 3 months old (hes now 4 bless the little love) and also the asthma and hay fever came with it too although it took a year for the docs to confirm, he is classed as having special needs due to the ammount of extra care he needs to try and control the eczema, hes gone from having it head to toe (he looked like he had been in a house fire, and for a mother to say it was horrid holding my baby incase i hurt his skin left me some times feeling helpless)

a health visitor helped me understand pollen she said think of it as invisible rain, in the morning it rises from the ground with the heat up into the atmosphere (so avoid going out in the morning) then as the temp drops the pollen falls again to the ground if you are out in these 'showers' and the child shows signs of hayfever remove all outer clothing when coming indoors and wash the childs hands and face as this will help to remove the pollen.
try and keep the windows shut to keep the pollen out, now this a nightmare if you have eczema too as the heat makes it worse. maybe keep one room closed down and have a fan?

iv spent many sunny days in a empty indoor soft play area insted of the park trying to entertain my little man

as regards to sun cream i ask the skin doctor at hospital (the derm a wots it) an they said it is trial and error a sun cream that is fine for one will not be for another. the way i see it is i know how to ease eczema i dont know how to ease skin cancer . . . eczema is the lesser of two evils, when his skin is on a flair i do just cover him up head to toe in cotton clothing

national eczema society have lots of up to date info and a help line, they also have a list of sun creams that have none irritants in

piriton does take time to get into the system so should be started before hayfever season starts not just on the days when you have hayfever (im no doctor but this is what iv been lead to belive)

good luck with the parents

x

**Waveawand** · 19-06-2010, 09:44 PM

Hiya Sandy, hope your having a welcome break but just got some advice . *Naturally sourced honey* is very effective (eaten ) but will check out other sources too. Re parents. Dont hold back on the discomfort youve witnessed. Even video clip if necessary . Also get them to take her to the paediatrics at hospital as they are much better (right on it) than doctors re kids persea! Biggest hugs havent stopped thinking of her and u !! God help me when Ive got the same or worse --- actually I'll be staight on here !!!

**The Juggler** · 19-06-2010, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by ourmadhouse

my own son has chronic eczema from 3 months old (hes now 4 bless the little love) and also the asthma and hay fever came with it too although it took a year for the docs to confirm, he is classed as having special needs due to the ammount of extra care he needs to try and control the eczema, hes gone from having it head to toe (he looked like he had been in a house fire, and for a mother to say it was horrid holding my baby incase i hurt his skin left me some times feeling helpless)

a health visitor helped me understand pollen she said think of it as invisible rain, in the morning it rises from the ground with the heat up into the atmosphere (so avoid going out in the morning) then as the temp drops the pollen falls again to the ground if you are out in these 'showers' and the child shows signs of hayfever remove all outer clothing when coming indoors and wash the childs hands and face as this will help to remove the pollen.
try and keep the windows shut to keep the pollen out, now this a nightmare if you have eczema too as the heat makes it worse. maybe keep one room closed down and have a fan?

iv spent many sunny days in a empty indoor soft play area insted of the park trying to entertain my little man

as regards to sun cream i ask the skin doctor at hospital (the derm a wots it) an they said it is trial and error a sun cream that is fine for one will not be for another. the way i see it is i know how to ease eczema i dont know how to ease skin cancer . . . eczema is the lesser of two evils, when his skin is on a flair i do just cover him up head to toe in cotton clothing

national eczema society have lots of up to date info and a help line, they also have a list of sun creams that have none irritants in

piriton does take time to get into the system so should be started before hayfever season starts not just on the days when you have hayfever (im no doctor but this is what iv been lead to belive)

good luck with the parents

x

oh hon, my son has eczema and asthma and hayfever and i always feel sorry for him but he is lucky compared to your little chap. what a brave boy and what a brave mum you must be.

