My brother was a magnet to mozzies - i think my mum use to put calamine lotion on them.
I was just googling cures and found a few other natural remedies:-
* Take a knob off the garlic and cut in half. Rub the garlic onto the mosquito bites
* Use any of the following to help the itch of a mosquito bite. Aloe vera, neem fruit juice, lime juice or lemon juice. Use the flesh of the aloe vera, squeeze the juice from the lime, lemon or neem fruit and simply apply to the bites
* Mix enough baking soda with plane water to make a paste consistency. Rub the paste over the mosquito bites
* When you eat your banana's keep the skins in the freezer. Whenever you or someone you know gets mozzie bites just rub the bits with the inside of the banana peel
I've also heard they are less likely to bite those with more vitamin B in there system - I know we use to take vitamin B tablets if we went somewhere on holidays with mozzies - like camping etc
Hope this helps and you find some relief for her soon.
Calamine lotion! Both DS and i are mozzie magnets! And for me, while pregnant with DD2, i got a bad reaction every time i was bitten (bites would be VERY itchy and painful for days causing swelling and would end but turning dark purple!).. but anyway, the only thing that would sooth the itch was calamine lotion. Just dab it on with some cotton wool. You can also give her a kids antihistamine which will also help too.
They don't seem that itchy though. thats the thing. she seems to pick at 1 while not realising but I think its more "its something to pick at" not its itchy KWIM?
FJ unless they are red, and inflamed i'd be hesitant to give antihistamines. They are an excellent medication when required, but not something i'd just give unless it was needed.
She does have a lot of spots. Poor little thing. I use stingoes, or stopitch, calamine is great too. Have you looked into a natural insect repellant that she can safely wear every day?
Does anyone else have bites? Could it possibly be something in her bed if she's the only one with them?
its just her like that. I did start to wonder if it was in her bed. But All the sheets are washed & changed regularly & she slept in my bed last night & still looked to have more.
Im goign to head to the chemist soon & see what they can suggest.
they look a bit like midge (sp?) bites. Those tiny bugs you can't see that wee on the skin and cause a small red lump. Does she crawl in the grass or sand more than the others?
You know midge bites could explain it... She isn't outside much at all but we probably get those more iside then mozzies & it would explain why I don't SEE the mozzies she is apparently getting bitten by.
Most of the spots came out after cyclone Yassi when they were out in the yard cleaning up. Everyone one got a good dose of mozzie bites. Hers just never seem to heal & that was a month & half ago.
hmmmmmmmmm
I use an essential oil mix of organic lavender and tea tree on our family bites especially DS as he seems to be really sensitive to them. I was hesitate but it really works, I use it on mine as well now and it really doesa take the itch and sting away. I am sure it would be fine for midge bites as well..
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