Experienced nit folk

[Merename]

So I suspect I picked up nits at work. Have never dealt with them before, kids are 4 and 16mo. For a couple days I’ve been itchy, had DH look last night and he thought he saw some white things at the back. Ordered nitty gritty comb last night but hasn’t arrived, so ended up at chemist and bought white combs, and Hedrin as a back up. Combed us all in bath with conditioner this afternoon, DH did me, spent ages, we didn’t find anything.

Do you think if it were nits it would be more obvious? I haven’t felt particularly itchy since doing it so I’m wondering if it’s been a big psychosomatic experience! The kids hadn’t been itching that I’ve seen, but it was driving me mad itching myself last night!

Should I do Hedrin tonight to put my mind at rest maybe?

@Merename. I had a good neighbour and we inspected each other’s heads. Once given the all clear I usually stopped itching but on one occasion she was on holiday and the itching drove me crazy for days.😁
Never did find any on me but had to treat the whole family on one occasion when I spotted loads on DC2. The treatment was successful but I was still itching for a couple of weeks after.

So this is driving me absolutely mad. Today I have continued to feel itchy throughout the day, then got home and found DD had gotten a nit letter home! So felt strangely vindicated, got mum to check again and she found nothing. She’s insisting that they would be easy to find if I had them - but the last time she dealt with them was 30+ yrs ago so I’m not sure she’s that informed! So what do I do now? Just keep combing us all every day or two until something appears? Or order one of the treatments to do on everyone?

Last Easter I’d had so many emails from the nurses about nits that I became convinced I must have them. Ended up sitting in the bath going over my hair with a nit comb for about an hour and a half.

If it will help then yes, treat everyone.