ticks in my hair

[Lacii15]

I went fishing in the woods with my fiance and they're all over me... I took a shower and one got stuck of my 4 year old I ripped it off and gave him a bath but there are so many and they're stuck in my hair still canttthey hurt my unborn baby and my 4 year old?

[MissouriMommaofthree]

Also, a tick will usually choose the back of the head. Behind the ears.  Or in the armpits.  I have even had them behind the knee and at the waistline.  Back of the head is most common though.

[MissouriMommaofthree]

The longer a tick is embedded in your skin, the greater the chance of getting sick or having a reaction to it.  Be very careful not to squeeze a tick to pull it out.  Squeezing it will force it's poison into your body.  Try putting antibacterial soap or dawn dish soap on a cotton ball and holding it on top of the tick.  Hopefully it will back out of your skin on its own and then you can wrap it in a kleenex and throw it away. Watch the area of the bite.  Just try to do a good look over after you have been outside. They are bad here too.

[BabyWidmer]

Are Deer ticks common in your area? Those are the ones that cause the most harm

[RaeHickman]

My husband get ticks all the time. The medics always say to watch the spots and watch for a ring that won't go away. Typically the ticks that carry disease to worry about are the small ones like smaller than a rice grain.

[Lacii15]

I called poison control they told me to keep an eye on my 4 year olds bite and make sure there are no ticks in my hair still. I took a hot shower and used a fine tooth comb in my hair. Luckily there are none stuck to my scalpthat I can feel and I checked my body I didn't get bit at all. Not that I can find. They told me to just let my doctor kbow what happened and if I find a tick on me or my son that I can't get off, go to the er... but all this fuss has made me want a nap... lol

[SaraaaBMendivil]

I say just take you nd your son to the er

[misstoyo]

They do make shampoos for people that aid in tick removal. Call the Dr I don't think there are any professional tick removal people so a shampoo dn such is probably your best bet. Good luck.

[BabyWidmer]

Ticks carry lots of diseases. I would. Call your Dr but you also want to make sure you are taking them off the right way or you will leave the head  

[jengk]

Yes they can carry lime disease! I would call your doctor and see how you can get rid of them safely for you, your unborn child, and your 4 year old!

[traciv]

Yuck yuck. The worry with ticks is Lyme disease