The baby's hand was swollen from a mosquito bite

Babies' hands are generally delicate and their constitution is relatively weak. Summer is the season when mosquitoes are most rampant. There are mosquitoes everywhere in bushes, beside trees, beside grass, and by the water. Generally, the ones that bite people are female mosquitoes. Sometimes when parents take their babies to play by the water, the babies' hands are likely to be bitten by mosquitoes. Some sensitive babies may even experience swelling at the site of mosquito bites. Let’s take a look at what to do if your baby’s hands are swollen from mosquito bites?

Generally, mosquito bites inject acidic substances to dissolve the stratum corneum of the skin. Babies have better blood circulation under their skin and thin skin, so they are prone to redness and swelling after being bitten, and some may even develop blisters.

In addition, after being bitten by mosquitoes, the baby will feel itchy and easily scratch uncontrollably. The nails carry bacteria, and this scratching will scratch the affected area and further aggravate the infection. The whole area of ​​skin becomes red, swollen and hard. These are all caused by inflammatory infections.

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatments need to be used according to the situation to control infection and eliminate inflammation in a timely manner. You can also use external anti-inflammatory drugs such as Bactroban and erythromycin ointment for treatment.

Especially after being bitten by mosquitoes, it is important to avoid children scratching and causing secondary infection, so children's nails must be trimmed.

Among mosquitoes, female mosquitoes suck blood to obtain the protein in the blood to nourish their ovaries. Therefore, the saliva of female mosquitoes will secrete an organic acid similar to an anticoagulant, which prevents the blood from coagulating. The organic acid that remains on our human skin will cause us to have reactions such as itching and swelling.

As summer approaches, there will be more mosquitoes, especially during the rainy season. We need to understand mosquitoes, prevention is the most important thing.

Last time, there was an article about how to prevent your baby from being bitten by mosquitoes. Today, it is appropriate to make some additional mosquito repellent.

Safe and natural ways to repel mosquitoes:

Use mosquito nets or screens: This is the best way to keep out mosquitoes. In addition, mosquito nets can prevent mosquitoes, block wind, and absorb dust. A well-structured mosquito net can also prevent children from falling out of bed.

Place plants or flowers indoors that mosquitoes don't like. Of course, you need to distinguish which ones can be placed in the bedroom and which ones are not suitable.

Fill an empty wine bottle with sugar water and place it in a dark place. Mosquitoes will smell the sweet wine and fly into the bottle, and will be stuck to the sugar water or beer.

As for the use of mosquito repellent grass, it is best to place mosquito repellent grass about 30 cm in size and with more than 40 leaves in a room of about 15 square meters, which will have the best effect.