We can still enjoy the warm weather for a while, but summer also has a big drawback. Those annoying mosquitoes that always plague you and your kids.
After hearing the constant buzzing of mosquitoes around you at night, which can’t be found in the light, it seems like you’ve been bitten the next morning. The result? A mosquito bite that itches for days.
Pregnancy
While most mosquito bites will go away within a week and you’ll just have to deal with the itchy, annoying bugs can cause a little more trouble when you’re pregnant. Being pregnant makes you even more delicious to mosquitoes. Researchers from Parents.com I know now why.
When you’re pregnant, you have to deal with increased carbon dioxide emissions and a higher body temperature, which makes you easier for mosquitoes to find. Your breathing changes and the extra body heat can cause you to sweat more, which in turn makes you more attractive to mosquitoes. You may have noticed, but when you’re pregnant, you have to go to the bathroom a little more at night. This also increases your chances of getting bitten.
Prevention is better than cure
It is clear that you are at increased risk of mosquito bites during pregnancy, but so far this mainly applies to other countries. There is no evidence yet that this is also the case in the Netherlands. But until then, prevention is better than cure. Entomologist Bart Knowles offers a number of tips to help prevent mosquito bites.
Four tips to prevent mosquito bites:
- Remove breeding areas around your home, such as standing water in yards, buckets, and other areas that mosquitoes like.
- Make sure your home is in good condition, and consider keeping gutters and flat roofs clean to prevent standing water.
- Sleep under a mosquito net at night for extra protection.
- Use insect repellent. Top tip: Avoid DEET and choose Care Plus Natural instead, with lemon eucalyptus oil as the main ingredient.
Prevent complaints as much as possible.
Have you been bitten? It can happen. The Red Cross has come up with a number of tips to prevent complaints as much as possible.
- Cool the bite with a wet compress or cold pack.
- Use an ointment against skin irritation. For example, choose an ointment that contains menthol, aloe vera, or calendula.
- Wait a few days for the spot to go away. Try not to scratch, as this will only make it itch more or cause a wound if you scratch the area.
- If you have serious complaints, contact your GP. There is a possibility that you have been bitten by a tiger mosquito, causing further complaints and possibly dengue fever.
source: MyHummy
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