anyone elses dc's excema flaring up at the moment?

[brimfull]

is there some pollen in the air at the moment?
Ds looks awful at the moment .

[tinkerbellie]

i didn't know there were different kind of eczema!!

[brimfull]

yes ds's face looks typically atopic at the moment.

[ivelostmyboobsboohoo]

no, my kids dont have it, but mine is awful but then am quite stressed at moment and thats always worst trigger for me.

[ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands]

DS2's is usually well under control but it's been flaring up for several weeks now, which I am just about staying on top with hydrocortisone 1% ointment and Diprobase (rarely have to use hydrocortisone these days but using it every day just now.)

It's been a long time since he's had it on his face, but he's got patches round his mouth and chin and a patch on his chest.

[aDad]

I think each change of season is a key time for flares, and although we haven't had a change of season in calendar terms, dd1's skin flared up just as the weather turned colder about a week ago and it stopped raining quite so much.

Who knows though, it is a bit of a mystery.

[Heartmum2Jamie]

Count us in! I suffer from year round hayfever and this has been the worst winter I have had in years Ds2 has had a nasty flare of eczema and is currently sporting 3 kinds of eczema, poor lad.

[brimfull]

Thanks for all the replies.I'm just treating ds with epaderm and steroid cream on the bad bits,but I am interested to hear that others have noticed a change aswell.

Must be something in the air

[tinkerbellie]

yes my sons is bad at the mo and i have developed it since i was pregnant with dd and it's driving me mad just on one arm

i think it's the central heating

[cece]

Mine has been bad this week - wondered why! Didn't know it was linked to pollen?

[aDad]

yep the last week not been good

[BernieBear]

Same here, my d's hands are bad. In fact I have a flare up and I don't even have ezcema (tops of arms and trunk) Good think I'm single!

[belgo]

Yes my dd's eczema is driving her made at night with the itching, but I think it's due to all the bugs she's recently had.

[chlochlo]

me too ds looks quite sore today

[shagirl]

Yep my dd's back & face are very bad at the mo, don't know about the pollen connection though! How are you treating it?