Mozzie bites

In these 12 weeks that Hannah has been with us, we have tried as much as possible to keep mosquitoes away from her, and so far we have been succesful, up until last night, that is!

When she slept in her bassinet, it came with a built on mosquito net, so we had no problem there. When she sleeps at her Ah Mah's house, she is covered with a mosquito net as well. But now at home that she has outgrown her bassinet, she sleeps on the bed with me, and we do not have a mosquito net for her.

So after a couple of weeks sleeping at home without a mosquito net, this was the result:



We got quite a shock to see how red the spots were on her face this morning. There is one on her cheek and another one near her ear. Look at it close-up:



Upon closer inspection, she also had a bite on her hand and another one near her elbow:





Perhaps it's time we look for alternative remedies to keep the pesky mosquitoes at bay. Baby Caris' Mummy has a good suggestion on a herbal remedy which may be effective. You can read about it here.

For now, we just need to make sure that she doesn't scratch and hopefully she will not be too prone to mozzie bites.


Our poor baby!