Lice help!!
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We just got the dreaded lice email from school. Freaking out. What do I need to know/do?? Helppppppp
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The dreaded lice...all 3 of my children HAD lice and little did I know I had it as well. My husband of course got away without having it! Lice Fairies in Austin TX was a life saver... we went into the salon and they removed everyone's lice.
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My daughter has curly hair and we tried doing it ourselves twice. I finally gave up and went to the hair fairy. It was worth the money. And, an important piece of advice she gave me is that you don’t actually have to wash anything! You can either 1) put it in a plastic bag for 72 hours or 2) put in the dryer for 2 cycles. Knowing that lice can’t live without being on a human for more than 72 hours made me feel SO much better about all the clothes and stuffed animals and sheets! Also, make sure you keep your kid’s hair in a ponytail or braid for the remainder of the year- that’s a huge preventative measure.
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If you do decide to treat them yourself, do not even bother with Nix. Joke of a product. Ivermectin lotion will knock those m’f’ers right out. You can get a generic OTC tube at Walgreens, CVS etc…or name brand Sklice. Same stuff.
Use the whole tube. After you treat, COMB. The cheap nit comb works just fine, but you gotta use it! Don’t give these damn things a chance. Stick your kid in front of a movie, give them a lollipop or something, then section out the wet hair and comb right at the scalp alllll way down. Comb til you can’t comb no more. If you’re a lunatic like me, you can go a step further and strap on a headlamp, section the hair again, and pull the sticky little nits off each strand with your fingernails. Psychotic, but effective. And lastly, the follow-through after treatment HAS to be legit. The lice know if you’re slacking, I swear. You’ve got to keep re-combing and re-checking…show no mercy.
Side note: I also bought a LED light magnifying glass off Amazon, which can help in the search but is honestly more fun to use to check out what the hell you just pulled off your kid’s head.
The biggest shocker for me was just how SMALL these things are. Practically microscopic. You expect to take a look at a few spots on your kid’s head and see them…but unless they’re larger adult lice, good freaking luck. Thick hair? Dark hair? Curly hair? Godspeed. I think that’s one reason the lice live on at our school because the bugs and nits are absolutely the teeny tiniest things you’ve ever seen, and a naked eye “look-and-see” by a parent (especially when you don’t even know what you’re looking for) hasn’t been enough to catch an already active case.
Ugh. I hate them. So much.
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They are sand colored and hard to see. The best way to make sure your child doesn’t have them is to use a nit comb through their hair to see if there are eggs or actual bugs
You can get a nit comb and lice preventative spray at HEB.
And tie your girls hair up every day. I promise you, it’s worth it
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Ohhhh Since I just went through it, our lady put oil in there hair and then used the nit comb, wiping it on a wet paper towel as she went to check for eggs or lice. You can also use dawn dish soap (which she did) on your kids hair to help loosen up eggs/lice .
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This is going around my kid's school right now...eek. I check around their ears and at the base of their neck every morning and when they get home every afternoon. I also douse them in rosemary spray before school. So far so good, but I know it's a matter of time.
I've been told that if you flick them they won't move from the hair but dirt/dandruff/anything else will move/fall off. Best of luck!! -
For those who can’t afford to keep treating the entire household… my pediatrician said to coat their hair with cetaphil and it suffocates the bugs .
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Our family has been through this more times than I’d like to admit. Once you get lice, you’re more susceptible to getting it again (the lice release a pheromone). Keep checking and stay diligent!!! Good luck!!!
