Headlice (merged)

chatta

aaroncaz wrote: »

Actually, last year, when he had them, the doctor refused to give me any lotion, saying its chemicals, and she dont agree with them, think for me though, if i've got them, a lotion is needed as i have long hair!

I dont agree here, wash your hair and towel dry........ Put lots of conditioner on and use brush to get tangles out and then use the lice comb......... It will take you a while but how good for your hair is that having conditioner on for 20 mins

chatta

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I find this curious, when I was a school we never got nits, we even had the nit nurse round every now and again but I don't think that happens now. My brothers kid was always getting them so now he has his head shaved. What has changed?

I think it doesnt help nowadays that a lot of parents have to work, instead of keeping child off of school and dealing with it the pressure is on them to go to work........... Not having a go at working parents btw :rolleyes:

AnnieH

Yes conditioner and nit comb works for us. Every time my girls come back from their dad's, one or both of them is always infested:mad:
You need to get a nitty gritty comb though as they get the eggs out as well. They are expensive - about a tenner - but they are guaranteed for life.

aaroncaz

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I find this curious, when I was a school we never got nits, we even had the nit nurse round every now and again but I don't think that happens now. My brothers kid was always getting them so now he has his head shaved. What has changed?

I think you must have been lucky, i remember having them, way back in the 60s!!

As to other suggestions for combing and conditioner, don't think i can do that for 2 weeks!! too lazy!!

AnnieH

you don't need to do it every night. I do it twice a week for 2 weeks. newly hatched lice can't lay eggs until they are 7 days old, so if yu get rid of them before they lay eggs, you eradicate the cycle.

aaroncaz

we had a nit nurse at school, untill last year i wasn't even sure what they looked like, but we were in a hostel(long story) and one family of 2 kids, were riddled with them!! I sure found out what they looked like.lol!!

aaroncaz

AnnieH wrote: »

you don't need to do it every night. I do it twice a week for 2 weeks. newly hatched lice can't lay eggs until they are 7 days old, so if yu get rid of them before they lay eggs, you eradicate the cycle.

Ok, I'll give it a go, but not sure i have them, not been itching, and as i have permed hair, i wash it and comb conditioner through every time, takes me abt 15 mins!! so maybe they havn't got a hold on me!!

chatta

I work in a gp surgery and only 2 weeks ago a mum brought her daughter in and talk about her hair being alive and her scalp was bleeding.......... The poor child was in school uniform and mum was expecting to get a prescription and then send child to school........ Poor kid was so infested she had to be emergancy referred to hospital for mild sedation and treatment in the childrens unit........ We all wanted to take her home for some tlc x Some parents really dont think its a problem.........

Jo6673

My boy used to lay his head on my knee with a white towel over my lap after doing the conditioner thing and I would pick the critters out!
It used to relax him too!

aaroncaz

chatta wrote: »

I work in a gp surgery and only 2 weeks ago a mum brought her daughter in and talk about her hair being alive and her scalp was bleeding.......... The poor child was in school uniform and mum was expecting to get a prescription and then send child to school........ Poor kid was so infested she had to be emergancy referred to hospital for mild sedation and treatment in the childrens unit........ We all wanted to take her home for some tlc x Some parents really dont think its a problem.........

Sounds like this family in hostel, was 4 kids no 2, as i said, i checked the one week, a couple of weeks later, looked again, they were running all over the place! this was after i had treated my son, the mom had done nothing abt it at all!!