Reaction to mozzie bites - how much is too much?

[Amaunet]

My DS1 gets welts from mozzie bites too, but he doesn't seem to find them painful? I'd definitely see the dr if you are worried though.

[anney]

When my dd was little her mossie bites would swell to the size of 20c pieces and they loved her so she would always seem to get heaps not just one or two. One dose of claratyne was usually all that was needed to settle them. The cream didn't seem to help much as she would still scratch and then the cream would hurt as the skin would be broken. I didn't like giving drugs for bites but I thought it was better than days of discomfort and itching.

[Rouge]

Go the antihistamine. My DS has a severe allergic reaction to Mosquitos. At one point his kinder got an epi pen as they were concerned. His whole face swelled up once due to two mosquito bites and he is prone to a fever or localised body heat (ie the are will start to burn up). It's actually called skeeter syndrome.