Pregnancy and Mosquito Repellent

We use the Off Family Care and it works well. You are not supposed to use any kind of repellant that has a lot of DEET in it when you are pregnant. The Off is fairly low (I think 5%) so it is ok. That is what I used when I was pregnant both times and what I use on my children as well.

Hi J.,

I have 3 kids. 19,4 and 11 months. Use Shin so soft from Avon. Its safe, works, not expensive and does not smell bad.

Good Luck!!
T.

avon's skin so soft works great and it's safe

White Vinegar. Rub it on with a cottonball or put it in a spray bottle. It does work.

All Terrain Kids repellant works well for me. I prefer to use non chemical organic products on my skin---it is the largest organ of your body, and everything you rub on it gets into your bloodstream.

you can also get a sprayer bottle. take the cheapo listerine knock off from walmart, the ugly brown kind, original flavor. Spray it all around your patio and area where you will be spending time. It keeps them away for awhile.

There is a fantastic complete yard repellent, it is applied using a garden hose and lasts for months. Just follow the instructions to allow for drying time before you or the kids go into the yard.
Also, look into planting lemon grass, it is a natural mosquito repellent.

Last summer when I was pregnant the dr told me to stay away from the ones with Deet in it.. We got some stuff at Buy Buy Baby It had no deet in it. It had a funky smell, but it worked pretty well.

Good Luck!

J., I tried to use mosquito repellent only when absolutely necessary and then, I sprayed it on my clothes, not directly on my skin. I was told to stay away from repellent with deet altogether. You could try wearing light weight clothing that covers you if it's not too hot.

Instead of spraying you and the kids, spray your yard(have hubby do this) and wait until it is completely dry, mine would do this every 2 weeks. We would use skin so soft when we went off property.

If you want to be absolutely safe and "bug free" you can use the only 100% certified organic bug spray for you and your family! It is a potent combination of pure essential oils and organic herbal extracts, with absolutely no chemicals in it! I invite you to try it out and what's easier than ordering online and having the products come to you. It's called Buzz Free Zone and once you go organic, you'll never go back to chemical ladden products! Here is the website address: www.karenmacnab.mionegroup.com

Please let me know if I can be of help in any other way. The third one is a charm! I have the same number of children as you and my boy was last - always will be my baby! Take care of you too! Best of luck.

K.
Wellness Consultant

When I was pregnanct with both of my boys, for some reason the mosquitos did not like me. Something with my hormones they didn't like at all. Maybe it's something with being pregnant with a boy. I never had 1 mosquito bite while pregnant. Hope that works out that way for you too.

C.

california baby has a good sunscreen/repellent in one for the kids but i've used that one on myself too - and there are others are whole foods w/o chemicals

I have used JoJoba oil from Trader Joes, then added some lavender in it (bought lavender essential oil from Whole Foods). Believe it or not, it worked well!

Google my idea to make sure I'm right--I may be misremembering the essential oil.

I use the California baby, which smells good and works great. Another tip I learned from other moms moms last year, put Bounce regular scent fabric softener sheets around you. For some reason that works as a mosquito repellent. Who knew?

there is natural stuff they sell at wholefoods that works great called All Terrain Kids Herbal Armour

Ok, well I read all your responses because I didn't want to tell you something that you've been told a ton of times already. Anyways, those that said stay away from deet is right you can purchase an inexpensive bug spray from Avon that doesn't have deet in it and it smells great. Another one that works is a home remedy I read a long time ago and it's worked for me you take a dryer sheet and rub it all over I swear it works. Anyhow, good luck buy the cheapest one without deet that you can find cause it's only good for a year (I think) I think it's like sunscreen (not as effective).

When I was pregnant I bought an all natural mosquito repellent made of garlic. It doesn't smell like garlic at all, it has a mint scent. I still have some and have used it on my son and I both...it seems to work quite well. I bought it at the local health food store, Naturally Yours.

I have used a plain bath oil for mosquito repelent for years.. it's put out by AVON.. called Skin So Soft. Yeah they have repellent too..but I just like the way the bath oil ( the original ) feels and smells. I also use it on the kids, and pets.. Nobody sick... nobody bitten if protected. This has also kept the pets from fleas and ticks.
I use it SPARINGLY. ( don't like feeling too greasey) and I understand the product to be non-toxic.
Years ago , when I used to sell the stuff, I made a killing at the race track..the groomers used it on the race horses to help with biting flies.
A horse's skin is supposedly more sensitive than a human's.

But check with a doc..and the Avon people to make sure they haven't changed more than the packageing over the years.. and good luck to you.. and God Bless.

go to whole foods and ask them -- there is one brand I use that is free of chems.

California Baby has a line of Citronella lotion, natural bug repellant spray, and sunscreen/citronella lotion, here is the link:

http://www.californiababy.com/citronella.html

We use it and it works great, and is all natural and no chemicals. Hope this helps!