The sting of a domestic mosquito though is not deadly to the baby, but causes a lot of unpleasant feelings. Because of an itch the child, as a rule, badly sleeps, is capricious, refuses to eat. Besides, the kid can comb a heat-spot to a wound, and there and to an infection nearby. All this can be avoided, having protected the baby from mosquitoes.
Means from shop
Today producers of anti-mosquito protection offer a set of means including for children. For example, sprays, lotions, creams, special wet towel wipes. Experts advise with their help to process not leather, and clothes and bed curtains of a carriage. Having come back home from walk, surely change clothes of the child and wash up to him a face and hands with soap warm water. Huge minus of use of such means – often at children on chemical medicines appears an allergy. Besides, the poison for mosquitoes can get into eyes and the tot's mouth.
Not so long ago anti-mosquito children's bracelets were available for sale. Producers assure, they do not contain toxic substances and are safe even for newborns. Such bracelet is put on a hand or the child's leg. It is also possible to suspend it over a bed to protect the baby from stings of mosquitoes of the house.
Folk remedies
Long ago it is noticed, some smells frighten off mosquitoes. For example, these blood-suckers of aroma of a citrus, lavenders, geraniums, carnations, vanilla, an eucalyptus are afraid. There are several national recipes how to save the baby from insects. Mix usual confectionery vanillin with vegetable oil or children's cream. Before walk apply mix on clothes and open sites of skin of the child. For kids with very sensitive skin it is possible to use such means: on 50 milliliters of vegetable oil to take 30 drops of tea tree oil and 5 drops of clove. It is better to store mix in a dark glass bottle, and before application it is good to stir up. It is also possible and just to apply couple of drops of one of oils of plants, hated to mosquitoes, on clothes and the child's carriage. The main thing you watch health of the baby, sometimes natural smells cause allergies. In addition, gathering for walk, it is worth remembering several simple rules. That mosquitoes could not reach the child's skin, dress him so that handles and legs were closed. At the same time the clothes should not adjoin densely to a body and to be too bright. Choose dresses of light tones for walks, they attract insects less. Also do not use cosmetics with pungent smells. If some smells frighten off mosquitoes, then others, on the contrary, attract them. If it was not succeeded to save the child from a sting, process a heat-spot brilliant green, spirit solution, sal ammoniac, 30% peroxide of hydrogen or lemon juice. It is also possible to make lotions of soda or salt – on a glass of cool water a teaspoon. Well helps to remove reddening and the naggers from mosquito stings calendula tincture. Still it is possible to spread the place of a sting with mint toothpaste. It is important not to allow the kid to comb a heat-spot to a wound that the infection did not get to it.