Ah thanks! I am a very huggy person although I tend to be a bit scared on here :) Things are really looking up though and she hast turned from being scared and screaming at mealtimes to wanting to be fed all the time! sometimes I'm scared I'm give her too much which I never thought I'd worry about!!!
Yes phone app annoys me that you can't read and type! But I am more than happy to keep checking while I'm on here.
With regards to the eczema, Helen Cox told us go by the feel of the skin, not just looking for red patches. So if it feels or looks bumpy, use steroids. She kept drumming in how we don't use steroids enough these days because of the whole skin thinning scare when it was used too much, but it is very rarely used enough let alone too much. If he's scratching then his eczema is not under control, unlike what I was told by a previous derm who said its become a habit so don't worry. DD barely scratches at all now after doing all of above, but especially the diet and steroid treatment.
Anaphylaxis is scary when it's you're own baby, despite how many times you may have dealt with emergencies in hospitals. But the epipens work so quick, and I use to keep piriton at home anyway just like I always had calpol, so you can always tyy to squirt some of that in with a syringe. GP's can prescribe epipens, as can A&E. May take a bit of persuasion, but if there's anything you learn from all the allergy MN mums, you have to be a pushy mum because people including medics just don't take allergies as seriously as they should.
I think the only thing that I would say about the anaphylactic reactions (sorry, really not trying to scare you and I'm sure this won't happen to your DS) is that it actually looks like your dc is choking, which is why I can understand that people didn't realise allergies existed before, she didn't get a rash or any swelling. And subsequent anaphylactic reactions have been the same, choking, voice change and cry change, then breathing becomes laboured and goes drowsy. I, along with other MN mums, have been questioned/patronised in A&E or by paramedics about why we used the epipen when they were probably just choking. But you really do know your baby better an anyone else so if you thingk something's not right, believe in yourself. On the anaphylactic care plan just having a persistent sudden cough or unexpected voice/cry change is an indication to use an epeipen, it's amazing how much as a medic I didn't realise for a medical emergency, let alone expecting paramedics or junior docs in A&E to know.
Sorry, I really do go on, will ate pt to be more precise with future posts!!! :)