nits

[JuicyLucy10]

ok i am really embarressed about this.

I'm a nurse but no where in my journal of training has this prepared me for what can only be called an infestation. My dd2 had quite a few eggs behind her ears so i went and bought hedrin once treatment. I applied it but suddenly there seemed to be eggs EVERYWHEREi looked. :(
It seemed to work quickly and i left it on for nearly 45 minutes to be sure but i am very unconfidant about how these eggs will come free. We found 5 bugs all dead, none wriggling.
We have changed her bedding and towels, thrown out the pillow.
Does anyone have any experience with infestations and any advice to offer. I feel we should be doing another treatment in a few days but the chemist advised me against this. I am also straightening her hair to try and kill the eggs. I am worrying about sending her to school even though they should be dead because you can see them!.
HELP!!!

they sometimes come out in the nit comb.....i'd keep doing this....comb.comb.comb

You need a nitty gritty comb www.nittygritty.co.uk/site/, lots of conditioner and a good programme on TV - you sit there every other evening for a couple of weeks, smother your DD's hair in conditioner and comb and wipe...comb and wipe... comb and wipe....

Look upon it as a bonding experience!

They are probably only the empty egg cases. Combing with conditioner will probs get rid of them.

JuicyLucy10 - dont be embarassed, headlice are a perfectly normal part of school and a sign that your DD has friends!

5 headlice is not a major infestation.

As others have said, comb regularly using conditioner and a normal come to lossen hair then a nit comb. If you find anything then apply the treatment.

Keep a stock of treatment in.

Headlice dont prefer clean or dirty heads, they just like blood. They need to keep warm so will die once away from a nice warm head.

Keep an eye out for the intensive scratching as that is the sign to treat.

Once your DD is clear dont be surprised if you get another round (and another and another). They dont come spontaneously out of the earth, your DD has been rubbing heads with someone. If that person doesnt get treated then a further infestation is likely.

Happy combing

If you can still see the eggs, or empty egg cases, just sit her under a light and spend the evening removing them by hand.

Slow and painful, but she should be alright if you get her a good DVD.

Another thing I've seen recommended on these boards is hairspray. DD was at school with cootyjane a little girl she adored. She was contantly catching headlice from her friend as her mother was so wrapped up in herself she was neglectful to be honest.
Once I'd cleared them from DDs head, I started to use hairspray. I would plait her hair really tightly then give it a good blast of Elnet. Not sure what the teachers thought of the scent, but DD was nit free from then on.

thanks everyone.

I did a lyclear treatment tonight and spent a good hour combing with a new metal comb. I must have removed approx 500+ babies or eggs... However now she is looking much better. I am gonna continue with hedrin for the next two weeks and comb every other day.

I was stupid enough to think its a condition more for primary school children. When this is cleared we are going for a shorter haircut as her hair is so thick!!!

It's easy to get caught out - DD1 has had them once since starting secondary school and I also assumed we would have left them behind at primary.

When my friend was teaching in London, she perpetually had nits. She tried everything, but in the end she had her lovely long hair cut off into a short bob.