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Thread worms are thriving everyday in the bottoms of little children and affecting their daily activities and causing sleepless nights for many families. It’s not a nice experience but easily identified and treated. I am frequently finding worms a problem for our little pre-school aged non-sleepers and mum and dad are horrified. Worms are spread very easily in the community across all social backgrounds and generations. They are spread most commonly in pre-schoolers’ because in my experience the only things toddlers share are germs (and love) and this age group are not always efficient at hand washing, particularly before eating. How do we identify a child with worms? *An infected child has an itchy bottom!! They will naturally be very irritable during the day, frustrated, uncooperative, fidgety, not be able to sit still, cannot concentrate, argumentative and angry. Often the most common reason for children trying to climb out of the cot is that they have worms. *You might suspect someone performed a personality transplant on your little angel! *They want to scratch their bottom and will commonly be seen taking their clothes or nappy off. *They will walk strangely like they are trying to keep a coin safely between their buttocks and having trouble (imagine). *They will frequently urinate and or bed wet at night. *They will not be able to go to sleep and not be able to explain why to you, but will be crying and uncomfortable, not naughty. What to look for *If you suspect worms, look for a pinky/red rash about 2cm wide completely around the outside of the genital area *If you wish to look for worms, keep the room dark, ask for your partners help, comfort the child and ‘spring’ a torch light onto the exposed bottom. The worms come out at night to lay eggs. This process creates the uncomfortableness and irritability. So in the night time only you will see 1.5cm long wriggling pieces of white sewing cotton, moving fast away from the light, around the anal passage. In girls the worms can crawl into the vagina and be even more irritable. How to get rid of them *Firstly, collect as many worms as you can see immediately and dispose of them. Your child will feel calmer after the worms have disappeared from the skin. *If you have a daughter and you suspect they are in the vaginal area, you can very gently slightly spread open the outer labia (flaps of skin) and if you see any worms, gently roll them onto a cotton bud (q tip). Tissues and cotton balls are too large and you won’t be able to see what you are doing. (personal experience) This will provide immediate relief from the irritation of the worms trying to lay eggs in this sensitive area *Apply a thick layer of Vaseline to the anal area to provide temporary relief to the skin and catch any worms that come out again in the night. *Wash in hot water/use the dryer/hot sun on all linen, towels and clothing worn by the child. Repeat for the whole family. The worms can live outside the body long enough to infect everyone. *There are a variety of medications to offer your family. There are one dose liquids, orange chewable tablets and chocolate squares, please do the whole family the day you find the worms and then again 7 days later in case of re-infestation See your pharmacist for the appropriate dose and the minimum age. *It’s a good idea to keep the medication in your medicine cupboard (personal experience), it will be late at night that you discover them, the shops will be closed and no-one can sleep if anyone else has worms crawling out of their bottom! *Please inform your pre-school/daycare centre if your child has them (even anonymously if embarrassed) so that other families can be on the look out for them and the centre’s can be more proactive with hygiene and symptoms in other children. Always think about whether you would appreciate the warning if another child had worms and played with your child. How do children get worms? *Through their mouth. *The worms come out at night to lay their eggs in the tissue around the anal passage, this causes the skin irritation. *The child scratches their bottom because it’s itchy. *The eggs get under the finger nails and are spread onto everything the child touches: toys, toilets, taps, towels, pencils, chairs, etc. *The next child/person touches the same objects and then….doesn’t wash their hands before eating/ touching the face and they swallow them. Tip The simplest form of infection control used in hospitals everyday that prevents doctors and nurses from catching all of the bugs in the hospitals is HAND WASHING. Make it a family routine that no-one eats before they have washed and thoroughly dried their hands. Encourage this at pre-school and day care as well. If we start young enough the children will think it as normal as cleaning their teeth before bed or kissing you good bye. It is up to us as parents to start and lead by example with these sensible habits. |
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132 of 135 people found the following review helpful.
Britax B-Safe vs Chicco KeyFit 30
By Hannah Mestel
This is a review of the Britax B-Safe infant car seat. I am a mom with two small children and have owned and/or tested over 30 car seats in the past 5 years. Overall, the Britax B-Safe is a wonderful infant seat that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to friends and family. It is very similar in features and price to the Chicco Keyfit 30 Car Seat, so I’ll give a basic comparison to help parents decide between the two.
First of all, if you want to use a Britax stroller, such as the Britax B-Agile Stroller or the Britax B-Scene Stroller, choosing the B-Safe car seat totally makes sense. The click-n-go adapters that come with the car seat (already attached) and the receivers on the strollers (easy to attach, takes under 30 seconds) make it seamless to convert those Britax strollers into fantastic travel systems. If you want to use a non-Britax stroller, check with that stroller’s manufacturer to see if they make a car seat adaptor that’s compatible with Britax infant seats. It does take practice to line up the connectors when you’re dropping in the car seat, but it does get easier with time.
Moving beyond travel system usage, let’s take a look at the car seats themselves.
Fit: The Britax B-Safe and the Chicco KeyFit 30 both have a 30lb weight limit. The B-Safe has a stated height limit of 32″, vs the KeyFit’s 30″ limit. In reality, both seats are outgrown when your child’s head is 1″ from the top of the shell, and in reality, the Britax shell is no taller than the Chicco. So don’t let that stated limit trick you into preferring the B-Safe.
