Scabies and car seat

[Unregistered]

I have an Alpha and Omega 3 in 1 carseat where the baby has a resistant case of Scabies. The doctor is suggesting that Scabies may be hiding in the carseat. How do we treat the carseat and what about the harness?

 

[snowbird25ca]

The carseat cover can be washed, I'd call Dorel and order a replacement harness since the harness can't be submerged or anything other than spot cleaned with a damp cloth.

 

[capeKO71]

can you just buy a new one? honestly... I'd just try to get something else and ditch it...

 

[Kaede's_Mom]

I too sugest getting a new seat if at all possible. You will have to use extreemly hot water to kill off the Scabies and PP is right you would have to order new harness. If you choose to keep the seat you will have to clean the shell with chemicals (to kill the Scabies compleatly) since they can live in the smallest of cracks and scratches and foam ( not familar with this seat so not sure if it has foam) and those chemicals could break down the plastics. So I'm my opinion you would be better off starting over with a new seat, however don't place the child in the new seat untill the Scabies is resolved or you may be back where you started.

 

[nevaehsmommy]

Hi. My friend posted for me while I had no computer.

We have the following car seats

Evenflo discovery 5- bought like 4 months ago
Graco SnugRide about to expire not a big deal to throw away
Cosco Scenera-1 year old
True Fit-1 year old
Safety 1st 3-1 2 years old

That would be alot of seats to throw away. We used RID on them and that seemed to help, but DN is still getting bites.

Also have used rx cream on baby

 

[tjham]

I found this on the CDC site.

http://www.cdc.gov/scabies/treatment.html

Bedding, clothing, and towels used by infested persons or their household, sexual, and close contacts (as defined above) anytime during the three days before treatment should be decontaminated by washing in hot water and drying in a hot dryer, by dry-cleaning,

or by sealing in a plastic bag for at least 72 hours. Scabies mites generally do not survive more than 2 to 3 days away from human skin.

Scabicide lotion or cream should be applied to all areas of the body from the neck down to the feet and toes. In addition, when treating infants and young children, scabicide lotion or cream also should be applied to their entire head and neck because scabies can affect their face, scalp, and neck, as well as the rest of their body. The lotion or cream should be applied to a clean body and left on for the recommended time before washing it off. Clean clothing should be worn after treatment.

Because the symptoms of scabies are due to a hypersensitivity reaction (allergy) to mites and their feces (scybala), itching still may continue for several weeks after treatment even if all the mites and eggs are killed. If itching still is present more than 2 to 4 weeks after treatment or if new burrows or pimple-like rash lesions continue to appear, retreatment may be necessary.

 

[danivdp]

Can you get just one new seat to use for a week or so until the scabies mites are gone? Put the other seats in plastic garbage bags for the week, then you could use them all again?