Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!
Oct 2007
in my own world
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Sometimes I feel like I'm losing it
Hi All,
Gosh, i dont know i feel like i am losing it with DD's battle with eczema. DD has had eczema since 2 months. It was severe then with broken skin, seeping pores. 2 specialists and 2 visits to the hospital gave nothing but cortizone/steroid creams.
The procedure to put on her creams were time consuming (all but worth it) 4 different types every 1.5hrs.
Nothing worked, I didnt want to continue to use cortizone creams either.
Fastforward to today and after a few visit to the chinese herbalist, she is a different person! the eczema on her face has nearly gone, it comes back one in a while but at least you can see her pretty face and past her scaly skin.
Her hands and legs never healed. Every night, it is the same thing, she scratches herself to sleep, scratches until it bleeds. She wakes up at night telling me to scratch her to sleep.
She co-sleeps with me so i can scratch her to sleep. She wakes up with blood on her singlet and bleeding hands.
She wont let DH scratch her to sleep, it has to be me.
I am tired! I work full time and I am tired. Some nights i get so upset i yell at her "go to sleep!" I feel guilty, its not her fault she has eczema! I wish that it was on me instead, I envy kids with perfect skin.
People always have their opinions, why havent u tried putting gloves on her? Of course i have, why dont u moisturise often? of course I have!
My poor baby is soo irritable, seriously no one deserves this...
Sorry for the long post, im just tired and i know i will never have a good night sleep until DD grows out of her eczema.
Oh your poor baby! I have a couple of patches on my arms that refuse to heal & they are incredibly itchy. Your poor baby needing her itches scratches as comfort, my heart is breaking for her. You're doing the very best you can for her M, you're a lovely mummy & you will get through it.
Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!
Oct 2007
in my own world
3,267
Thank you ladies for the support. Just needed to get it out!
The only issue with the chinese herbalist is that the doctors at Westmead told me not to use it as there are no ingredients list "his secret recipe apparently" so i use that sparingly too.
I have tried so many natural creams that sometimes i think im doing her more harm than good.
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Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!
Sometimes I feel like I'm losing it
You are doing a terrific job and I hope the nasty stuff is completely gone very soon.
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