My wife is in Baton Rouge for a science teacher seminar, so I had to take my daughter to her old in-home day-care lady when I went to work. About 4 hours after dropping her off, I got a call asking, if my daughter was allergic to bee stings. I said, I didn't know, because she'd never been stung. Turns out, my daughter was in a pick-up truck with daycare lady's husband & daughter on the way to get some hamburgers, when a bee flew in the window. Daycare lady's daughter swatted at it & it landed on my daughter's leg, stinging her. Daycare lady removed the stinger w/ a credit card & saved it for us, also put vinegar on the sting to soothe it (I'd never heard of that - we always used baking soda). Anyway, my daughter is fine. I took her to her swimming lesson in the evening and when we got home, she showed me the sting and we took a close look at the stinger. A neighbor, who might as well be kin to us, dropped by & took my daughter out for ice cream to help her feel better. Swimming lesson Here's the spot Checking out the stinger The stinger itself Ice Cream Treat - w/ chocolate sauce moustache! [/img]
The stings are painful but if you take a q - tip and put it in clorox and dab it on the sting it stops the pain immediately.
One down, how many more to go? I remember getting stung lots of times when I was young, and I always cried buckets. I'm glad your daughter got extra-special treatment, it helps a lot!
I use vinegar on wasp stings but it's definately baking soda for bee stings. Thank goodness they got the stinger out though as they can cause infection if left in the skin. So pleased to hear your daughter wasn't allergic.
I'm so glad your DD wasn't allergic. She seems ok with that pretty smile of hers. Must have been all the extras. Always good for helping any type of boo boo.
awwww so glad she feels better . normally down here we wet tabacoo from a cigarette to ease the pain and draw out the sting .just thought i would pass that along .
Glad she isn't allergic, and that the "sting" went out of her experience. The child who swatted at the bee should be taught not to do that. Bees are not aggressive but they will defend themselves and their hive. Please make sure your daughter (who is adorable, by the way) knows that bees are not to be feared. We keep bees, so are prejudiced, but bees are a fact of life no matter where you live, and living in mortal terror of a small insect can ruin a lot of outings!
A relief to know she isn't allergic, and what a big stinger! EEK. I have never heard of putting anything on stings, but I do always have antihistamine cream just in case.
That was quite a day for your cute daughter. I'm no expert, but I've always thought that the first exposer you get sets your body up for the next time. So next time one gets stung there could be a reaction. I always have something on hand incase one of the family members gets into trouble. I think that it was a good idea to let her take a close up look at that stinger.
