I had a similar situation and what I did was to brush aout her hair with a lice comb. The RID is a poison so do not put it on her hair. but you can use vaseline if you want it takes a bit to get it all out but it is safe.
I'm sure you will get a lot of responses to this one! I don't know for sure, but I think you can use RID shampoo on your baby. You might just want to call his physician and ask. I do know though that you need to bag up or wash in hot water all of his bedding ,stuffed animals, anything he has been around. Lice are tuff suckers, and they like to stay around. They can't live without living on a living being for long though. So if you bag up his stuff and leave it for a couple weeks they will die. Good luck!!!!!
Obviously ask your pediatrician if RID is okay to use on an infant. But I know there are some homeopathic ways such as using mayonaisse, it kills the lice since they can't breathe, then pick out the bugs and eggs. Or there is always the old fashion way of shaving his head... Good luck
It is summer. Shave his head. It will grow back thicker.
To get rid of the lice, you have to wash his hair with the lice shampoo, regularly,then comb through and look for the lice and pull them out. Then you have to wash everything in the house he has sat/laid on. It is quite laborious, if he has a full head of hair, but since he is a boy, I would suggest shaving his head for the summer...that way, you know you got them all! I am sorry! It is such a pain!! Good luck.
I knew someone who went through a similar situation. The only thing that worked was to buzz his hair as short as possible because he was so young, the chemicals could cause problems... good luck!
First, don't put chemicals on a baby's head. I am a mother of 5 children, and 9 grandchildren, and at some point in each of their lives, they got lice. Usually from someone at school. Here is the safest method. Slather his head with Mayonaise, put a plastic cap on him (like possibly a shower cap) and let him sleep in it overnight. The mayonaise smothers, and therefore kills the lice. The next thing you do is wash all bedding, blankets as well as sheets in HOT water, and dry in the dryer. Vacuum the mattress and carpet. The last thing, is to use the vacuum nozzle on any stuffed animals, once that's done bag them up in a lawn and leaf bag and tie securely and put in a freezer if you have one. The low temps also kill lice.
Lastly, it's my understanding that Lice are extremely difficult for babies to contract because of their fine hair. The lice and nits need "older" hair to attach to. As children age there hair get's thicker and more coarse. So, I doubt your little guy is at risk very much. Hope all of this helps.
Rid is way too toxic to use on such a small child. If his hair is short -- keep an eye on him to see if he actually has picked up any lice. They make some pretty mild tea tree oil shampoos that would be all right to use on the little guy even if you want to do it to head off the problem before it is one. My daughter ran a headstart program for three years, and tea tree oil (and shampoo) was her best friend! ;)
First of all, you say he was exposed, not that he has it. Don't take any measures unless you actually see evidence of lice.
Lice are not quite as "contagious" as most people think. They like the warmth of their host's bodies, and usually won't leave a nice warm host unless another one is in direct contact. When kids are playing very close, when they literally have their "heads together" over some game or project, is when the lice make the jump if they are going to. So it's easy to be exposed but not acquire any lice. Some experts even say you don't have to take extreme laundry/housekeeping measures either, that lice aren't going to hang around in a cold bed waiting for someone to come by.
So I would react lightly initially, then go to more laborious measures if the light-footprint ones don't work. If there are lice present, don't use a pesticide. See if you can get rid of them with one of the practical home remedies listed, and don't bother with the emergency spring cleaning unless the other measures don't eliminate them. I know lice sounds icky but they are really just external parasites like fleas, not something really scary like tapeworms. Exhale and get your mayo mojo working!
Hi Amanda,
I highly suggest putting your son to bed with lots of mayonaise in his hair and a shower cap over it all, the lice can't do any connecting to his hair and the eggs that were connected lose it very easily with one of those lice combs, and since there are so many oils in the mayo it will really moisturize his hair and take out the tangles easily. I remember getting lice when I was in 7th grade and my parents went through 3 kids of that special lice shampoo and it damaged my hair so very badly, and at one point the stuff burned my scalp, and when the 3rd one didn't work and my parents didn't have the extra money for the stuff my mom got some advice from someone about the cheap remedy, and it worked, plus it basically did a deep conditioning treatment as well. So yeah, just use mayo, it worked wonders for me, my Mom may even suggest this if she responds to you, she is Karen R. Goodluck!
Oh, Looking at your title problem and seeing that your son is only 5 months old, you have nothing to worry about, he's got baby hair, it's way too fine for lice to latch onto.
boil a good amount of sage and rosemary in water and add it to his shampoo. Wash his hair and let it sit for 5 minutes. then rinse and comb. Blacklight shows live larvae and eggs so you can see if he actually has it.
good luck! :)
For all who say a 5 month old can’t get it, false! Our 5 month old has a lot of hair, he for it from our 6 year old who brought it home from school! We are working on it, we will not shave his hair, and would never use toxic rid on it! We have just been combing it every day 2 times a day and our 6 year old did apple cider vinegar and a spray bottle of tea tree oil and peppermint oil and it took it away but have to do every week for 3 weeks to be sure gone. And washed stuff once a week and in between sprayed with the peppermint and tea tree oil.
Thank you to all the Mama’s who responded! I just couldn’t imagine shaving his head! I have not seen any lice or nits on his head and I took him to work with me today (and he will be with me tomorrow). My sister treated all of her kids and is doing everything she can to clear her house of lice. I am going to use the mayo and the tea tree shampoo and hopefully he doesn’t get them!