to think worms could have been avoided?

[chainedtothedesk]

to be annoyed that may dd has caught worms from my inlaws' kids?

We recently stayed at inlaws house and my dd shared a bed with her cousins. They didn't know they had worms at the time but hygiene never seems a top priority.

we found out they have worms a few days ago and the following day DD complained of itchy bum. i am mortified - and quite fed up of all the washing i am now doing daily.

i also have a newborn and according to the chemist it would be difficult to treat such a young baby if he caught them too. every time we visit i'm always the one that suggests the kids have a bath, wash their hands before a meal etc. so i cant help but think worms could have been avoided if the kids were just washed a bit more regularly. doctor said all kids get them at some point so am i being unreasonable?

oh it; worms - all kids get them - they get them from being kids - not from bad parenting - I susggest you are beeing a bit unreasonable

yes yabu!

my ds1 has had worms twice. we presume from nursery/school.
when I informed his teacher the second time she said they'd take the playdoh away for a while because it's a common way of passing them on

kids get worms. it's no biggie and not necessarily anything to do with poor hygiene on the part of the affected child

Well my dd got them last year, dunno how or where from but i imagine it was school, we are strict on hygiene, anyhow we all took an ovex tablet and that was that, no one else in the house caught them.

most kids get worms at some point, so yabu to think that it's bad parenting

but it does concern me that you are questioning the level of hygiene at their house - why do you think that? do they not get bathed enough for how dirty you're getting? what's the story there?

so YANBU possibly on the hygeine issue

mine had it once from fruit he ate abroad

its easy to get rid of , no big deal

Well mine got worms and this house is pristine

[affronted]

really?? i had no idea i was being unreasonable!
No not hads nits but i remember getting them a few times so thats ok

it just annoys me that the kids rarely seem to get bathed or washed.

How do you know the cousins didn't get worms from your kids?

you're right i dont hmmmm sorry i asked now (hangs head in shame) but i had presumed that not washing hands was a factor.

DCs have not had worms yet (but had them myself when little). I must have been very lucky...

Don't feel bad. Clean hands helps of course but I think the little blighters laugh in the face of hygiene.

I got worms when teaching and I'm quite clean (!) I think it's fecal matter that spreads it and the most common place for it to be transmitted is hands as the stuff gets under fingernails? That's what I seem to remember the GP telling me as I was feeling all ewww.

yes - you think they got worms from in laws kids but really you can't be really sure where they got them from.

Even in not washing hands is a factor it would mean that your dd was likely the one to put unwashed hands in her own mouth

"Got worms from fruit he ate abroad"

Really?

How does this work then?

What type of worms were they?

YABU with regards to the worms :)

Child takes PJ's off. Eggs could fall onto floor.

Someone picks them up. Could get eggs on hand, they touch their face at some point after.

Take PJ's down to the washing machine, or the bed sheets. You touch the kitchen side whilst doing other jobs. Someone puts food down on the side, or a knife to butter some bread?

With a newborn at least they have a nappy on and it's harder for them to scratch their arse

how do you know when your child has worms?

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Threadworms/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

I didn't know much about worms, or given them much thought, until a couple of years ago. I'd been itchy for a couple of days, then one night my son came down in tears about how itchy he was. At that point my husband entered the conversation and the word WORMS sprang into my mind. My son finally fell asleep and we had a peek, yup they were there! We had a mass wash and scrub down. Drugs. Shower in the morning + throw towels straight in the wash for several days.

Looking back, I'd probably had them several times as a child. I can remember being really itchy and my mum scolding for not wiping my bum properly + that was causing the problems. Same with my kids, they've had the odd wriggly, itchy, sore phases. But it's been so minor we've never paid much attention. Slapped some cream around the area and it soon cleared up.

We are a clean family, really but quite often a week after going back to school after hols, one child will mention being a bit itchy. They're well trained now! In the olden days, before our bad infestation, I'd have ignored, or they wouldn't have mentioned it.

These days the mention of an itch and I bung their towel and worn PJ's in the wash. Get them to go to bed in pants under clean PJ's. Apply E45 or Vaseline around the area. That way, with the usual hygiene, it's pretty self limiting.

yabu - threadworms are soooo easy to spread from person to person. We've had them several times and our hygiene is very good.

Threadworms are spread through poor hygiene. Usually, if one member of a household is infected, others will be too. It is therefore necessary to treat the entire household to prevent re-infection. Following strict hygiene measures for up to six weeks can help prevent infections returning.
Treatment for threadworms is available from your GP or over-the-counter (OTC) from pharmacies. Treatment may not be suitable for everyone and you should always follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Treatment does not kill threadworm eggs - good hygiene is the only way to prevent eggs from spreading and causing another infection.
Humans are thought to be the only host for threadworms. Animals cannot catch or pass on threadworms, unless the eggs are transported on the animal's fur after human contact.

I googled

If it's spread by poor hygiene that's why it spreads like wild fire in nurseries and schools. Kids aren't known for washing their hands thoroughly, are they?

The article also goes on to say that 40% of kids under 10 have worms at any given time - so VERY common.

Given the info above I'm pretty sure you can't catch worms from fruit

Agree about the fruit thing - maybe a different type of worm (tapeworm, round worm?).

I have a seemingly intelligent friend who insists she and her family got threadworms from a local bread shop while on holiday in Spain! No amount of discussion on the subject will persuade her they might have been picked up by her 5yo and passed around the family and then noticed while they were on holiday.

She wont eat "foreign food" now.

but hygiene never seems a top priority.

From the way your describe that part of your family it sounds like you don't get on very well and you are using this as just something to have a go at them over.

Lots of children get them, quickly and easily treated, problem over.

YABU

You can ingest the eggs from eating unwashed fruit and vegetables. One of the well known ways of catching threadworms.

The shared fruit plate that used to be common in many nurseries was an excellent source of infection.

I've lost count of the number of times I've has worms (I work with small children)

Eggs are airbourne, in dust, on toys, on door handles EVERYWHERE

its a miracle we dont catch them more often