#66 Looking for Susnhine...

[cw68]

I was told that when you have your hair colored, lice dont get on you. I hope it is true!!! I did make a therapy last night but I am itching everytime I think about it... My babysitter/housekeeper will clean the house tonight, their room and beds etc...

Lotus, you suprise me saying that. Ali send me a message from Santorini to give him a chance... I will wait a couple of years before I make up my mind...
K

Unfortunately, that's not true. During 2008, my daughter had lice seven times and I had it twice. (My son never got it.)

I did everything you were supposed to do and it kept coming around again because it took quite a long time to be properly addressed at the school.

After going through this, my advice to you is: don't be embarassed. Tell your friends and your children's classmates so they can take steps to avoid it and avoid passing it around and around. There is nothing shameful about lice, they don't pass diseases and they aren't a result of poor hygiene. I was amazed that some of my daughter's best friends had lice and their parents never told me! My daughter didn't know to not share combs or hats or barrettes or anything of the sort.

I would go straight to the doctor for a prescription treatment. Lice -- here on the West Coast of the US at least -- have become highly resistant to over-the-counter treatments, mayonnaise, and all the other home remedies that seemed to work in years past. As VH said, combing through their hair is the best route. Treat 'em and pick out everything you can. After a few lookings through the hair it's quite easy to figure out what's bad and what's not. I still look through my kids heads about once a week because catching it early makes it easiest to end.

Vacuum and bag up plush items for two weeks. Do you use an electric or gas dryer? I was told that running laundry in the dryer for 20 minutes on high heat kills any eggs or bugs.

Good luck dear. It's such a pain and I was going through this when my XH and I first separated. Aurgh.