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OMG!!! I"M NOT ALONE! Girl I have been dealing wit...

2009-10-29T23:33:05.776-05:00

OMG!!! I"M NOT ALONE! Girl I have been dealing with this for a month!
1st my daughter then my son then the baby then....ME!!! UUGH! doing so research I found that

Listerine for 2 hours under a head cap, followed by vinegar(dissolves the glue) for 2 hours followed by 2 hours of coconut conditioner. Easy clean out bye bye ya little...

I vacuum 3x's a day. Packed up every little stuffed animal, dolly, and threw all out pillows in the wash, except my dd here's I threw out!
Gave my son a crew cut(just like you did)

I received a jar of coconut condition hair treatment from tropical traditions and used that for an hour instead of the coconut conditioner and not only did it clear up the YOU Know whats but it also got rid of the bad case of dandruff we all had too.
GONE! its been 5 days now. No sign of anything....sssshhh they might hear me. I've got my eyes peeled and I check the kids every day 2ce day. Haven't u seen my Tweets from 2 weeks ago? Head lice Hell!

HOpe they stay away from us both. FAR away!
OH and a little clue. USE THE CURLING IRON on the girls! HEAT!! HEAT! and more heat and use HOT water as hot as they can stand when you wash their hair.

Thanks for all the tips! :) Glad you are oh so clo...

2009-10-27T23:13:00.703-05:00

Thanks for all the tips! :) Glad you are oh so close to being lice free!

Blessings, Octamom!

Yes, blow-drying should be hyphenated....and, yes,...

2009-10-27T20:33:33.911-05:00

Yes, blow-drying should be hyphenated....and, yes, I did have to look that up! ;o)

Sounds like you learned a lot. It also sounds like you deserve a few moments with your feet up, as your Phthiraptera Vanquishment was quite an ordeal!

Yeah, we got lice too and it was ugh...not so much...

2009-10-27T16:41:47.538-05:00

Yeah, we got lice too and it was ugh...not so much fun. www.licetokill.com worked for us. But now we make SURE to keep our daughter's hair in braids and she is not allowed to "BORROW" hats anymore.

susan....ha, no need to be superstitous, lice won't jump on ya just cause you read about them...but I'm starting to itch. so there may be something to that.

Thanks for the article.
Sheila

Sounds like you are doing your usual awesome and t...

2009-10-27T14:39:54.333-05:00

Sounds like you are doing your usual awesome and thorough job! Your kids are blessed!

I can't even imagine. I'm glad to now know 2 ne...

2009-10-27T12:21:18.901-05:00

I can't even imagine.

I'm glad to now know 2 new words, and where to come if I forget your tips. :)

I'm superstitous, so I haven't commented on the "l...

2009-10-27T10:22:37.705-05:00

I'm superstitous, so I haven't commented on the "lice" posts. If I say one word, with my luck, it will happen, but I know right where to go for the cure. I can't believe how intense all of this is. What a flippin chore.

I am not a fan of lice and don't want my kids to g...

2009-10-27T10:13:01.435-05:00

I am not a fan of lice and don't want my kids to get it but after reading this, I REALLY don't want my kids to get it. But at least I know who to turn to if I do have to tackle this.

I agree about the nit combs. They are worthless! ...

2009-10-27T09:13:15.668-05:00

I agree about the nit combs. They are worthless!
I spent hours and hours picking through Niyah's hair with my fingers and using my nails to slide them off her hair. I would drop them into a bowl of alcohol.

Last year when we had it I called the school district to let them know that it must be going around BIG time if we "unsocialized" home schoolers had it. The school nurse just laughed at me and said, "It always is." o--k-- Excuse me while I go add another reason to the list of why we home school :)

Have a great day!

PS - Those comes ARE a joke.

2009-10-27T07:58:19.268-05:00

PS - Those comes ARE a joke.

Please be careful with the Tea Tree Oil. Although ...

2009-10-27T07:57:34.633-05:00

Please be careful with the Tea Tree Oil. Although it is an oil, we had to cut Caitlin's very long hair because of the damage it did to the ends. The stylist says it dries out your hair. Seems paradoxical to me. Anyway, I must say that once I used that one product I recommended, the daily nitpicking ended. Glad to hear about the Cetaphil...being a school teacher, I am sure my encounters with it will be never ending.

I forgot an apostrophe up there after "toddlers." ...

2009-10-27T07:22:50.891-05:00

I forgot an apostrophe up there after "toddlers." I am so embarrassed.

You forgot to mention that you have also been feed...

2009-10-27T07:22:26.625-05:00

You forgot to mention that you have also been feeding 10 people 3 meals a day (plus snacks), taking care of twin toddlers non-pediculosis needs, and generally trying to go on with your regular life while you've been doing all this laundry, hair-washing, nit-picking, etc.

Exhausting, isn't it? Oh, and let's not forget the 3 AM nightmares where you wake up feeling as though your head is itching...at least, that's what happened to me!

Glad the Cetaphil helps! My friends tended to use it 3 weeks in a row (with the blow-drying).