**ourmadhouse** · 20-06-2010, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

oh hon, my son has eczema and asthma and hayfever and i always feel sorry for him but he is lucky compared to your little chap. what a brave boy and what a brave mum you must be.

its the norm for us, heh cant remember the last full nights sleep we both had,in my last job i used my dinner hour to sleep in the car! (on a bad night the most we got up was 8 times in one night i gave up in the end and took him down stairs to draw at 5.30 am)
the hardest part was trying to get people to understand, to most eczema 'is just a bit of dry skin' but its affect on your temperment and sleep patterns seem to go unnoticed by others.
due to lack of sleep i had a very angery and agitated little boy (and my temperment was not a good one with not sleeping more than two hours at a time) and i found other peoples reactions to his temperment far more upsetting than dealing with the eczema. others just did not understand how his eczema made him feel.

the key to trying to keep eczema under controle is to keep the skin moist with ointments etc (and finding one that works!) to help prevent a flare means still putting these sometimes sticky ointments on when the skin looks 'normal'

My little man has flairs on his 'wear and tare' parts the places that come into contact the most, from his elbow to the tip of his fingers and from his knees to his toes, the rest of him is dry and hardly gets a flair these days.

he loves exploring and getting dirty, i know if i stopped him coming into contact with things i know kick his eczema off is skin would be much better but thats not the life i want for him, by all means if he tells my he doesnt want to play in the sant today because hes sore that fine but i want him to enjoy life and not let eczema hold him back.

me and his dad have both said that his eczema has helped make him into the boy he is today, hes a tough one and seems to shake alot of it off.

he starts full time in september, passing the care onto another worries me but deep down i know hes going to be fine, already had names given to him in nursery. . . tomato boy (because his skin is all red) he makes me laugh because he tells them, not im not, im james !

**The Juggler** · 20-06-2010, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by ourmadhouse

its the norm for us, heh cant remember the last full nights sleep we both had,in my last job i used my dinner hour to sleep in the car! (on a bad night the most we got up was 8 times in one night i gave up in the end and took him down stairs to draw at 5.30 am)
the hardest part was trying to get people to understand, to most eczema 'is just a bit of dry skin' but its affect on your temperment and sleep patterns seem to go unnoticed by others.
due to lack of sleep i had a very angery and agitated little boy (and my temperment was not a good one with not sleeping more than two hours at a time) and i found other peoples reactions to his temperment far more upsetting than dealing with the eczema. others just did not understand how his eczema made him feel.

the key to trying to keep eczema under controle is to keep the skin moist with ointments etc (and finding one that works!) to help prevent a flare means still putting these sometimes sticky ointments on when the skin looks 'normal'

My little man has flairs on his 'wear and tare' parts the places that come into contact the most, from his elbow to the tip of his fingers and from his knees to his toes, the rest of him is dry and hardly gets a flair these days.

he loves exploring and getting dirty, i know if i stopped him coming into contact with things i know kick his eczema off is skin would be much better but thats not the life i want for him, by all means if he tells my he doesnt want to play in the sant today because hes sore that fine but i want him to enjoy life and not let eczema hold him back.

me and his dad have both said that his eczema has helped make him into the boy he is today, hes a tough one and seems to shake alot of it off.

he starts full time in september, passing the care onto another worries me but deep down i know hes going to be fine, already had names given to him in nursery. . . tomato boy (because his skin is all red) he makes me laugh because he tells them, not im not, im james !

oh bless him and good for you letting him explore and do the things he wants. my ds is ok most of time. this time of year is bad when asthma and eczema and hayfever kick in togheter and he asks why me and gets upset - but whilst I tell him I know and I wish it was me I tell him that some children have it really badly, I have shown him pictures of little ones like your little man and he realises that he is lucky (he is 10 now).

**LittleAcorns** · 20-06-2010, 02:35 PM

just another small thing is, get her to eat local honey it helps to build up immunity

I can relate Ive suffered for 34 years!!! bless her xx

**karen m** · 20-06-2010, 07:34 PM

i no you said you would get mum to give a spoon of your little ones piriton,but surely it would be better if mum bought her own ,don't mean to be rude but if we can only give them medicines prescribed by gp as anything could be in bottle then surly this should be the same i no it sounds far fetched but anything could be in your bottle, i really hope you don't take this the wrong way

**Waveawand** · 21-06-2010, 12:40 PM

hiya Sandy had reply from health site:
Thank you for your enquiry about your child’s hayfever.

There are two things that I can suggest you try, but would always recommend that you check with your therapist or doctor if you have any doubts.

Local honey is always a good idea, if you are happy for your child to have honey. As the bees are making the honey from the same pollen that is affecting you, it can help to build up a resistance against it.

There is an ayurvedic remedy, Trikatu. This is available in a tincture and could be added in a small quantity to babies juice or water.

I hope this has been of some use to you, you could always try camomile to help sooth your child, even if this does not reduce the symptoms.

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