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Moms View Message Board: General Discussion: Archive November 2007: Ugh!! Lice
Is this something most little girls get at one point or another???
One other question, I'm fairly certain I know who she got these from but I don't know the family at all and it's been several weeks since she played with this girl. How in the world do I say "Your kid gave mine lice. Keep her out of school until you've taken care of it"? Honestly, I can't stand this little girl and I'd already talked to my dd about not playing at her house again because of the filth and the lack of safety they provided while my dd was there. Can I call the school and ask them to do a class lice check without causing a problem myself? I've already let the parents of kids she's played know about this so they can be on the lookout. I certainly don't want any other parents to find this by surprise like I had to.
I called the school when my neice had them and I told them to check the class out so they did and the rest of the kids in her family were checked to and all were sent home. I did feel a little bad about doing it but my daughter was in school to and I didn't need her to get them. My brother didn't know I called and no one else knew I did it they will never tell anyone but they will check if you call that is something schools hate.
I'm sorry you're having to deal with this, Tink! BTDT. Both my kids had lice at the same time, but fortunately dd's hair is fine and thin, and ds's hair was really short at the time. It was many years ago and I can't remember exactly what I used, but it took care of it. I'm sure you'll get good advice from someone. As far as the school, you're supposed to let the school nurse know she has lice, and they will most likely do a whole-school check, at least that's how it works around here. You're right, there's no nice way to say "your kid gave my kid lice," especially since you don't know for sure. Unfortunately lice is an equal-opportunity pest and doesn't discriminate between "clean" and "dirty" people, LOL! Good luck! It's a PITA for sure!
I remember getting lice in elementary. My mom had three of us with long hair to deal with! She finally just cut our hair and then dealt with the lice. I think she used the Rid stuff, or something from the drug store. She did exactly as you did, the laundry, the bedding, combs and brushes, hair stuff, checking everyone else... And yes, the schools are sensitive to stuff like that. You just report to the school that your child had it and they have the school nurse or the equivalent do a headcheck. I remember that I worked in a school office when I was in jr high, and when you sign a child out, you have to put the reason. Well, the children who were signed out to go home because of lice never had that written as a reason. They always had the medical term, and of course, most don't know what that is, so privacy was still kept.
BTDT as well. Mine got it in preschool, on picture day, when one of the helpers used the brush I put in Jen's cubby to brush every child's hair with. UGH! The little girl who brought the lice to school wasn't treated properly at home and the next week we had to do it all over again. This child's head was literally crawling with bugs!
This is making my head itch.
Tink,
Jeez, I just cannot get rid of these nits! I keep combing and picking for an hour at a time then we both need a break. When we start up again, it's like I haven't gotten rid of a single one!
None of my kids or I have gotten lice (I work at the school) I do remember one year, when my youngest was in first grade it was almost an epidemic in her class. She was one of 5 kids that didn't get it (out of 25), as soon as I found out it was in her class I googled it, and I would wash her hair before school, tightly braid it, and then smooth a few drops of pure tea tree oil over her scalp and the braid. I have also heard that coconut oil works. I hope you get rid of them soon.
Call the school and ask for a check it is the right of the parents to have this done. If your child has them then they are suppose to do a class check automatically. Good luck.
You can put mayo or vaseline on the head and wrap with a towel or plastic wrap. Let it sit all night long and wash out the next day. It will smother the lice and kill any that you could not get.
Five of the 7 of us had it at one point, and a couple of my girls have had it a few times since. What a pain! We did use the chemical stuff at times, but the best thing was leaving oil in their hair overnight ever few days. You also need to buy a good lice comb, not the one that comes in the package. I paid $25 for mine, and it combs out the bugs and nits. We've never had a problem since I bought that one. If I see anyone scratching, I check right away, but usually it's nothing.
Poor kid!! I remember getting lice when I was in elementary school, it was just MISERABLE! I hope you guys can get rid of them easily!!
Thankfully I've never had to deal with lice, either having it or my children having it. I do have two boys, though and if worse came to worse they'd have very short hair! lol I do remember the school-wide checks--the principal coming around with two pencils. Ew! Good luck, Tink.
Tink - Could you call up the parents in question and just say that you found lice in your daughter's hair and were calling to let them know in case their child caught it from your daughter?
My DD and my DS"s 3 kids each just went thru this. All 6 of the kids had them at the same time.Actually my DD's kids caught them and passed them to my DS's kids ( hey, thats what family's do...SHARE
Sarah got them, when she was 2 (from the babysitter, which I found, when I called, that it had been going through her house). I was pregnant with Emily and I had it, too. She still had fairly short hair and it wasn't that advanced on her. One treatment did the trick for both of us. The doctor had to call over to OB, to find out what I could use. They recommended Nix and I did use it. Obviously, Emily is fine.
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Anyway, it took them over 2 months of CONSTANT treatment to finally get rid of them. My DD buzzed both of her boys hair, which took care of their's. They were almost bald!! Luckily in was in the summer. But her DD, age 5, was another story.It was a battle to get rid of hers. And ,they all did the extensive cleaning,etc, and treated the parents hair as well. My son spent over $300 in the process of ridding their family. My DDIL has very long thick hair, as does their oldest DD. Please be careful useing the ones like RID , because these are actual pesticides and can be very harmful. You can look up natural remedies for lice on the web and get some good ideas. The Tea Tree oil is really good.A good trick to keep them from coming back...put mouse/gel/and or hairspray on their hair each day.The lice are not able to attach to the hair .