Ew! Head lice

I was just reading our kindy newsletter and apparently there's been a reported case of head lice at kindy.

I've just checked Michaela and I couldn't find any but what can I do to make sure she doesn't get infested?

I have a herbal shampoo with tea tree oil which I'll start using on her and she always has her hair tied up before kindy.  I'll also check her hair every kindy day.  Anything else?

sarahm wrote: Speaking from experience (the joys of working in daycare) Ive done all I can and still ended up with them

 

I was hoping no one would say that

My mum used to spay my sisters hair with hairspray after it was tied up seemed to work as she had long hair.

As preventative measures, tea tree oil drops directly into your normal, every day shampoo. Don't shell out extra money buying shampoo with tea tree oil already in it. If you add it to the shampoo yourself, you're making it more concentrated so it works better. Just make sure it doesn't go into Michaela's eyes or it will sting! Blow dry her hair if she will let you, too. The heat can kill the living lice.

Every daycare day, put her hair up in a plait, then sprayed with hairspray. If she does end up getting them, it pays to read up on their life cycle and work at breaking that cycle. For example, only adult lice can lay eggs so if you kill them while they're still nymphs (7-10 days after hatching) but before they're adults, then that all helps to break the cycle because they haven't had a chance to lay more eggs.

Ashlee has had them and the only way we could get rid of the bugs and eggs was to comb, comb, comb about 3 times a week in the beginning! It's definitely gross and takes a while to not be squirmy to the whole process, but it's all just a normal part of daycare/school!!!

i believe that they like clean hair so prehaps don't wah it as often. Also the strys of being told that you need to wash evrything just aren't true they don't survive off our hair.