I'm really on a roll today with gross, humiliating posts. Another TL;DR: Anyone know a safe and effective way to get rid of lice while pregnant?
The stuff I'm reading online is scaring the crap out of me talking about chemicals and pesticides. It's all very conflicting info too. I had planned on getting the shampoo stuff and just going through the process of combing it all out over and over, but now I don't know. I also don't know how effective all these "natural" home remedies would be either. I put in a call to my doc this morning soon as they opened and I'm still waiting to hear back. Receptionist said they might write me a prescription? In the meantime, anyone have any ideas?
DD got it a few weeks ago from the playgroup I was taking her too while DS attends summer school and I thought I was in the clear, but apparently not. Jaws will probably drop when I say this, but DH just went ahead and shaved her head. She was thrilled. She has been begging us forever to do this because she always says she wants to be a boy and wants to look like her dad and brother. I don't make her feel bad at all about wanting to be a boy, but said no to the buzz cut thing. Until the lice appeared. Then I allowed it to happen (just went in the other room and cried while it was happening haha.) It took so long for the hair she had to grow in!
She had really short, fine hair to begin with so it really wasn't a huge difference appearance wise. My extended family reacted horribly as usual. I wasn't happy about it either, but they overreact to everything so I just expect it now. Last time I checked hair grows back, but anyway. I had to warn them all that if they make my kid feel bad for even a second or treat her differently I will kill them. And I'm as conflict avoidant as it it gets. So far, so good.
I'm not going to shave my head however as DH suggested I should so we can all be the same HAHA he was serious. Between that suggestion and his disgustingly smelly feet that make me want to vomit lately he's on thin ice. I am freaking the f out though because I've heard horror stories about how long it can take to get rid of this and I have long, super thick, curly, frizzy/dry type hair. This sucks!
Re: Lice
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
DD1- Aug11 Angel Baby- June13, said goodbye Oct12 DD2- Aug13 DD3- due Feb17
My understanding is that the topical stuff kills/paralyzes the live bugs so that they are stationary and can be then be removed, but it does not kill the nits, so by diligently working on the nits everyday, even if they hatch, you will get them combed out before they're big enough to lay more. It amazed me how by the 3rd and 4th day I was still finding nits in DD's head and I had only found maybe 6 actual bugs. Those little buggers are so so tiny!
Also- go ahead and by the metal combs, the plastic ones are useless. They come with little brushes to clean them out with, but I mostly dipped the combed in water (with a lice away essential oil in it) to clean it out. This also let me look from the bottom of the glass and better identify whether I'd gotten any.
Like PP mentioned, the eggs don't get killed and you have to kill the new hatchlings.
Take all soft toys/pillows/ etc and either HR wash and hot dry them, or wrap them TIGHTLY in trash bags and put them out in the sun. High heat kills them.
Best wishes on getting rid of them ASAP! Ick!!