Oh girl! I know exactly what you mean... You think you've bathed them and cleaned up everything and gotten rid of all the fleas and then you take them out to potty and its all ruined. So here's what I do to keep the Mississippi fleas out of my house and off my baby without the chemicals.
-First during the spring/summer, I comb Jamie 3 times a day and check for fleas. When I thought I had them all it turned out that they were hiding in his facial hair which of course is the hardest part to get Jamie to let me comb. If I found even 1 flea, I ran every piece of fabric that Jamie had been NEAR through the dryer and vacuumed the whole house. Thankfully I have laminate floors so I don't have to deal with the carpet mess.
-We keep our grass cut super low. This year we are looking into getting some diatomous earth which also eliminates fleas. We also have Orkin (we had a serious wasp problem last year!). They come out and spray the lawn for fleas.
-If needed I bath Jamie in Dawn Original Dishsoap and then use a deep conditioner and then a coconut scented finishing spray after he's blowdried. Apparently fleas are repelled by strong scents like coconut and lavender, etc.
__________________  Misty & Jamie
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