What do you use that's safe during pregnancy but also effective?
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This summer because of the Zika risk, I had to go with Deet. Nothing else cuts it in our crazy yard. Some natural stuff helps but with being pregnant I didn't want to take the risk.
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@T.H.O.U.: thanks i just posted about zika too as that's why i'm looking. So far i havent been using anything but my mother is really anxious about zika. So far no one has gotten it from being bitten by a mosquito in america i believe
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@Mrsbells: They were investigating some possible cases in South Florida but I haven't heard anything confirmed.
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I am not sure if it's safe for pregnant women, but another widely available option is a formula with picaridin.
eta: it seems DEET and picaridin are labeled safe for pregnant women.
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My OB says to use bug spray with deet, and that unfortunately a lot of the more "natural" options are not effective against the mosquito carrying it
I've mostly just tried not to be outside for prolonged periods, and the few times I was, I did go with the deet.
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So far I haven't been using anything, I'm 27 weeks, and made it fairly bite free. I don't have my dinners outside in the evening unless we're at the pool. A fan pointed at us if we're outside works fairly well too.
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I think DEET is the way to go. (Full disclosure, I haven't been using anything, but I live in MA. If I lived further south, I'd use DEET).
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Thanks everyone i'm at the grocery store now and will pick up some deet
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I go big with Off Deep Woods. I am a mosquito magnet - during my first (summer) pregnancy, I used it basically every time I went outside. My OB said it was fine. DS is almost 2, no ill effects that I can see.
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I've been using this -
https://sawyer.com/products/picaridin-insect-repellent/
And try not to be out at dawn/dusk.
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@snowjewelz: That's what we use and it's magic!
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I just bought some off deep woods too, and hopefully that should do the trick . I usually get a lot of bites each summer but havent gotten any this year as far as I know. Usually mosquitoes bite me 10 times more than they bite DH but nothing this year. well I'll still use the repellant just to play it safe
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I've been using an Off family formula because I didn't want to use DEET. It's worked just fine
I've mostly just tried not to be outside for prolonged periods, and the few times I was, I did go with the deet.
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