3 things

[emma_in_dream]

1, Ruby has chubby legs for the first time since she was an entirely breastfed baby. She can even kick herself along in the water (while supported by floaties).

2, Pearl has started school and seems very happy. I am pleased she is in a Grade One/Preprimary class as this is the first time she won’t be the youngest kid in the class.

3, Pearl impressed me by pointing to a Van Gogh illustration and saying she had seen another picture by him of ‘swirly stars’.

On the down side, the hair dresser says that despite months of combing and multiple chemical treatments she *still* has nits.

Comments

[emma_in_dream]

I've been doing just that (except not waiting 20 minutes) 5 times a week for about 8 weeks now.

Luckily her hair cut has made her hair shorter and possibly it will be easier to comb. It is the curliness which makes it so hard.

Will now wait 20 minutes and see if that helps.

Thank you for the advice.

[lauredhel]

Does she have old nits, or active lice? You probably know about the 1 cm rule, but just a reminder anyhow.

Another treatment method that has shown good results is overnight Cetaphil. You saturate hair with Cetaphil cleanser in the evening (you can use a squeezy tomato sauce type bottle to make it easy), comb out excess, blow it dry (no need for shower caps), and wash off in the morning.

Here's detail on the method:

http://www.andoverpedi.com/patient-education/pdfs/Nuvo-lice-treatment.pdf

[emma_in_dream]

There were lice, now just nits. I will try again and if there is no cure shortly we will move onto the Cetaphil you mention. Thanks for the advice.

PS: I think the problem is partly that curly hair is very hard to comb thoroughly.