I am watching her very closly due to the whole West Nile scares around our area; she does not show any symtems of having it. Does anyone have any advice on any home remides that can calm the itching. I have tried the store creams and nothing seems to help. I was thinking there has to be some good old home remeadies out there that work better. Please let me know. Or if you know of a specific cream that will work let me know. I have tried Aveeno along with 3 other itch creams, no luck so far.
2007-09-20 04:18:32 · 20 answers · asked by heather h 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
aww poor thing.
first, i definitely recommend going to the doctor. even if she's not showing symptoms serious diseases can be carried through mosquitoes.
you could also ask the Dr. for a prescription.
But if you can't make it to the doctor for a few days, soak her in a milk and oatmeal bath.
http://www.thesoapdish.com/oatmeal-milk-bath-formula.htm
try that recipe for a general idea of what to put in the water. no need to make bath bombs or anything fancy or time consuming.
just a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
that bath will help her skin feel better faster.
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good luck
2007-09-20 04:27:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awww... poor baby! I've heard that dabbing some vinegar on the bites will stop the itch, but I haven't tried it, so I don't really know for sure on that one. I got bit by something while hiking and put some muddy sand on it - at home I would have put a baking soda paste on it. That will help to draw out whatever it is that the mosquito injects into you so that you don't feel the bite. I believe that may be what causes the itching afterward. It will also help to take the swelling down. You don't need to use a lot on the bites, just enough to cover them and when it dries you can just brush it off. An oatmeal bath would be very soothing as well, especially if she's covered with bites from head to toe. A cool wash cloth can bring temporary relief while you're making the paste or running the bath, too. Make sure to pick up some Off and spray her if you'll be outside around dawn or dusk - when mosquitoes are most active. We've had several human cases of West Nile where I live - we have to make sure to spray before we go to soccer practice every night. They're really bad in the grass and will literally hover over our heads until we stand still long enough for them to land and... gotcha!
2007-09-20 04:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by ♪♪BandMom♪♪ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son seems to be allergic to mosquitos so we have to be super careful when he is outside. WE use Avon Skin so soft as a repellant and that works better than OFF! Hydrocortisone cream is the only thing that seems to take the redness out of his bites, and then he doesnt itch them as often. We also give him children's benadryl because he swells up when hegets bit by mosquitos.
Also, my mom used to have us swab rubbing alcohol on our bites (before we scratched them/had open sores) it would cool them and the alcohol would dry up the bites....but it is hard to do this if they have already been scratched at.
2007-09-20 04:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by mommy2dw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my daughter got into ants the first time she found a pile she didn't know what they were.I was told to use bleach water to wipe on her hands and arms.It is suppose to take the sting and the itch away,it seemed to work.
2007-09-20 04:25:36 · answer #4 · answered by michael p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know any remedies for after getting eatin up, besides calamine, but you should take precautions next time to protect her. I think Avon skin-so-soft works better than some of the bugsprays.
2007-09-20 04:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Lolligager 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Oatmeal in the bathtub. I think they sell it specifically for bathtime and you can maybe find it at Walgreens or walmart. It's supposed to help with Eczema also. Good luck!
2007-09-20 04:40:27 · answer #6 · answered by Mars1111 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 50:50 Water/Vinegar solution will take the itch away in no time. It's smells bad...but it does work and it's harmelss, maybe stick her in the bath tub with the solution
2007-09-20 04:27:34 · answer #7 · answered by greenie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citronella is also very good. You can also get the candles to burn in garden help them keep the critters away, they cant abide the smell ect. oops forgot to put Aloe vera Gel is great to, is soothes the skin down as well as heal.
2007-09-20 04:28:19 · answer #8 · answered by cassy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have any aloe vera plants?? my grandma always puts them on me, but the hydrochrotosome cream is supposed to help too. you can ask a doctor to give you a zyrtec medicine, its for itching, and rashes. It helped my little boy when he had wierd itchy rashes on his arms. either of these things are good.
2007-09-20 04:27:08 · answer #9 · answered by youngmom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the benadryl spray, but they also sell a lotion or a stick, and of course capsules. But honestly, the spray works the best, and works for all bug bites, bee stings, ant bites, and itchy rashes. It won't harm your daughter, give her a spray, she will have comfort in seconds. You can buy it at any drug store.
2007-09-20 04:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by mixemup 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