I don't know whether I imagining it but Joseph seems to rub his chin after eating toast/bread. Consequently both his chin and hands are red from rubbing. I don't think his face reddens before he starts rubbing.
We've followed the BLW approach and whilst I offer other foods at mealtimes, he most reliably chews his way through toast/bread. He does have eczema on the sides of his face and his skin is generally dry. We use diprobase and HC (sparingly) and I always give him a dry bib after a meal.
I guess a wheat or gluten allergy springs to mind, but he never really showed the same discomfort when he was sucking on a rusk (now stopped giving these to him). Also he doesn't have any other obvious symptoms. Yes his poo is slightly green sometimes but he had this when he was just on breast milk for 6 months.
I hope the dribble rash theory is more likely - as we went down the possible allergy route with Jacob because he had glue ear and a constant runny nose. The fact that he was at nursery and was exposed to loads of bugs was more likely the cause and a set of cranial osteopathy also helped - no grommets were needed, even if that was what the docs thought was best (we didn't!!)
Apologies for deviating from my original question, any thoughts much appreciated.
Thanks
Sarah
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