Originally Posted By tapdancemom Just got home to find my precious grandson's head shaved. HELP, HEAD LICE. A friend of his spent the night and it was one big slumber party. Tricia got a call this afternoon that the child was sent home from school with head lice and now She and Andre need to be treated and everything washed and dryed. In all the years of raising kids I've never been through this. We've been told that spraying down furniture, carseats, carpets...washing and drying clothing and bedding...and treating the hair and everything will be fine. Anyone gone through this and have any advice for us. I just want to cry.
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Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo From what I have heard one of the best ways to avoid/treat is to comb over the scalp with a fine tooth comb as often as poss as this not only breaks the legs of the lice but disturbs there eggs also. good luck I now itch with sympathy. I am now going to comb my hair.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Keep checking for lice, burn the house down, and go to the store (even Walmart if you have to) and get the treatment stuff. I feel for you. My son came home with it in 3rd grade, we shaved his head and threw away stuff. The end of our lice problem was quick.
Originally Posted By teddibubbles I tryed copying my papers.. but I cant blow it up big so you can read it! .... A natures remedie (( WE HAVE USE THIS AND IT WORKS GREAT!!)))) this is from my health pages ... for head lice... GRAPEFRUIT_SEED EXTRACT . it cost us $11 for a bottle that makes TONS!!! ...grapefruit-seed extract has been shown to provide swift relief from head lice.. MIX TWO QUARTERS SHAMPOO AND ONE QUARRTER EXTRACT 20 drops to 1 cup water put thoroughly into head and scalp. then place shower cap on head for 20 min ... then rinse well ..and use delousing comb... you may need more than one time treatment........ but its not poison to us..
Originally Posted By teddibubbles if you copy and blow up the page you may get to red it part 1 <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/LICEcurePART.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb ums/b363/teddibubbles/LICEcurePART.jpg</a> part 2 <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/LICEcurePART2.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb ums/b363/teddibubbles/LICEcurePART2.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By tapdancemom Thanks guys....tons of laundry has been done...everyone is stressed over this but we'll make it through...never want to go through this again!!!
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy If there are any stuffed animals where the children were put them in the dryer too. we did not do this and we got a second round
Originally Posted By DVC_dad YES been there done that with my first (of 5 almost 6) children. Scrub it, scrub it, scrub it, and it will go away. Use a fine baby comb on an hair above it. Very simple. (At least it was with our one and only case) Of course you may want to see your pediatrician, I say this as an adherence to my strict "CYA" policy.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad What next? Should we discuss Thrush / Candida? We've been there, done that too. LOL
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Oh my daughter got lice from one of her friends twice! The girl's dad just thought it would go away, I guess. My daughter at the time had really long, curly hair and after hours and hours and hours of picking through it we had to give her what was kind of like a "bowl cut". Her hair was so thick that we just couldn't salvage it. I'm tearing up now just thinking of it! I cried and cried and cried.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom 999haunts, how awful, I would have cried too. about the cradle cap, if I remember right we combed a little baby oil through it.
Originally Posted By dlkozy Not only would I wash the stuffed toys-I would bag them up and put them in the garage for awhile. As I mentioned on another topic site, insist that your child be able to keep his/her backback neatly under his desk. Have them put not only their coat in this backpack but also any hat that they might wear, such as a baseball cap. Lice goes through classrooms like wildfire and it is not wonder when all the coats and hats and backpacks are right up against each other.
Originally Posted By trailsend Throw everything you can into the dryer. Heat kills the eggs. tapdancemom ~ my daughter had head lice when she was in 3rd grade. That was several years ago. But, I just followed the directions on the Lice treatment; combed through the hair and got those little suckers. I remember having her sit out on the deck in the sunlight. I remember we had quite an "epidemic" in our elementary school. We had all the room moms periodically have "head checks" and if there were any suspects, instructions were sent home. They are just a pain. But it's not the end of the world. Just remember, HEAT. Heat kills the eggs.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy my mom said to use baby oil. And comb it. I never noticed it until the other day because she has such long hair. I put it in 2 piggy tales and was grossed out by the dead skin cells LOL I freaked out alittle- another thing Andrew never got
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Jess had minor cradle cap but Mike none our health visitor advised (and it seemed to work either baby oil or baby moisturiser ( I used the latter) put it on (just a tiny bit) about half an hour latter put on a little more and repeat (if poss) for about 2 or 3 hours before bathtime and just gently rub with a toweling cloth. As I said Jess only had minor but this seemed to work. By the way how old is Holly now (the having enough hair for pig tails got me thinking I thought she was younger than Jess but she is a long way off that)
Originally Posted By tapdancemom Can you hear the screaming....We did all the right stuff and now my daughter has them and she found one in Andre's shaved head this morning too. I wish they made a "bomb" for this like for fleas. I want to run away and hide, Tricia is beside herself. I should have the cleanest house and laundry when we get done with, have to find something positive....eeeeeek!
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m <<about the cradle cap, if I remember right we combed a little baby oil through it.>> Tyler never had cradle cap, but I recall people using baby oil when I was younger on my cousin's babies. Most of my cousins are older than me and I helped take care of their babies....
