My 22 month old son seems to have an allergy to mosquito bites. They swell up, and blister, and end up being these awful open sores. This weekend, he got one under his eye, and it made his eye swell almost completely shut. Now, it's infected, and he's on antibiotics. It's terrible and I feel completely helpless. I've done everything I can to keep him away from mosquitos since the first time, so this is only the second time it has happened, and I thought I'd followed pretty much every precaution possible, but he still got bitten.
So, these are my questions to anyone who has experience with this (this is a 22-month old, so please don't guess at answers):
1) Has anyone had this happen to their child, when they were little?
2) Did they grow out of it? Did it get worse?
3) Does anyone know of anything I can put on him to soothe the bites if he gets them?
4) Does anyone know of an insect repellant that works AND is safe for a child under 2?
5) Does anyone have ANY other suggestions about how to keep this from happening or how to make him feel better if it does?
Thanks so much!
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