Both the B-Safe and the KeyFit 30 fit tiny babies really well, thanks to the infant padding provided by each manufacturer. Both of these seats fit small babies FAR better than the Graco Snugride 35 Infant Car Seat. The B-Safe’s head and body pad is removable for older babies at the discretion of the parent, whereas the infant body padding in the KeyFit must be removed after baby weighs 11lbs, though the head pad removal is at the parent’s discretion in that seat. Both seats also fit older infants well, with plenty of harness positions (a major downfall of the Graco Snugride 22 Infant Car Seat, which only has two harness heights). I give a slight edge to the Britax because it has two crotch strap positions. I’d recommend that parents buy an infant seat with a 30 or 35lb weight limit rather than the 22lb limit any day — avoid the SnugRide 22!
The Britax B-Safe has one drawback on the “fit” side of things: the straps can be somewhat “twisty”, e.g. they can get twisted in the buckles and can be a pain to untangle. This is because the straps are the thinner, more slippery webbing. The Chicco straps are slightly thicker and do not twist easily in the buckles, which is a big win in my book (my husband twists the straps in the B-Safe buckles every time he takes our daughter out of the car…it’s a talent, really!).
Note: After outgrowing either of these seats, you’ll want to move your child into a rear-facing convertible car seat and keep them rear-facing to the limits of that seat, NOT into a forward facing seat. Check the AAP recommendations on this — they recommend keeping your child rear-facing to age 2 or the limits of your car seat, which is usually 35-40lbs and way past age two. Your child is 500% safer rear-facing!
Installation: Both seats come with one base, which you install in the car and leave there even when removing the infant car seat. Both bases have an adjustable “boot” that helps you to achieve the appropriate angle of recline, and both have a level indicator on the base. The Chicco base wins for ease of installation, with its pull-strap mechanism for LATCH and easy seat belt lockoffs. The Britax base is easy enough to use, but the tightening mechanism isn’t as smooth, and the belt lockoff requires a TON of force to open and close, making the parent feel like they’re going to break it! For installing without a base, the Chicco KeyFit also wins, since the seatbelt guides are exposed already, whereas with the Britax seatbelt guides are under the cover, so you have to futz with elastic bands on the cover every single time you want to access them.
Fabric: Britax gets the edge in fabric, with a slightly easier to wipe clean seat cover. I highly recommend the black for hiding dirt. The KeyFit 30 has light colors in the head and feet area, both of which show sweat and grime marks readily. Both the Britax seat and the Chicco seat are warm — there’s not a lot to be done about this. If you have a sweaty baby, they’re going to sweat in any infant seat.
Canopy: Britax wins hands-down in the canopy, with a generous canopy that stays where you put it. I know that would seem like such a simple thing, but the KeyFit canopy really does not always stay fully extended, and it’s not as long as the B-Safe canopy, which is really nice when you want to shade your baby! Added benefit: the B-Safe canopy is so long that if you have two kids sitting next to each other in car seats, the B-Safe canopy can actually prevent them from seeing each other if it’s fully extended, which can be great if you want to encourage car naps.
Service and Manual: both Britax and Chicco have well-written manuals. Britax customer service gets a slight edge, with very knowledgeable techs answering the phones.
So overall, I give the new Britax B-Safe a 4-star rating, to account for its few quirks and twisty straps, and strongly recommend it. The deciding factor for me would really be stroller compatibility and nothing more.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Very high quality, nice colors, feels safe!
By Mitchell M. Tse
Very nice seat, detachable carrier from the base means that you can install the base onto your car (or preferably, have a spouse or family member pre-install it while the mother-to-be is waiting for the kid to be born!) and then it’s all a matter of snapping the carrier to the base.
I personally like the darker color, it means that this will not look dirty so easily, and also means the cover blocks out sunlight better.
Sturdy handle, the only thing of note is that I’ve seen some where the handle is twisted 90°, so that a person can carry the baby carrier for a bit and not have to rotate the arm/wrist. But let’s be serious, it’s not like Britax is intending the parent to be carrying around a kid for long, that’s what strollers are for! Therefore, no minus points for that small quibble.
Overall, still highly recommended. This is the gift you hint at to get your friends and family to get for your baby shower! Of course, try to get the stroller as well, as this snaps onto it as a stroller, the same way it snaps onto the car seat base. Especially with very small babies, a lot of anxiety can be removed by not having to lift a baby in and out of a stroller/car/seat, and instead use the snap and lock system!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful.Love Britax car seats
By Aimee
This is our third Britax car seat. We also own the Roundabout and Frontier 85. I love how easy these car seat straps/buckles are to adjust and how easily they install into cars. They hold up very well, from child to child and travel well (we fly overseas a lot). I didn’t hesitate to buy the infant seat with the birth of our youngest son, and I am very happy with our purchase. My only gripe is similar to other reviewers about previous Britax infant car seats, which is the fact that the material is not breathable, and that makes for a very sweaty newborn son. Since we take long car trips, I am a little annoyed at that, but I know that same material will make cleaning it a snap. Overall, I really like the infant carrier and it will be used a lot in planes, in cars and restaurants. I would buy it again, and recommend it with that one caveat.