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?

"We once did a fab project on how many eggs we could find on money. OMG you don't even want to know........"

Yes, I do want to know.

How did you count them?!

[boaks] all over thread.

i went to buy ovex today and asked for 2 treatments and i was refused! when i explained i wanted to retreat after 2 weeks the pharmicist looked at me in amazement but still refused to sell the extra packet. like i am going to od on ovex. is that even possible?

I am not in the UK --- our local pre school issues a note each term reminding parents to keep an eye out for signs of worms, and treat where necessary. They say that shared play-doh, sand play, baking etc (where 'something' is handled, gets under nails, and is passed round) is a normal source of 'infection'. I think my kids had worms about 3 times - unlike nits which dd2 had constantly despite all attempts to comb, nit bust, delouse, herbal treat, poison...

dd is a thumb sucker, they are the worst

When DS was at nursery in Japan, they used to send out worm-testing kits every year at the beginning of summer, before they got the paddling pools out - little sticky patches you were meant to apply to the, um, anal area as soon as the child got up in the morning - the patches were then sent off to be checked microscopically for eggs. DS didn't have them then, but we have certainly had them since.

I suppose nursery workers wouldn't normally know about it (unless the children were tested) because the worms only emerge at night, some children don't even notice them itching (because they are asleep), and many parents wouldn't realise that itchy/uncomfortable bottoms might be a sign of worms.

It's really not anything to be embarrassed or panic about - threadworms are harmless, just mildly irritating, and if the BBC story I linked to above is true, having harmless parasites could actually be good for your immune system. I'm not so convinced of that that I don't rush for the Ovex when I realise we've got them, though....

My little boy has had them...we realised something was far wrong when I got him in PJ's and he started pulling himself along the carpet to give his arse a right good scratch. 1 dose of Ovex later and he was back to normal...me and the OH never got contracted them thank fuck.

Yes, valiumredhead, it is the unwashed hands, the handling of the fruit, the picking of the nose, the putting the fruit back on the plate etc.

Didn't mean to imply the fruit was unwashed. It was just 2 separate sources of infestation that occurred to me simultaneously - IYSWIM.

Yes YABU. If they didn't know they had worms then whether hygiene is a top priority for them or not is irrelevant really. Keeping your child and your towels and your bedsheets boiled to within an inch of their lives may help get rid of a worm infestation, but it will do bugger all to stop you catching them in the first place.

if they only come out at nigh inthe dark how come they dont come out in your dark pants

itssnotfunny ..I often wondered that, it must always be dark in your pants surely

I think ity might be to do with the stillness of sleep and the warmth/moistness that occurs more when sleeping rather than teh time of day or the colour of your pants.