Nits, there, I said it out loud
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Topic: Nits, there, I said it out loud
Posted By: Redbedrock
Subject: Nits, there, I said it out loud
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:13am
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So I have officially become a mother, I am in the middle of dealing with my first family outbreak of the little blighters, courtesy of some delightful child at a play group or coffee group we go to.
Fay is quite oblivious, Neil is totally grossed out and has washed his hair 40 times this morning and I am soooo itchy as I have had a delightful allergic reaction to nit poo. So we all stink of teatree oil and tonight when I finish work I will nuke them out with some chemicals. Sod the planet, I need them gone Just thought I would share and get you all itching as much as I am  They don't have an itchy emoticon, we need one
Oh and Happy Easter all  ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:36am
| Hehe nits are so ew :P I had a bad case of them a couple of years ago which forced me to shave my dreads off :( I was so sad. Doesnt matter how many times you bomb the buggers with chemicals, you just cant get the eggs out of dreads! went a whole 6 years with no problems before that either :P Just took one kid that belonged to my friend and BAM. I am NOT looking forward to the day when my child comes home with them - they gross me out so much >.< good thing we're having a boy and I can keep his hair real short! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:39am
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Ugh, I feel your pain! My Maya has had them constantly since she started school (which is only three weeks ago!) I dose them every weekend and by the following weekend she is scratching again like a dog with fleas. Thankfully the gremlins seem to have escaped them, I've picked the odd couple out of their hair but as their hair is so thin it's easy to see if they have any and there are no eggs etc.
Am going to give Maya's hair another big burst tomorrow to hopefully knock it on the head for a while, she hasn't been scratching at all this week but the shampoo says to redo it after 7-10 days anyway. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:41am
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Argh, aren't they the most frustrating things in the world??
Our 10 year old CONSTANTLY gets them... she had 6 outbreaks of them last year and that was just at school!! She's been back at a new school this year for 6 weeks, and has already had them. The best product we have found is Mr Nits... Tea Tree Oil doesn't seem to work at all for us -------------  
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:44am
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We use Moov shampoo to kill them which seems to work, then Electric Blue conditioner to comb them out. It's $60 worth of products tho! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 12:03pm
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aahhhh the bloody horrible little buggers. I for some weird reason got them after the birth of both the boys and consequently so did the babies...
am hoping i dont get them again with eden, cause her hair being darker they will be harder to get out... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 1:58pm
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Emma have you tried regularly washing Maya's hair with Tea Tree oil? Doesn't take much, but should keep them away if you do it every couple of days. (hopefully!)
Mike had nits when I met him... didn't bother telling me about it for a while though! I could get rid of them ok, but he had heaps of trouble... no matter how hard he tried they wouldn't leave for good. In the end they just seemed to vanish when he left his parent's place (kinda weird as no one else there had them, and he kept his bed and stuff) It doesn't help that his psoriasis was aggrivated by the shampoo and he has REALLY long hair that he refuses to cut... needless to say there was alot of combing going on. Personally I think the shampoos don't work as well as combing wet hair. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 2:02pm
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We put ti tree oil in our shampoo, have done since the first time she got nits from daycare a few years ago but ugh, she's got them again. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 2:08pm
That sucks. I only ever caught them off my sister, but she got them a few times from school. I suppose it depends who they hang out with, and how close they are. Maybe you should encourage friendships with short-haired boys  -------------
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 2:21pm
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My God, Neil has just spent $60 on nit stuff. Nit combs, I have really long hair so need a long one apparently, big bottle of teatree oli, but I use that anyway and some nuclear nit stuff, not sure of the name ,but this time next week I will do a product review. My colleague is also telling me to get some cheap budget condtioner and put heaps on and nit comb them out, so will be doing that soon as I get home too ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 2:50pm
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If that doesn't work then using hair straighteners is suppose to burn the little buggers out. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 3:12pm
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Oooh Cuppatea Maya would LOVE that, she loves having her hair straightened lol, vain lil miss!
