Call Her Bubble Girl

We went to Angie's allergist today. She has had small, itchy red patches on her ears, wrists and knees.

Excema of course.

The Doctor's solution:

Only bathe her once or twice a week. Reduce the amount of time she spends in the bath. Don't use soap if you don't need to. Slather her in lotion until greasy. Stay away from pools. Don't let her out under certain conditions. Don't let her do x, y or z.

Essentially, place child in bubble. Do not let anything touch her.

Errr. Yeah.

My child who loves bath time. My child who is so active that she really does need regular baths.

Ummm. Got any other ideas?

So we have a special hydrocortisone cream, and we'll keep her in lotion, and we will shorten bath time.

That's our girl:

Loves fruits and vegetables (hates sweets except ice cream), but she has oral allergy syndrome so her body has allergic reactions to carrots (big favorite), celery (another favorite) and apples (yet another favorite) among many others.

Asks for bathtime, so she of course can't be in the water too much.

We have a kid who does all the good things and we have to limit her.

Sheesh.