Newborn babies have a strong sense of smell. As they develop, it will get stronger. It is essential that your baby is breathing healthy air. Moreover, babies are very sensitive to toxins.
It is necessary to know that raids are very harmful to your baby’s health. You must keep your baby away from the raid. They cause irritation, coughing, infections, and internal problems. However, in order to keep insects out, you must use them.
Maximum Time and Minimum Time
It is suggested to keep babies away for a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 30 minutes (if the amount sprayed is more than usual) after the spraying raid.
However, it is most safe for a baby after the effect of the raid is completely gone. You should close the door and windows of the room and allow the raid to work and then re-enter with your baby after the effects and smell have completely vanished.
However, it is most safe for a baby after the effect of the raid is completely gone. You should close the door and windows of the room and allow the raid to work and then re-enter with your baby after the effects and smell have completely vanished.
After Spraying Raid is it Safe for Babies
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How to Make the Effect of Raid Go Away Faster?
The toxic particles in raids travel fast and spread across the air even if you spray them on the surface of the floor or directly onto the insect. It lingers long if you spray it into the air, rather than the surface.
Usually, it takes 15-30 minutes for the raid to dry out from the surface, depending on the product type. Make sure to give it enough time after spraying the raid to be effective and kill the bugs. Then ventilate properly before entering the room. Some ways how you can get rid of the effects of raid fast are:-
- Turning the fan or AC on 15 minutes after spraying can decrease the smell of the raid fast.
- If it has been long enough and the smell is still there, let some air in.
- You can wipe some of the raids away off the surface after 15 minutes.
What to do After Spraying Raid?
It is best if your baby is not in the house or in the room where you sprayed the raid. Take the baby outside for some clean and fresh air or to a friend’s house. It is safest for the baby to not be in contact with the toxins of the raid at all.
If it is not possible to get your baby out of the house, stay with your baby in a different room.
Clean Properly
You should clean off the area of floor or wall where you sprayed the raid. Babies can crawl and mistakenly touch the place of the raid, and that can cause skin problems. They can also mistakenly lick the hand they touched the raid with. This is very harmful to them.
If you leave the raid to dry on the surface, it will keep away bugs as they come in contact with it for a long period of time.
Organic Ways to Keep Pests Away
If you are concerned and feel unsafe to use raid when you have a baby in the house, here are some natural ways to kill bugs with items available in the house.
- Take a cup of vegetable oil and mix it with one tablespoon of liquid soap. This mixture will get rid of bugs.
- Spray tea tree oil in your house as well as in your gardens.
- Ants can be killed with dish soap.
- The strong garlic smell keeps mosquitoes away.
Store Raid in Safe Places
It should be taken into note that harmful products like raid should be stored away safely. You can also store them in a cupboard or drawer where your children cannot reach them. You can store them behind sinks or on the topmost shelf. Packaged and unopened insecticides should also be carefully put away from children and babies.
What Happens if a Baby is Exposed to a Raid?
Unlike us adults, babies lungs are not able to take in the toxicity in a raid. It is even harmful if it comes in contact with their eyes as their sense of sight is still developing. They take more breaths than adults hence they are more exposed if they are in a room where a raid has been sprayed.
If your baby has been exposed to a breathing raid, seek medical help immediately. The doctor can prescribe the right medicines needed for the baby to prevent any kind of health problems caused by the raid.
If your baby has touched raid, give them a shower and wash off the area properly. Change the baby’s clothing. It is best to consult with a skin specialist afterward.
Precautions to Keep Your Baby Away from Exposure to Raid
Make sure to keep your baby’s items and food away from the area where you spray raid. The toxic particles can cling onto the items and later on catch up to the baby.
If there are no chances of getting your baby out of the place or room where the raid has been sprayed, use a mask.
Bottom Line
Bugs are a common problem in every household. It is natural and they cannot be stopped from entering your house. Do not let your children play in the gardens for 24 hours after using pesticides. These types of toxic chemicals are very harmful to them.
You can protect your baby from mosquitoes by using a mosquito net on the baby’s crib or installing a net on your windows. Insect repellents or bug sprays are safe for babies after they are two months old. Avoid the face. Go for weekly medical checkups to keep track of your baby’s sicknesses.
There are also cases of cancer and body development problems due to exposure to raid in babies. It is important to make sure you keep your baby away from raids or any other toxic chemicals at all costs.
Babies are vulnerable to strong smells and toxins. It is best if you keep your baby away for a long time after the spraying raid, for the betterment of the baby’s health. Make sure to read instructions and warnings of a product before usage.
