Dd (4) complained of having an itchy bum in the middle of the night recently, and, while she hasn't complained about the itch since, she keeps needing to go for a wee in the night which isi unheard of for her.
I got the idea of worms in my head so started checking her poo but never found anything so thought we were safe. I did try to have a look up there with a torch after she'd gone to sleep but she always woke up and got quite distressed (can't think why !)
Then I felt a wriggling sensation in my own backside. Did the old sellotape on the anus trick and found what I believed to be a worm stuck on it when I took it off.
Now I'm STRESSING!!! Does this mean the eggs are everywhere in our house? We all wear knickers and pjs at night, but will they still be all over the bedsheets?
I got thet dcs throoughly washed this morning and put clean clothes on, then dd went and sat on her bed. So have I now sent her to school covered in eggs???
I've bought a family pack of worm tablets which I'm planning to take tomorrow as that's when dh gets home (figured we should all do it at the same time otherwise iti may be ineffectual)
So tell me, if we take the meds, and I clean the bedding and towels, is that enough? Or does the house need some proper industrial cleaning??
This is just awful. Give me nits any day over these bastards. I'm a bit concerned that dd may have a vaginal infection hence the night-weeing. So I'll probably need something extra to treat this, won't I? Do the worms meds even get the ones living in vaginas?
So many questions and so much angst! Sorry to ramble on and on. This is a milestone I was never too bothered about reaching!!
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I think we've got the worms...all advice welcome!
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UnknownGnome · 20/11/2012 09:35
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