Clare - the long toothed combs are the best, I tried a short one with Maya and it got the lice out but not the eggs, the long one gets the whole lot. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 8:21pm
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LOL Clare, just wait for Fay to get to school and you wont know what has hit ya ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 8:26pm
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poor fay at her age getting the nasty headlice.
your hairs thick to isnt it claire? eeekkkkkk when i last put the nit comb through my hair it took me forever. and believe me the amount of headlice infested children i came across in hairdressing i was forever making sure i didnt have them i used to get so itchy with just the thought of them. hope they all go soon for ya chick, they are not nice. and did you have a few words to teh mother of the very pleasant little child who had them? i check boo's hair all the time since she started daycare. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: LuluBelle85
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 10:02pm
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Lol, there's another thread here from a month or two ago... have a read about what I did with my fertility saliva microscope.... Hehe....
http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14949&KW=lice - Link |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 12:26pm
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Ewwww! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 3:01pm
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Yep Monique, my hair is thick......it took me 2 and half hours to get the comb through my hair and it was soooooooo gross what I got out. I had a call from Fay's carer to say she still had live ones in her hair and could I come and collect her. So Fay had a second treatment today and went back to the carer with nit combs and lotion. I have also found a couple more live ones in my thatch, not looking forward to another mammoth session, shaving my head is certainly looking like a good option now.
I am going back to the pharmacy afterwork for some napalm or something to clear them out. I don't like it and if this is going to be my life for the next 18 years, combing nits out every night then Fay is off to boarding school and she will be an only child. Can ya tell I'm getting p****ed off with it all  ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 3:30pm
Eeeeeek. I now have sympathy itch. Atleast I HOPE it is sympathy itch 
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Posted By: Glag2
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 3:46pm
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After hairdressing for several years and talking to and seeing many people old and young with head lice Ive found these things always get mentioned...
#Once you get rid of them,use tea tree shampoo #Dont use Apple Flavoured shampoo on kids..Atrracts Lice #Tie girls hair up and coat with Hairspray,because it sets hard they cant break thru it on to the hairshalf #Also you can buy a gel for boys and girls with a nit repellant in it and its natural #Section the hair bit by bit and whenever you see something alive spray with hairspray,it will stop running,which will give you time to pull it out. #eggs that are at least an inch away from scalp have already hatched Hope this can be some help  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:46pm
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My nieces and Nephew have had them constantly for ages and James has picked them up from them a few times now but like Emma said their easier to get as you can see them before they get a chance to lay eggs I have found that if I put conditioner in his hair before we go around there he dosn't get them but when I forget he does apparently they find it it hard to hang on to the hair when theres conditioner in it so you could give that a go. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:54pm
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Christopher got nits once. Ewwwww. We tried all the lotions and potions and ended up shaving his head and he hasn't ever had them again. But please don't shave Fay's head - or yours for that matter. Good luck though. And I have sympathy itch now too!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:55pm
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I just spent 2 hours tonight cleaning Maya's hair out, and we've got another few days of combing ahead of us to get all the eggs An exercise in futility... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:56pm
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I remember my mum having to do that with me Em. I hated it sooo much!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:57pm
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She doesn't love it either I feel so sorry for her. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 12:16am
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Awww poor girls. I was also told about the cheap bottle of conditioner trick, my friend did it on her girl and worked good for her. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 11:11am
Well I think we are clear for the moment. I don't mind Fay having them just not me
Will try the conditioner in hair for play groups and stuff. thanks for all the ideas and stories, made be laugh when i was surprisingly stressed. I only had nits once beofre and that was after 6 months backpacking thru the middle east, India and Sri lanka, not from 2 hours at Playcentre in Motueka!!! or where ever it was. sorry to all of you that have had sympathy itches tjis week, Neil is dribving himself mad but he has just shaved his head, as i said thinking of doing the same thing ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 12:50pm
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hehe Sympathy itch cracks me up.
I got it worst when I had dreads and my little brother got knits at primary school. I freaked out so much I cut them all off. Glad you are clear now (I should really check Hannah!!)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 12:50pm
| And by knits, I mean nits. Yarn on the brain. |