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#1 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 10:24:39 AM(UTC)


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What do you think? She has a small mozzy/insect bite on her opposite cheek, maybe its a bite?
It's not bothering her and she is as normal. Health Direct said she is fine to stay home.



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#2 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 10:33:31 AM(UTC)


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oh the poor darling Sad

I had a swollen eye similar to this last year and doctor said it was definitely an insect bite of some kind. I found ice eased the pain and reduced the swelling.

is the rest of eye ok? no gunk or anything?
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#3 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 10:35:59 AM(UTC)

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Oh poor little Emilie Sad. If it's not bothering her and her eye/vision isn't affected I would just suggest an ice pack on and off to help bring the swelling down. If I get a mozzie bite on a joint- they swell like that on me.
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#4 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 10:50:58 AM(UTC)


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Thanks for your opinions guys. Unfortunately Perth has lots of insect weather atm RollEyes so they all come inside! I've sprayed her room and shut the door I'll do it again in a little while.

Yeah there's no gunk in her eye or anything. The swelling has gone down a bit now but the eyelid is still red. She doesn't seem to notice so that's good!
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#5 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 12:40:24 PM(UTC)

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raff, you should have seen brooklyn (dd3)'s eye the other week. she'd been bitten on the top of her forehead by a mozzie when we went to christmas carols. the following day, her forehead and eyebrow were swollen and a tiny bit of her lid. by the following day though, she couldnt open her eye as her entire eye was so swollen from the reaction to the mozzie bite. i got her some kids claratyne, we gave it to her the first day before her eye swelled up so much, and then again on the 2nd day and it started going down by day 3
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#6 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 1:11:50 PM(UTC)

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If there is no bite mark it can also be an allergic reaction. I get this from random things food, plastics, plants pollen etc.




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#7 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 1:34:07 PM(UTC)

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Yep I was going to suggest a kids antihistamine too.
Olivia and Dylan react like this to mozzie bites too. Dylan had a massive one on his ankle. It was so swollen you would almost swear it was broken. But we find an antihistamine brings the swelling down nicely.
Go and see a chemist (while she still has a nice reaction) and they will be able to help you pick the best one.
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#8 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 2:02:03 PM(UTC)

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Awww poor mite. Looks like it could be an insect bite and as it is near the sensitive part of the eye it may have made it swell ?? As someone else said, have you got a children's antihistamine? That may take away some of the reaction.
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#9 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 2:24:28 PM(UTC)


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Haha thanks Tarli you'll have to come and see it soon!

Thanks, I'll go the chemist this afternoon (also to escape this heat!) to get some antihistamine for her

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#10 Posted : Thursday, 29 December 2011 8:24:21 PM(UTC)


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DD1 had a reaction like that to an insect bite when she was about 3, she got a bite on her face and the eyelids swelled up, antihistamine helped I think we used kiddie zyrtec

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