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Post by goat on Mar 18, 2014 23:06:52 GMT
Hi
Our Kid is doing very well, having joined us about 7 weeks ago.
He has a habit of scratching his head. A lot. There is no pattern to it and happens when happy, playing, watching TV, tired or not
He does it softly enough that he doesn't hurt himself, and he has no reddening, dandruff or lice (that we can see)
He does have eczema , but mild, and again not on his head that we can see.
He never complains of feeling itchy
Tonight I checked on him whilst asleep, and he was scratching whilst asleep and grinding his teeth too
We are thinking this might relate back to his early experiences, as he suffered severe neglect, and was apparently very pleased with his clean hair at his FC. He would often get people to smell his nice clean hair! So we wonder if it is a habit , or stress underlying or something else we have missed
Day to day we have a very happy little boy, who sleeps well, and wakes up happy as Larry.
i appreciate your thoughts....
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Post by pluto on Mar 18, 2014 23:15:39 GMT
My youngest does the same, it is a form of self soothing. Get worse when he is stressed.
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Post by littlemisscheerful on Mar 19, 2014 7:43:03 GMT
Agree with Pluto. Both of mine fiddled with their fingers a lot when they first arrived. Did lessen as they settled. ED now doesn't do anything similar, but yd has been a terrible skin/nail picker over the years.
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Post by goat on Mar 19, 2014 11:25:31 GMT
thanks for your replies
i have noticed him doing it when playing with others, which I know is a bit of a stress for him
He was very happy last night as he got invited to a party! ( first one ever apparently!)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2014 17:39:36 GMT
Does sound like a stress/soothe thing which may lessen over time. I was and still am a hair twiddler. I find it very soothing to twirl a bit of my hair. I sometimes end up with lots of twirly spikes sticking out of my head like a demented hedgehog, which can be embarrassing if you forget about them and answer the door - you do get some funny looks.  Am also still a nail biter when stressed, which is most of the time unfortunately.  |
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Post by nomoretears on Mar 19, 2014 19:38:18 GMT
I'm a bit of a head scratcher too! With me it's definitely a comfort thing. I also teach babies placed with me very young to do it as its an excellent way for them to self soothe.
It could be linked to the eczema though... Maybe it was on his head in the past? My last LO was also a head scratcher (just picture our house with us both doing it, like monkeys!) and even though I couldn't see anything the doctor felt it and said her scalp was extra dry, linked to the eczema on her arms.
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Post by goat on Mar 19, 2014 23:42:26 GMT
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it
I am going to get GP to have a look next time we are up there for whatever else.
Our SW rang tonight and feels that it may well be a comforting action, but too early to say.
To add to it, a Nit letter arrived from school tonight!
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Post by jollymummy on Mar 20, 2014 7:00:41 GMT
When I saw the title of your post my immediate thought was uh-oh visitors!! LOL!!
I get an itchy scalp when I get stressed and my scalp tends to be very dry too.
It may help to use a gentle shampoo (I found Johnsons baby products too harsh for my children's skin - they have dry skin) one without any irritants. Kerstase do a good one (it is expensive but you don't need to use a lot of it).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2014 9:08:58 GMT
Oh nooooooo not the dreaded nits - YEUCK!!!!  You are not a real Dad until you have had to comb those disgusting creatures out Goat.  |
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Post by goat on Mar 20, 2014 14:25:16 GMT
Haha
Tonight's the night of reckoning.
Comb is ready. Poison is ready
Dad has been checked.... I passed!
Thanks for the tip on gentle shampoo, we use Johnson's with that in mind. I guess even that's too tough for some skins.
Doesn't hurt to try
Thanks x
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Post by sooz on Mar 20, 2014 15:01:23 GMT
I had to treat ds recently. He'd been scratching for ages, especially at night, but could not see a thing in his hair or on his head! Eventually I spotted two tiny black specs and thought, well I'll try the lotion.
Next day..... No scratching!!
It was great when we went into the chemist and he loudly said 'mummy these nit wits are driving me nuts'.
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Post by jollymummy on Mar 20, 2014 16:00:40 GMT
We once had hairdresser appointments for all the kids on April 1st. So I primed my son beforehand to say "I've got nits but mummy said not to tell you". The hairdressers face was an absolute picture!! She realised we WERE joking cos we all burst out laughing!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2014 20:40:54 GMT
On the subject of nits, I've learnt over the years that Coconut Oil is the biz for getting rid of nits and it is a natural chemical free product.
The reason I discovered it works is, EDD has straight/slightly wavy Caucasin type hair and she got nits 5 or 6 times in Junior/Infant school. YDD has afro hair and NEVER EVER got nits.
I thought about it and decided it must be the Coconut oil that prevented YDD from getting them, so when EDD next got nits, I did the Coconut oil treatment instead of the chemical treatment, with loads of combing through and it worked a treat - killed the buggers and left EDD with gloriously shiny conditioned hair.
You do have to wash the oil out very well though, shampooing a few times, otherwise it leaves western hair looking greasy, but still better than dousing hair in loads of chemicals.
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Post by goat on Mar 20, 2014 21:55:58 GMT
Well,Our Kid failed! He has about 10 of the buggers!
He was very patient, so hopefully we have got to the bottom of the head scratching, I just hope it wasn't us infecting his whole class. (luckily its suggested its been an ongoing problem)
Mrs Goat was not impressed with having to get done too, but i didn't mind.
I will watch to see if he stops scratching so much now,,,
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 15:46:54 GMT
Arrrrrgghhhhh You are now a true Dad Goat!!!!!
Yeuck I hate them - They're gross!!
You got off lightly if he only has about 10 of them - Got in early then, thankfully.
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Post by nomoretears on Mar 21, 2014 20:57:27 GMT
Nits are one of my dreaded fears - my hair is long and wavy (should say frizzy if I'm honest!). I think wet conditioning and a nit comb is the best way to go - I do my LOs often. Even without nit letters.
Goat, Johnsons says it's gentle but its highly perfumed and not great for anyone with eczema. The dermatologist at my local hospital said to use the cheapest supermarket's own brand bubble bath and shampoo you can find as they won't have put extras like perfume or colouring in.
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Post by goat on Mar 22, 2014 18:17:22 GMT
Hi thanks for the tips
That sounds a good idea , cheap is something we could do with!
We are rechecking tonight, but it looks ok so far.
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Post by moo on Mar 22, 2014 20:36:35 GMT
I put anti nit conditioner on baa & skweeks hair like gel.... Spike their hair & voila nit repellant .... I think it works.... So far no nits....
Their classmates gave been pickled!!!! Give it a try I figured there was nothing to lose & who knew it might work....  It seems to have !! 
Xx. moo. Xx
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It seems to have !! 