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Seven Things We Do To Ease JDaniel’s Allergy Suffering

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Those of you that have been following me for awhile know that JDaniel has horrendous allergies to nothing. Yes, nothing. According to the prick test he took two years ago, he isn’t allergic to anything. There was a slight allergy to dust.

Well, he is allergic to pollen, grass and a few other things that he takes medicine for year round. We just don’t know it from the test. We do know that JDaniel’s eyes well up, his nose drips, and he has been know to get skin rashes and wheeze in the spring, summer and early fall.

I thought I would share with your seven things we have done or a starting to do to try to help him suffer a little bet less during allergy season along with all the drugs he takes.

 

    1. Change his clothes when he comes in from a short time outside.

 

    1. Take his shoes off as soon as he gets in the door. ( He can’t leave pollen footprints around he house if he doesn’t have shoes on.)

 

    1. Comb his hair right outside the door. ( He can’t carry it and have it fall in his face if we try to get rid of it outside.)

 

    1. Wash his hair and/or his whole body after being outside and before bedtime.

 

    1. Give him lots of fluids to drink.

 

    1. Wash his hands every time he has been outside or use alcohol free hand sanitizer. (JDaniel rubs his eyes a lot during allergy season. Hand sanitizer with alcohol would sting his eyes if he rubbed them.)

 

    1. Give him local honey. ( His allergist doesn’t think this is necessary, but it can’t hurt.)

 

My friend Kristen of Busy Kids= Happy Momsent me another tip. Her tip was to make sure you keep all windows closed in your car. Jdaniel always trying to roll down the window near his car seat with his feet.

 

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Comments

  1. As a long time seasonal allergy sufferer I have to agree with all these. As a child I remember laying on my couch all spring with a cold washcloth over my eyes. I was miserable.

    I was thinking that a lot of your types are ones that we use for deer ticks in New England.

  2. My husband has horrible allergies too. Poor JDaniel! We follow everything above with my girls but since they have long hair, I always knot it up before they go outside. Hope these tips help him to be able to still be a kid and have fun outside. It’s no fun when allergies take our bodies over.

  3. These are great tips. I was just emailing back and forth with Cort’s allergist yesterday. And I’m getting ready to call the pedi about Pierce. He has a really weird rash on his face that is getting worse (looks like chicken pox, but as he doesn’t have it anywhere else I don’t know what to think). I’m going to be washing all his sheets and blankets today in hot water. I already disinfected the house.

  4. Poor Thing! I can’t stand seeing the little ones suffering so much. A few more things that help: keeping doors and windows shut in your home, hats on your head to keep pollen from sticking, warm eye compresses on allergy eyes, and keep pets outdoors if possible (they bring in the most). I get so frustrated in spring for my family because I feel as if we’re trapped inside on the nicest days. We can usually handle about 20 minutes before we’re miserable again – so why oh why did we sign up for baseball! 🙂 I just prayed for JDaniel and hope this season passes quickly!

    • We use a hat too and I had included a hat as one of the steps in an early draft of this post,but I thought I had too many hair tips. I am glad you mentioned it.

  5. We go through this as well. Also, I was told by our allergist that the tests are unreliable on kids under 5 – do the blood tests not the skin pricks.

    We also wipe down window sills, doorways and entry ways – even when they are shut, sometimes stuff leaks in.

    Shoes get left at the door and quickly wiped down with soap and water before he goes in the car to help prevent contamination there. We do rubber soled/leather shoes for this reason!

    • JDaniel took it at two and it wasn’t accurate. We will try again next spring.

      I didn’t think about the areas around closed windows. Mine will be cleaned this afternoon. I wipe him down when he gets in the car sometimes. I didn’t think about doing it before. You have great tips!

  6. I’m not sure whether I have spring allergies but I do end up sneezing and itchy eyes after going outdoors! Thank you for the tips! Hope JDaniel feels better!

  9. I will be trying some of your tips on myself- I have suffered horribly from allergies since I was a child.

  10. Ihave just started suffering this year… it is miserable… I hate it… I have had this going on since last Thursday…
    ugh.

    • I think this year is worse than last year. We didn’t have winter or cold snap here. The plants that drove JDaniel’s system crazy last fall never had a chance to die.

  11. My youngest had severe allergies, and it was a drag. We ended up getting those desensitizing allergy shots for him, and it did work. It was quite a long process, though.

    =)

  13. These are great ideas! I wouldn’t have thought of combing/brushing hair before coming inside. I’m glad you’ve found some ways to make this season easier for JDaniel, and I REALLY hope he continues to outgrow his allergies.

    My David has been itchy the past little while, and when I look at his body and see various scratches, etc. on his skin, I wonder if it’s a reaction to being outside rolling around on the ground! I’ll have to keep an eye on him to see if worse allergic reactions happen.

  14. My 12 year old started showing allergy symptons when he was 6 months old. He used to suffer terribly from eczema every spring, along with a stuffy nose and watery eyes. His allergist told us to only use perfume and dye-free detergent and soap. His rash isn’t as bad these days, although this time of year is still a bit tough for him.

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