Worms in room at nursery

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I have a newborn (10 weeks) and a 2 year old. I’ve just had an email that there is 1 child in my child’s room at nursery (6 total) who has worms. There’s no exclusion period so I assume they will still be there.

how likely is it my child gets worms? I’m so anxious about it, I could cry. I have a newborn so my hormones and anxiety levels are generally raised, but I’m normally quite health anxious anyway.

It is a very common and medically benign condition . The main symptom that DC get is an itchy bottom and sometimes some soren ss in the vagina. These symptoms are worse at night. The worms are passed on when a little one has it he’d their back side , not washed their hands and then passed on the eggs. It is really a question of being very vigilant about hand washing after the loo, nappy changes and before meals. It isn’t dangerous , just annoying and on this basis to be avoided. Please don’t worry.

It’s impossible to say how likely it is really. But my actions now would be to cut their nails, wash their hands when they return from
nursery and get some ovex in (liquid medicine for worms). Once you’ve given the ovex they’ll be gone in a couple of days.

They are gross but not harmful and they will go away on their own as long as the child doesn’t reinfect themselves.

Sorry should have clarified, only give the ovex if they get worms of course. It’s not a preventative.

OP please don’t worry. I am the most squeamish mother and I have coped with multiple episodes of worms in my DC. Wash their hands, trim their nails (as a PP said) and get some medicine in (ask pharmacy), if the child is complaining about an itchy bottom at night then treat as per the pharmacist instructions. By the next night it’s usually gone and wash bedding/pjs and soft toys that day. Sometimes the pharmacist will recommend treating again two weeks later. It really is absolutely nothing to worry about so please relax and enjoy your little baby (easy said, I know, when you’re anxious)

Thanks everyone for your kind responses. I’m going to try to implement some additional preventative measures at home eg shower child down as soon as home, wash clothes on hot wash then disinfect bathroom. Is there anything else I can do? How long u til we would know if we have them?!

Disinfecting the bathroom won’t make a difference at this stage. You are only at risk once your child has them, scratches and then spreads the eggs around on their fingers.

The place they will/have caught them is nursery. Hence why I say wash hands when he gets home.

They take 3-4 weeks to mature but you don’t know where the other child caught them, they may have also got them at nursery.

If he gets them he’ll tell you, they’re really uncomfortable. Just keep his nails short and encourage hands washing. Please try to forget about it.

You can actually see them squirming around their bottoms. Remember this from fifty-five years ago when my girls were in infant school. When I took them to the doctors he told me not to inform the school as they would tell me to keep them at home and all the children probably had them. I used to dose them with whatever was the usual thing at the time. Blooming nuisance but you can control things with the new born and probably 2 year old. At school they are sitting on the general toilet seats as well as not washing ands properly. So common but so upsetting.