https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:44:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-991157 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:21:50 +0000 Ree723 991157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You girls are all awesome! I actually tried rubbing soap and a cool cloth on them as soon as I wrote this post and actually managed to fall asleep before the itching started again, whew!</p> <p>But now thanks to all of you, I have a whole load of tricks to try to get me through the next few days until they go away! Thanks so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-991074 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:37:59 +0000 sslm 991074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Calamine lotion?</p> <p>I've had some success with aloe vera gel too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-991031 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:21:50 +0000 SugarplumsMom 991031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Witch hazel. Get the Dickinson's brand. It's usually near the cough syrups and pain meds at Wal-Mart. It's cheap and it works. I love the stuff!</p> <p>[attach=1448/13/mr2u0f.600x600.image.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=1448/13/mr2u0g.431x441.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990879 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:33:25 +0000 Penny Lane 990879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>vinegar. DH suffers from sandfly bites too (while I don't) and vinegar is often the only thing that helps :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990787 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:53:14 +0000 sunny 990787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is calamine lotion safe? If you weren't pregnant I would have said Benadryl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990780 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:50:30 +0000 lemondrop 990780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw rubbing Listerine on the bite on Pinterest. I tried it out last week and it worked great! It's smells funny and is sticky, but worked instantly. </p> <p>I've also read that rubbing dry soap on the bites helps too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990763 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:43:52 +0000 StbHisMrs 990763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: I saw this on the news or MSN but I can't remember the original link. Basically get a metal spoon really hot under water and put it on the bite, it's suppose to kill the protein that they inject and causes the itchiness.</p> <p><a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/2013/07/01/sppo-away-your-itchy-bug-bites68491/" rel="nofollow">http://bitsandpieces.us/2013/07/01/sppo-away-your-itchy-bug-bites68491/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990752 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:40:09 +0000 Pepper 990752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rubbing alcohol works for me. It dries out the bite so it heals faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990742 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:36:38 +0000 Mrsbells 990742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing works as well as the benadryl gel. I always get a lot of bites and the benadryl gel really helps </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990733 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:35:13 +0000 lindseykaye 990733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have terrible reactions to all biting/stinging insects so I feel for you! It is the most annoying thing ever!<br /> One tip I have is to press a very cold wet washcloth over the affected area. I found that this sort of numbs and calms the bites long enough that you can stop scratching them for some time and the creams can work. I know when I scratch, the bites get warmer and then they itch more. It's a terrible cycle but the cold temperature helps a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/about-to-claw-my-skin-off-so-many-bug-bites-any-itchiness-relief-tips#post-990715 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:31:00 +0000 Ree723 990715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a BBQ on Saturday evening at a place a little ways inland from where we live. It's not prime mosquito time (dry season) so I didn't even think about insect repellent. Well, I forgot about the sand flies (more accurately known as biting midges, or no-see-ums in the States). We don't have them near us because the sea breezes make it an unsuitable living environment for them, but further inland they're a huge problem.</p> <p>After two hours at this barbecue, I now have more than 70 bites on my legs, feet, and arms. Unfortunately with these bites, they don't show up until a few hours later and the bugs are tiny so I had absolutely no idea I was getting eaten until later that night. I also tend to have stronger allergic reactions to bites so not only are these bites everywhere, but they're also unbelievably itchy. Seriously, I'm losing my mind from the itchiness. I already take a daily allergy medicine and I have been applying two different topical treatments (one cream, one spray) fanatically but it's still torturous! </p> <p>Of course people build up resistance to the saliva from these bugs over time so my Aussie husband and everyone else at the party was fine - I'm the only one who was a human smorgasbord for these lovely little critters, so no one really has any advice. Considering it is not quite 5:00 a.m. here and I have been up for the majority of the night, does anyone have any suggestions, anything at all, that might take away the itchiness?!? I am willing to try anything, bearing in mind that I am 15 weeks pregnant though. I'm just desperate for some relief!</p> <p>Sorry for being so whiny, this is just miserable :-( </p>