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1) What do you do for relief on allergies? Lots of pollen here in Texas, and all I can do for relief is wet paper towels for red eyes and drinking water for nasal congestion. Any other suggestions that a MA can do?

2) What do you do about wettings? I run out of underwear and I'm not sure where I can get some plain white underwear for little kids? (Last MA bought them but I don't know where she got them cheap) Do you let them dry or go without underwear?

Just these questions! Thanks for the advice!

Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
You are right about the pollen now...every morning my white truck is yellow until I rinse all the pollen off it. I feel for the allergy sufferers.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
i just have my allergy sufferers drink, rinse, repeat.

As far as the wetting accidents - yes, the littles are requested to keep clothes on hand, but that doesn't always mean that they have them. I bring my daughters outgrows into my "undies" box and will mention to teachers and certain parents that i will happily take outgrown underwear (now of both gender as my kiddo is getting too big for the kinders ) as well as any outgrown sweats, mesh/ basketball type shorts, leggings, etc. T- shirts and long sleeve t's as well, but then i get a lot. No biggie. I just go through it and donate what i can't use / don't want. We always laugh that if you took my underwear request out of context it would sound really really strange.

Y'know I didn't think of getting old underwear. I thought it was unsanitary, but maybe I'll do that with my kid's clothes. They are outgrowing their undies and I have both a girl AND a boy.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

That's why i only ask certain parents or staff - those that i know would send it in having made a trip through the washing machine. I'd never put out a general request. I shudder to think what i'd get then.

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Specializes in School Nurse.

This non-profit can supply you with undies.

Houston NonProfit | Undies for Everyone

They are in Houston.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
This non-profit can supply you with undies.

Houston NonProfit | Undies for Everyone

They are in Houston.

I know it's just a Tx thing, but it's got me a bit intrigued and perhaps a bit inspired...

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
This non-profit can supply you with undies.

Houston NonProfit | Undies for Everyone

They are in Houston.

I'm placing an order for two dozen, size 38.:blink:

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
this non-profit can supply you with undies.

houston nonprofit | undies for everyone

they are in houston.

omg... You are a lifesaver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
I'm placing an order for two dozen, size 38.:blink:

xD I need big underwear for my older kids.

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Specializes in School Nurse.

They have bigger sizes too! Prob not OD size - sorry OD.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
They have bigger sizes too! Prob not OD size - sorry OD.

Do you think they have like adult size? Because a lot of my girls here are already like an adult size and have hips, so I'm pretty sure they need adult size underwear.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Y'know I didn't think of getting old underwear. I thought it was unsanitary, but maybe I'll do that with my kid's clothes. They are outgrowing their undies and I have both a girl AND a boy.

Make it known to parents, maybe through a request, so they will make sure to keep that change of clothes in their precious' bag.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
Make it known to parents, maybe through a request, so they will make sure to keep that change of clothes in their precious' bag.

I would but my principal doesn't want that unless they are prone of these issues. He has said, if the child wets themselves too much, they aren't ready for school.

That's for the little ones, but for the older ones, he just says that we need to tell the parents of the students who do wet themselves at occasion to bring clothes themselves and I have told them, but deaf ears.

I wanted to make it a requirement for the Kinder and 1st grade classes to have clothes in their backpacks, but he said no. :( Because in our handbook it says that same thing he said, that if the child isn't potty trained or unable to not wet themselves in Kinder, they aren't ready for Kinder.

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