I thought I was done with this!!

[feenie]

As a teenager I got sick "monthly" and we had REALLY steep stairs and I never made it past the bottom step. My dad would always wake up and take care of things.
When I got married I got really sick all of a sudden one night and didn't make it... DH was like WHAT THE HECK! when I just went back to bed

Now we have a bowl that lives under the bed in case of emergencys.

My problem is I don't get a whole lot of warning usually. When I get the super saliva mouth and stuff it usually just ends up with me wishing it would happen, but nothing actually coming of it.

OH... Most embarassing barf story ever.... We were at downtown disney last spring and my stomach hurt like I was hungry, which made sense since I had not eaten since breakfast and it was well past lunch time.
So DH bought me a popcorn, which I had been craving the whole trip...
All of a sudden... BAM. Good thing popcorn is absorbent... Cause I had only eaten a few pieces when it happened.
I went on to be very sick for the next 24 hours, but at least that was back at our timeshare behind closed doors. Not right outside the World of Disney Store!

 

[NCRedding]

I haven't had to clean up after my DD who is 17 in years; however, DH is a puker who has difficulty making it to the bathroom on time. I had to clean out a sink while pregnant because of him. I didn't understand this since the toilet is right next to the sink, inches away. Fun times!

I've told him to put a trash can by the bed when he feels sick, so imagine my surprise when I came in and discovered he had put a trash can next to the bed: a metal mesh can...I could only imagine the splatter pattern. The next time, he had the metal trash can by his bed, with a trash bag full of trash. I finally had to explain to him that what worked best for me was an empty plastic trash can so that I can empty the can into the toilet, flush and then sterilize the can. I find it hard to believe that my husband who has a genius level IQ has difficulty with that concept.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

This has caused me to think back on some of the "better" puking sessions of my life. (And despite being a nurse, believe it or not, they haven't been at work. I am WORLD CLASS at getting a pink bucket under someone's chin!. )

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Myself: One day in elementary school I felt sick and went over to the teacher's desk to tell her so. When I did, I hurled all over the teacher and her desk - and everything on it! I remember her jumping up and me running down the hallway to the bathroom crying...
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My kids: Twins were probably about 6 months old. I had worked an overnight shift and was exhausted; had just come home and had to be back that night. My mother was there so I could sleep (and I had a sitter but she was one of those that only sat with the babies, didn't get hands dirty, lol). I'd just fallen asleep when DS began crying, which woke me up. I went to get him and took him back to bed with me. He vomited all over my bed, and I mean an absolute soaker down to the mattress. So I took him into the bathroom to bathe him and then stripped my bed and remade it. I took everything down to the laundry room and started a wash.

DS was obviously sick and tired, so I put him into his crib to sleep. Meanwhile, DD had started to get fussy. I sat on the sofa with her and she proceeded to puke all over me, herself and the sofa. So I bathed her, changed her clothes, and then broke out the steam cleaner for the sofa. At that point all heck broke loose - DS woke up screaming and I found him in a vomit filled crib. And then DD began screaming and vomiting again. And this cycle repeated itself all morning. I had an entire PILE of sheets and clothes next to the washing machine that was like something that I'd never had before or since and I literally could not keep up with it. I believe that it was the absolute most difficult day I ever had with my babies; something my nightmares were made of back then! (I tease them about it now! )

 

[helloirishkitty]

If I had puked on the floor at 15, my mother would have made me help clean it up!

 

[disneymarie]

(That WAS a joke, right? Please tell me that was a joke.)

OP, I do the same thing my mother always did: I tell my kids that I'd rather they throw up in the trash can I always keep by their beds. Or, if they can't make that, I'd rather they puke on the comforter than on the rug (we have wall-to-wall carpet - can't toss that away!).

BTW, cleaning up puke always makes me want to puke. That's why it's DH's job!

I am a retired cop, lots of yucky stuff.....but my kids barf, I barf too!!!!!
I can not even handle the smell. The worse sensitive stomach. I agree I would rather a blanket then a carpet all the way to the John....

But another thought, can you rule out something he ate, like bad meat, the egg recall, something at a food place, or sneaking liquor...I did that at 17 and did not make it to the bathroom. It smelled soooooo bad. I cleaned it myself so mother did not know.]

I was at a Polish wedding with Grandma having some highballs....never touched whiskey again my life.

 

[sunnyday123]

I learned very quickly that when a child stands next to your bed in the early a.m. and says, "I don't feel good" you grab them and run.

I also keep a large CLEAN kitty litter bucket in my closet for those upset belly times. They're super deep-no splatter. I can handle the grossest injury, but if someone hurls in front of me, I'm done.

 

[RUDisney]

I'm usually pretty good about cleaning up after DH, DS, DD and myself. However, when I had just turned 26, I was living with my parents, saving money for my wedding. Everyone in the house was sick over Christmas. It was about 3 a.m. and I was in the bathroom when everything decided to reveal itself <ahem> from both directions. I'd already had one area covered, but after I threw up, I woke my Dad up and he sent me to bed as he cleaned up for me. I have the BEST.DAD.EVER!

Worse than that was when we were on vacation, headed to Maine with our kids. DD isn't a good traveler when she is tired. We were in Hartford, CT, when she started to throw up. There was nowhere to pull over, so she opened the van's window and threw up out of the 2 inch crack. We were traveling in a conversion van.

