Oooh you poor thing! I think your poor DS's skin sounds worse than mine. And don't you love having to cut their nails just insanely short to minimise the damage? I still remember a confident father of 3 (when I was complaining about cutting the nails one day) offering to do it - and saying, oh but these nails don't need cutting. And I'm like "oh yes they do!" - it's enough for him to wake with a face covered in scabs and a blood-spotted sheet.

Interestingly we have a second-hand mattress too.... aaargh maybe I should go shopping. And oooh I remember the nuisance that changing bed linen was in 3rd tri! GL with that!

I also remember trialling moo goo eczema balm on him years ago... pre-diagnosis. Didn't even realise/notice that it had almond oil back then, but I didn't have to worry in those days! I actually did a few weeks trial - that on one side of his face and his "conventional" treatment (can't even remember what it was) on the other side. And the other side won (and was vastly cheaper), so I've not bothered with it since. We typically moisturise with Dermeze (which always has seemed to work the best for him) or Dermaveen and bathe in QV, all of which seems to work. I guess. i say that, but then I'm posting here, so it's not really working is it!

Interesting about the dietitian. I really hope they don't suggest that route to us... but should I say that when it could help? Seriously though it could just be my full time job managing to feed us all if we have to do another diet for him!!

Thanks for the info on the cream, I found it with some googling. It looks really good, and I like the combo of plant oils they've used. I did get really over buying lots of different creams when he was younger... but now I've had to shelve most of mine, it might be a good idea!