something is biting my two year old daughter at night?

Question

some mysterious creature is biting my daughter at night. she sleeps with me i am not getting bitten. when she wakes up she seems to have another bite. they are all on her back and neckline. i thought it was chigger bites at first but it seems like when she wakes up she has another bite. they start out as a small red bump that is very itchy. then it starts to get a clear liquid head on it. and then it finally scabs over. i have looked and looked for bed bugs. i dont see anything that would be a sign of them. i cleaned all the bedding. sprayed the bed down. vacuumed like crazy. i really dont know what they are. she had the exact same bites on her last year this time. and the doctor gave her anti itch cream. he wasnt sure if they were chigger bites or not. i am getting frustrated. i rent and i dont know if i should call the landlord and tell him i need someone to come and inspect because i cant find anything. what kid of bites do these sound like?

i just bought this mattress less than a year ago.... $400 . i would really have to hate to buy a new one. its a pillowtop so i cant flip it to the other side either.

Answer 1

my sister got these and as she got older they just went away

Answer 2

Sounds like you need to see a dermatologist and get a new mattress. Wash the bedding in HOT HOT water with tea tree oil added to the wash water and get a new mattress. Also if there is carpeting in the room shampoo the carpet with a rug shampoo machine but add tea tree oil to the carpet cleaning solution. Be sure to wash all of your childs clothes in hot water with tea tree oil added too. If this fails then call an exterminator to come in either via the landlord or do it yourself. For now use tea trea oil on the bites she has.

Answer 3

ahhh....
i think those are maybe mosquito bites???
yes, cuz its summer now.
and a small red bump might be a mosquito bite. or it could be ants. ants will do that, u know. and when u scratch it, blood (liquid u were saying) comes out a little though. i dont think u should worry too much. i thought chigger bites were supposed to itch alot. more than a lot . this must be serious. sry i suck on this kinda stuff.

Answer 4

This sounds like mites......bugs don't bother me much either but they eat my daughter up! You may need to clean your mattress and bed covers throughly. Get your mattress outside in the sun and spray it with an insecticide made for fabric. (check your local WalMart etc and read lables!) Clean your bedclothes in the hotest water possible and dry as hot as you can. Don't forget your pillows! When you do your mattress make sure you get the folds and other "hidden" areas. The sun on the mattress will help too. Also, clean your carpets well and all other fabrics in the room (curtains etc) repeate this all in 7-10 days to get any unhatched eggs. Mites are not hard to get but can be hard to get rid of......just be diligent! Good luck!

Answer 5

I know that this sounds pretty disgusting but they could be flea bites. Fleas are more common than most people would like to think and contrary to popular belief, their presence does not indicate unclean, unhygienic or otherwise unhealthy living conditions.

They are commonly brought into the home through contact with flea bearing animals such as cats and dogs or through playing in areas that are frequented by fleas such as children's sand pits, etc.

Or, as mentioned by several other people here, it could be spider bites too.

Check with your doctor.

Answer 6

It may be a skin eruption due to a heat related rash. Before I learned about the candida albicans fungus and the skin problems it can cause, I was having a persistent skin problem, that sometimes was bumps, sometimes not. Anti-fungal cream will help prevent. If you apply it before she sleeps, and it takes care of the problem, you may want to get more info on candida albicans. There is some basic info at www.hufa.org at the yeast link.

Answer 7

I just heard something on the news the other day...it was about mites that live on rats/mice. If you have rats or mice, these bugs will bite you and you never figure out exactly what it is. Red bumps, itchy. Something to consider...but probably not the problem. Probably just baby spiders.

Answer 8

My mother-n-law has this problem every year (at the start of summer). The problem is fleas. It may even be sand fleas (which their bite is harder!).
I know this sounds weird, but my mother-n-law sprays "7 Dust" in her bed & carpet, then lets it air dry.

Answer 9

ok 2 yrs old tantrums are one factor yet this is a lot overboard. How IS she being taken care of fairly in daycare? How a lot love, hugs, examining to, do you supply her at homestead ( "high quality time")? those are the main necessary problems with all. THEN, the suits of rage, in the event that they proceed you may desire to hold her for convenience and not permit her go until eventually at last she calms or leave her to cry on the floor if she desires area or as a pediatrician advised me, attempt slightly cup of chilly water splashed in her face. That one did not artwork for me yet it grow to be a comfortable one while in comparison with yours. eating places, shops, etc. leave as quickly because it starts, no rely how inconvenient. in case you reside you're allowing her to act that way in public. visit the vehicle and clarify to her she would manage to head NOWHERE with you until eventually she would manage to act top. SAY IT AND mean IT. do not supply IN, BE consistent. or you will on no account get her decrease than administration, it is going to purely worsen as she receives older. AND do you pick HER DOING that once SHE is huge adequate TO reason YOU OR all of us ELSE severe harm?

Answer 10

chiggers prefer warm moist areas, if she was getting bit by chiggers then you probably would be bit too and the bites would probably be in the groin and armpit areas.
heres a link to chigger bite pictures, its what helped my husband when he got attacked by them durong a trip to texas. I don't know what to say it could be but maybe this will help
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/derm/nitrous/20bi.htm

Answer 11

Could be a spider bite...my mom had one that would come down from her ceiling at night and bite her finally one night she spotted it.