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Headlice, WWYD

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Newusernameforthiss · 27/11/2023 20:28

Twins in reception, two different forms, I've never encountered headlice before so genuinely clueless.

They got them nearly three weeks go. I followed the NHS advice to the letter with a nitty gritty comb as recommended on here. Today is day 17. Me, DH, one twin all clear, the other one had one tiny headlouse, or it could have been a bit of fluff, probably a headlouse tho.

Would you ignore it and consider it done (I mean that means I missed one egg last time and this little twatlord was too small to have laid eggs) or should I now start with hedrin etc omg I am so bored of combing everyone's hair?

YANBU: this is basically done, chill out
YABU: it's hedrin time, the phantom itching will never stop otherwise

nhs.uk

Head lice and nits

Find out how to spot head lice, how to get rid of them and how they spread.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/

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foobio · 27/11/2023 20:36

As they're in reception, brace yourself for this happening many times over the next couple of years! You'll keep getting the occasional louse unless the whole class de-louse at the same time. Regular nitty gritty combing helps catch any adults that have jumped over from other children before they lay eggs and multiply. I wouldn't bother with hedrin, nasty chemicals and won't stop them getting reinfected.

Rachie1973 · 27/11/2023 20:32

Give up on the lotions and potions. They’re crap.

nitty gritty and buckets of cheap conditioner every 2/3 days.

Then when clear do it once a week until they leave primary to catch anymore early!

TeenLifeMum · 27/11/2023 20:31

I used to nitty gritty with a tonne of conditioner once a week when my twins were in reception and year one. Also used tea tree shampoo and platted their hair for school with hair spray to hold it (nits apparently hate hair spray). Twins are now 12 but I still have 3 boxes of nit treatment in the cupboard (have 3 dds in total) as it always became apparent late at night or on a Sunday evening.