https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:47:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tis-tick-season#post-759716 Fri, 03 May 2013 12:21:27 +0000 MrsTiz 759716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahhg I HATE ticks. We have them BAD around here.</p> <p>Last year DH and I had to get one off of my dogs eyelid in the middle of the night on a Sunday so we couldn't even call the vet to ask for advice. I am itchy thinking about it, bleg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tis-tick-season#post-759685 Fri, 03 May 2013 12:13:38 +0000 baby98765 759685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Watch for the bullseye rash, that's the tell-tale sign for Lyme disease. I feel for you, I pulled a tick out of my toddlers ear the other week. And I myself had to be treated for Lyme disease a few years ago. It is miserable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tis-tick-season#post-759607 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:33:18 +0000 IRunForFun 759607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not to scare you, but if you have the tick, I'd call the doctor and ask if they'd want to have it tested anyway. Sometimes if a tick tests positive for Lyme, they'll do preventive treatment, since, by the time someone shows signs of illness, the disease may require aggressive treatment.</p> <p>I have no idea how this works with babies since my only experience is with adults with Lyme, but if I were you, I'd call the doctor just to ask for advice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tis-tick-season#post-759575 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:22:06 +0000 immabeetoo 759575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So so scary. My sister has Lyme's Disease and while it is mostly under control it has definitely impacted her life a lot :( I need to start checking my dog regularly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tis-tick-season#post-759567 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:15:05 +0000 dagret 759567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>scary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tis-tick-season#post-759560 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:12:12 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 759560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night, as I was changing Em's onesie, I noticed a spot on her upper arm. I started to scratch at it with my fingernail, thinking it was just a speck of something, but it stuck fast. Then I looked closer - and it was a tick!</p> <p>Needless to say, I sorta freaked out. I called DH over and had him look at it, then we called my parents and asked them how to safely remove it. My dad answered and told me what I needed to do and forwarded a 'how to' from the CDC. He then told me to put it in a plastic bag with some alcohol swabs in case she gets sick (!!!!) and the doctors need to test it.</p> <p>Since it was so tiny - really, more like a speck of dust - I let DH pull the tick off. It came apart in half but we finally managed to get all of it, including the mouth and what not. I immediately swabbed the area with an alcohol swab, twice, and we've been keeping an eye on her since. Thankfully, the bump from where the tick was is white, not red or angry, and she's not running a fever or anything but it scared the dickens out of me. A tick on my two month old!</p> <p>We checked ourselves over and Henry but Em was the only one with a tick. Guess we'll be spraying the yard soon to make sure this doesn't happen again! </p>