Worms - AIBU to ask you if ...

[CafeNoitSilVousPlait]

Your DC has ever had these?

A fellow school mum confided in me today that her girls get these at the start of almost EVERY term!

I didn't want to ask how she knew they had them - I mean, how does one check these things?

Every term tho! - always clear during the holidays apparently.

I was just wondering how common this is. And what should I look out for?

I know quite a few people (vets mainly) who have frontlined their kids - it is pretty much the only thing to work. I remember when i had DD2 and was in the hospital, midwife who i knew from my old job said "well just stick some frontline on her" when i told her DD1 had nits and i was a bit worried about taking DD2 home as she had loads of hair :) lol She was only half joking

ok, now this is pure speculation, but speculation based on my observation, and hardly scientific. I have been using a spray on conditioner (loreal elvive) on my daughter's unruly hair and since then she has not had headlice- apart from once when it ran out and I bought some cheap detangler from superdrug, then she got them. I have no idea if it really helps or not, it could be complete co-incidence but it does help keep her hair brushable, so I keep on using it even though it's expensive. I also plait her hair for school to prevent the little bug(ger)s from taking hold. Would be interesting to see if anyone else finds this?
I'm afraid I know of nothing that is a worm deterrent apart from good hygiene!!

mammatj, you can give them worm tablets, ovex!

Interesting observation boxy. My 3 DCs have yet to catch nits and we use spray in detangling conditioner stuff. I'm more inclined to put our escape thus far down to luck, however .

We had them permanently as dc [boak] but at least we were thin. Weirdly the dc never get them at all, or nits, although I realise typing that will mean a parasitical plague will descend on the house.