u/zorasilverweb

I’m sorry this will probably be long.

my 6 year old daughter was complaining her butt was itchy last Tuesday. I have never heard of pinworms so I just assumed she wasn’t clean down there, so I cleaned her up. Friday night, she’s in tears for being so uncomfortable. luckily my mom was over, because she told me to check her for pinworms. after my baby went to sleep I checked and sure as shit. there were pinworms. next day; Saturday, we all take OTC medicine (me, dad, little brother and daughter and my mom). Saturday night, they are in her vagina. I’m wigging out, so Sunday I take her to urgent care, doc prescribed her the chewable tablet. she took that Wednesday when it was finally available for pick up. Tuesday night, my 13 month old who usually sleeps thru the night, woke up a ton, and was up until 3am. I checked him and thought I saw one but husband thought I was just paranoid. Wednesday night, baby is up again 1-3am, I for sure found one on his butt. cleaned him off, put on Vaseline and cortisone. next day, Thursday, take him to the ped, he got the same medicine (taken same day) as his sister, the chewable tablet.

yes, we are doing ALL THE THINGS to keep clean. high heat laundry every day, morning and even night showers, I’m wiping down everything constantly with Clorox (I read that doesn’t kill them just today so now I’m even more paranoid…), I wiped down the toys and they are sitting outside in this hot ass sunlight, and I washed all her stuffed animals and put them away (probably for a long time), and vacuuming our mattresses (we cosleep. no I can not and will not put my child on another sleep surface, please don’t suggest that, it’s not possible as he is nursing).

so now the last few days I have been seeing dead ones in my stool. ever since Saturday I’ve been taking Benadryl at night to mostly help calm me down, but I’m wondering if I do have the itchiness symptom at night but just can’t feel it bc of the Benadryl. I have also been giving my daughter a safe dose since Saturday, and last night was the first night I didn’t offer it, she went to sleep fine and didn’t complain about itching. however today her poop was FILLED WITH LIVING pinworms. it’s been 6 days since we all took otc, and only 2/3 days since she took chewable tablet from the doctor.

my daughter is the one most infected and she is handling this better than me (thank god). I mean, on the surface I am okay because I need to be strong and positive for my children, but internally I am so fucking anxious, and paranoid. I walk outside to cry my eyes out multiple times a day. I made my husband call off work (he works night shift) because Im having bad anxiety.

im worried they will never go away. yes I know we will all take a second dose in two weeks. and I will continue to be rigorous about cleaning.

can someone on here ease my worries? I have red Reddit horror stories of it never going away. should I keep treating us after the two week dose??

also, it could’ve been picked up from school in May, or her first week of summer camp, gymnastics, karate, cheerleading, a friend, dirt, sand, swimming, who knows. but it makes me never want to do anything again.

it’s hard too because my 13m old puts damn near everything in his mouth, and goes straight to the dirt to play in outside (I have been washing his hands after). I feel like I can not control this, and I dont like feeling out of control.

I recently came off my prescription prozac after being on it for 4 years, and now I feel like I need to start again because if something triggers my anxiety, I unfortunately spiral.

im not sure what I’m looking for here, guidance anything I missed, most of all peace of mind. thank you.

please tell me your experience who have unfortunately dealt with this!!!!???? please tell me it will get better! my daughter (6) complained about her bum itching on Tuesday. I looked and thought it was toilet paper threads so I told her to wipe her butt better and helped her out. fast forward to Friday by bedtime she was in tears from how itchy she was. looked after she fell asleep and sure enough…. gave her medicine on Saturday morning, everyone in the family took it (me, my husband and her little brother). power cleaned, bleached everything, washed all the bedding, stuffed animals, toys, open curtains to let sunlight in.

so last night, even after taking the medicine in the morning, she had some in her butt AND vagina. I wiped them away (with gloves and all dirty wipes went straight to trash can). She couldn’t sleep until 4am in so much pain and having a panic attack, I gave her a small amount of Benadryl at that point and it helped her relax and sleep. 4 hours of sleep and here we are again, I am wigging out but trying to stay calm so it doesn’t freak her out.

please tell me it gets better and soon???? Will she still have some down there even after the medicine??? Is that normal? when will they die??? I know we have to take a second dose in two weeks. I am thinking of taking her to her doctor tomorrow too.

my babe does the craziest moves when nursing. my first wasn’t like this, she was a chill nursing babe. but this one makes me laugh, little guy is 12 months old and he’s been doing this for a few months but it’s getting more interesting as he gets bigger and longer lol. he does downward dog, three legged dog, head bobbing, twists and turns, tries to see how far he can crawl or roll or tip toe with my boob in his mouth 🤣 eventually he settles and falls to sleep (sometimes….)

i love my baby being next to me. so so so much. I love his soft skin and baby milk breath and cute little lip pout kissy lips he makes when he’s sleeping. I love his little hands and little fingers and his little eyes and nose. I love his chins. I love his little rolls and feets and toes. I wish I could put this moment in a bottle and relive it when I’m older and he’s a giant guy eating everything in the house and towering over me in height. I know that day is coming sooner than I can fathom, but for now my baby is next to me. I hope our closeness now is creating something deep, secure and grounded in him to carry with him through life.