(Warning: If you can't handle throw up talk, then do not read.)
My poor 3 almost 4 year old is sick with a yucky cough again and sometimes the phlegm builds up and it makes him throw up. I have always had a very sensitive gag reflex. It is so sensitive that even just hearing the sound of someone throwing up makes me gag and I almost throw up myself.
I was hoping that being a mom would give me some extra strength in this department, especially when my own child is throwing up. No such luck!
For the most part I have been lucky enough to have my husband home when these episodes occur. But the last two times I have had to "deal" with it myself. When I say "deal with it" I am really not saying much.
For example, today my son started coughing and he had the "look" in his eyes. I asked him if he needed to throw up and he just nodded. So I helped him run as fast as he could to the bathroom and had him lean over the toilet. I was going to try and stay there to help him, but as soon as I heard him I immediately started gagging and had to leave the room and cover my ears. My sweet, sick boy just stayed there and did what he needed to do in the toilet and told me when he was done. He just took care of everything himself. I am definitely not going to get the mother of the year award for this one (not that I was getting it anyway). I am just grateful that he has figured out what to do. I did help him wash his hands really well and rinse out his mouth (does that count for something) :(.
I hope my daughter can be as independent in this department as my son. But who is going to hold her hair back when she gets sick. AAAAAH, I guess I will just have to figure it out when the time comes.
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Jess, throw up is nasty no matter if you are a mom or not. Sorry, he is sick again!! That's no fun.
I can handle throw-up, but poo makes me gag.
All we can do is the best we can... I hope he gets feeling better soon. Poor bud and poor mommy.
i'm with you jess. i hate it when i hear or see people throw up. maybe luke can help katelyn hold her hair back!!
that stinks! sorry jess! i'm going to be the same way though, and i dont look forward to it. hopefully jud can be the strong one.
Being pregnant surely make this harder. I'd say you have done some great mothering if the boy can take care of himself so well, with no hysterics.
Two things: ear-plugs and a doctor mask. Smooth sailing from there.
I am so sorry. Puking is the worst, especially a big kid's puke. Babies aren't quite as yucky for me. Poor guy too! At least he knows what to do in that situation. Hope you are all better now.
I'm liking the idea of ear plugs and doctor mask. Maybe I should invest in them. Also maybe I should start teaching Luke how to hold Katelyn's hair back. :)
You're right Holly, baby puke isn't as bad and I can handle that. But big kid puke IS bad!
Get a puke bucket so you aren't running to the toilet.
I totally agree. My hubby knows that if he is home he HAS to take care of it, because I will lose it too. Unfortunately it doesn't always work out that way.
Hopefully your little guy gets feeling better soon. That's no fun!!
You can always keep her hair short :) And as a relatively new mom, I already have a throw up story of my own. We were flying home from Chicago last week, when Lacey got the flu and threw up ALL OVER me! I boarded the plane completely soaked in puke and traveled the entire way from Chicago to Baltmore in wet vomit!
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