Mozzies and mixed answers

[AnyDream]

Thing 1: a small amount of a substance in your environment is not likely to have a huge impact on your developing baby. Inhaling essential oil in tiny doses from a product on someone else really shouldn't be a problem.

Thing 2; is there a way you could screen the house better so the mossies aren't getting in? In the past, in bad mossie areas, we've sprayed the window and door screens. Seems to keep the blighters out better. Consider a mossie net at night if they are really bad. Check the garden etc for still water (eg under plant pots) and having moving air in shady areas (eg a fan in your outdoor living area/play space) can help them keep at bay.

Thing 3: calamine lotion probably isn't going to cut it it your dd is reacting badly to the bites she already has. We use a product called paraderm plus, it's a first aid cream that acts in three ways: it has an anaesthetic (which immediately soothe the itching), an antiinflammatory (which reduces the redness & swelling) and an antibacterial (prevents/treats infection). My DD used to come up in huge welts from mossie bites and this cream sorted them out overnight. You could also speak to the pharmacist about giving your dd an antihistamine for a short time to get on top of the general itchiness.