Sleep & Scratching

Here at ScratchSleeves we love collaborating to bring you the experience and expertise of professionals and parents. This time we have teamed up with early years professional, sleep consultant and eczema mum, Kirsty Irving. We can’t think of a better person to be sharing top tips on helping an eczema child to sleep. Not only

Here at ScratchSleeves, we love collaborating to bring you the experience and expertise of professionals and parents. This time we have teamed up with early years professional, sleep consultant and eczema mum, Kirsty Irving. We can’t think of a better person to be sharing top tips on helping an eczema child to sleep. Not only

Here at ScratchSleeves we love collaborating to bring you the experience and expertise of professionals and parents. This time we have teamed up with early years professional, sleep consultant and eczema mum, Kirsty Irving. We can’t think of a better person to be sharing top tips on eczema and sleep. Not only does Kirsty have

Here at ScratchSleeves we love collaborating on blog posts to bring you the experience and expertise of professionals and parents. This time we have teamed up with early years professional, sleep consultant and eczema mum, Kirsty Irving. We can’t think of a better person to be sharing top tips on helping an eczema child to

Here at ScratchSleeves we love collaborating to bring you the experience and expertise of professionals and parents. This time we have teamed up with early years professional, sleep consultant and eczema mum, Kirsty Irving. We can’t think of a better person to be sharing top tips on helping an eczema child to sleep.

Swaddling is a great way to stop babies scratching the eczema on their face. If only you can stop them from escaping in the middle of the night! We kept our scratchy, eczema baby swaddled until he was well over eight months old albeit after a fair bit of experimentation. Although not everyone agrees with

Toddlers are amazing little people full of a wonderful enthusiasm, energy and innocence. But they lack common sense and live in the moment. They are also self-centred and attention-grabbing and love the word ‘No’, largely because it gets them the attention that they crave. For a parent this can be a really challenging age. It

Eczema is often called “the itch that rashes”. The eczema itch is certainly feels more uncomfortable and distressing than the eczema rash looks. Trouble sleeping, infections and even hospitalisation can all be triggered by that pesky little itch. It’s time to put it under the microscope and find out exactly what causes the unpleasant sensation.

Eczema is really itchy and almost impossible not to scratch. Every parent whose child suffers from eczema knows how distressing it can be to watch their youngster claw at their skin until it’s raw. Many little ones struggle to control their itching and can end up with painful broken skin, making the condition worse and

Feel like the only person awake at 2 am, 4 am and then again at 5 am with a scratchy, unhappy child? You’re not alone – there are thousands of others going through exactly the same exhausting patterns night after night. We wanted to point you to this BRILLIANT webinar from the National Eczema Association

The controversy over the benefits of co-sleeping waxes and wanes over the decades. Some swear by it, some advise against it. Currently, most child development experts see co-sleeping as an entirely personal decision. But if your baby has eczema there other things to consider when deciding if co-sleeping is for you. We look at into

Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of sleep in the development of a child’s brain. But can be really difficult for itchy eczema babies and children so how can you ensure that your eczema child is getting enough sleep? Read our guide to teaching itchy babies and children to settle themselves and sleep. Why does

Eczema is really itchy and almost impossible not to scratch. Apart from the immediate damage caused by scratching, the scratching action can also turn into habit. To minimise the damage and stop this habit-forming, you will need to give your child some effective strategies for dealing with the very real eczema itch. From experience, being

One of the most obvious ways to stop eczema babies scratching is to keep their nails as short as possible – but that can be easier said than done! Cutting the tiny nails of a wildly flailing baby can be nerve-racking and the newly cut nails are often razor sharp. We’ve experimented with a number of

As tempting as it may be to scratch, it will only make eczema worse. It’s difficult as an adult to resist the temptation to scratch, so almost impossible for a child.  However, stopping your child from scratching will make a big difference to their eczema, so it’s worth exploring different ways to distract them from

Babies and children with eczema often find sleeping a problem as their skin can get hotter and itchier at night. During the daytime, the body produces a natural anti-inflammatory called cortisol. Unfortunately, our cortisol levels drop during the night. This means that eczema sufferers are genuinely more itchy at night than they would be during the