UPDATE:

These are NOT bites. I’ve been having a Mast Cell Activation Syndrome flare up. Mast Cells help your body respond to allergic issues by releasing things like histamine – mine are more active than they should be and tend to respond inappropriately. It’s been under control for a while, but lately, I’ve had some reactions – things like my throat gets tight and scratchy, I get rashes and reactions like this!

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ORIGINAL POST:

I’ve been getting the occasional bite every so often – they’re big, lumpy and annoyingly itchy.

We’ve watched carefully for bed bugs, spiders and anything else that might be “attacking”.

I had several the other day so we tore apart the bedroom, washed sheets, cleaned and sprayed and sanitized everything.

This morning, however, I woke up with this:

Our room is now completely torn apart (again – still don’t see any bugs anywhere) and we are spraying like crazy (mostly essential oils – lemongrass, peppermint, tea tree, clove, cinnamon).

We are going to bring in an exterminator but I can’t be home when that happens (chemicals kill me) so I still want to do what I can naturally for now.

If anyone has any idea on what these might be or what can be done to stop this – please comment!