OMG have I had nits for months 🫤

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I feel so utterly stupid and so annoyed at myself.

I am 22 weeks pregnant and from around 10 weeks I’ve had a really itchy scalp, to the point I got anti-histamine from the GP.

I’ve checked my hair daily in the mirror and haven’t seen any sign of nits, perhaps a bit of flakes but I thought that was from the itchiness. It’s always been in the back of my mind though, but Google and GP said get common in pregnancy to have itchy scalp due to hormones.

anyway, we found a few little tiny nits yesterday on my DS so instantly went and got the spray and comb. I just knew then that I had them!

I spent a long time last night combing and found 2 larger ones, but nothing else. Done the same this morning after applying the spray last night and nothing further. If I’d had them for so long, wouldn’t there be more?

I just feel disgusting. My DH asked me if I had any last night and I said no as I just feel so silly.

my scalp is still itchy but maybe this was the cause 😩

I'm a primary school teacher and often get nits, it's horrible! Just keep combing with a nit comb and conditioner every time you wash your hair.

If you'd had nits for 3 months untreated you'd have found more than two they are prolific breeders and you'd be infested I think it's likely just coincidence. Treat keep combing and then retreat I'm sure you'll soon be a nit free household.

Absolutely this. You would be crawling with them if you had gone months with an infection.

I had nits a few years ago, in my 40s, I think my youngest had spread them to me and my eldest, we only found out when the hairdresser came! I was horrified!

nitty gritty comb and big bottle of conditioner and comb out your hair every second night for at least 2 weeks and that will hopefully see them off.

Former teaching assistant here, head lice loved me during my 20 odd years in post. I found the best way to get rid was to smother my hair in conditioner and comb. Do this daily until you can no longer find lice or eggs in the comb.
I never found a chemical solution that reliably worked.

Why didn’t you tell your DH no? Do you know you’ve all got to be treated now to get them gone - and again in a week?

I doubt you've had them that long. You've got them from your ds. Itchy scalp is something different.

I never had them as a child. So when I got them as an adult I didn't realise for around 3 weeks. And I had 100s. It's will have just been an itchy scalp and you've now got them from your DC.

thank you all, and for your recommendations. I’m just confused why the two I found on me were so much bigger, I’ve only just seen them on DS and he’s got very fine blonde hair so easily to spot

Oh no this is my nightmare op!! Not because nits aren't a normal part of life when you have children but because my hair is so long and thick I'd really struggle to treat them

Are you ok? I'd have the heeby-jeebies

I would tell your husband, presumably you're sleeping next to him and he lives with dc so he will need treatment too

It’s probably eczema or dandruff not nits