When we got to the next rest stop, the very nice attendent gave DH a roll of brown paper towels from the bathroom and showed us where there was a water spigot. We had to clean the inside and outside of the car not only from DD but also from DS because he's a sympathetic puker. Good times.

 

[Becky2005]

Put a wastebasket nearby just in case or you might be replacing several rugs over the next several years.

That's my preferred method although it also depends on the kid. I had one that somehow managed to sleep right on through being sick....THAT was a nasty mess & surprise in the morning. I do always say that is my child that can sleep through *anything* and apparently I'm more accurate than I knew.

Poor OP & her son...I'm sure he just felt awful that he didn't make it to the bathroom on top of feeling miserable from being sick.

 

[Becky2005]

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Myself: One day in elementary school I felt sick and went over to the teacher's desk to tell her so. When I did, I hurled all over the teacher and her desk - and everything on it! I remember her jumping up and me running down the hallway to the bathroom crying...
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So, I'm NOT the only kid in the world who threw up ON her teacher? We moved shortly after that actually. I have not heard of this happening to anyone else. Mine was Kindergarten, I had gone to the nurses office, felt better after laying down so went back to the classroom, the teacher asked if I was feeling better and the next thing I knew, the poor teacher ended up with me puking all over her. They then had another teacher/school person drive me home (I have no idea why but this was in the stone ages & no one thought twice about such things apparently) & I remember being told if I needed to throw up again, to make sure I did it in a bag vs. her car.

 

[PatsGirl]

Well, you're all better parents than I am The last time I cleaned up after a kid they were 3 years old. If your belly feels even just a tiny bit off, you get the wastebasket next to your bed. When DD gets very sick with a bug or something she sleeps near me and I wake up before she does when I hear her moaning and groaning and then I just wait it out...

Hope I didn't just jinx myself. And yeah, I'd probably make my teenager clean up after themselves unless they had a fever or were otherwise ill, not just stomach sick. I've never not made it to the toilet and I can't imagine someone just leaning over the bed

Though I did just remember now that a few years back I took one of DD's friends to WDW with us. They each had their own spending money and bought one of those 3' candy sticks from the goofy company. I wasn't really paying attention but her friend ate the whole thing and some other candy as well. Yup, in the middle of the night, just hurled all over the comforter on her bed. Guess I was lucky, I rolled it into a ball, put it outside the door and handed the maid a $10 bill in the am after explaining the problem. Personally, I'd toss the damn thing when the boss wasn't looking

 

[threecrazykids]

I learned very quickly that when a child stands next to your bed in the early a.m. and says, "I don't feel good" you grab them and run.

I also keep a large CLEAN kitty litter bucket in my closet for those upset belly times. They're super deep-no splatter. I can handle the grossest injury, but if someone hurls in front of me, I'm done.

This is exactly correct...if my kids come into my room and say "I don't feel good" I'm literally FLYING out of bed, grabbing them and running.

And why is it that they never go to dad's side of the bed? My kids KNOW that I don't do throw up. As I'm flying out of bed I'm also bellering behind me "MAAAATTTTTT HELLLLPPPP!" while I'm basically plowing my kid over to get them to the bathroom in time.

My kids all have known since they were little that if they have even the slightest tummy weirdness going on they take the bucket with them to bed. Thankfully my kids have all but one time made it to the bathroom before they got sick.

And yeah, I can handle injuries/poop/etc. but even the sound/smell of someone getting sick just puts me right over the edge.

I also sometimes think I'm not a "good mom" when it comes to stomach sickness. I have friends who when their kids are sick put them in bed with them, or sleep in their room, cuddle with them through it all. I just can't do it. I literally seclude them from everywhere but one room of the house (typically their bedroom or bathroom), stay completely away from them (unless they are actually getting sick) at which I stand at the doorway of the bathroom and I don't cuddle, hug and kiss on them while they are sick.

I am running around like a madwoman bleaching/Lysoling every single surface of the house...washing bedding, etc.

I have this irrational fear of getting it (even though more than likely I've already been exposed and if I was going to get it, it's already a done deal) but of all the times my kids have gotten sick I have never gotten it from them so who knows.

 

[pyrxtc]

He didn't help you?

I was thinking the same thing. Why couldn't he help ? If my kids miss the toilet or bucket, they help clean it up.

 

[dhcoffey]

This just happened to us with our 17 yo daughter in the middle of the night. Luckily she was in the bathroom, so no carpet except for the rug in there which got thrown away. I also got my DH to help clean it up for her because no way I can do it. I gag just thinking about it.

One problem with her is she never can tell she's about to throw up. She's always been that way. She'll just be talking along or just sitting there and then there she goes....

I've asked her why not tell me she feels bad or something and she says it just hits her that quickly. fun times.....

Heather

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

See, for me..if I feel bad I grab a bucket from the bathroom.
This is such a gross thread but truthful, haha.
I have a thing where if I throw up I also go potty on myself so I have to be in the bathroom with a bucket in my lap. It is HORRIBLE.

 

[threecrazykids]

See, for me..if I feel bad I grab a bucket from the bathroom.
This is such a gross thread but truthful, haha.
I have a thing where if I throw up I also go potty on myself so I have to be in the bathroom with a bucket in my lap. It is HORRIBLE.

I did the same thing one time when I was so sick. So I did what any rational person would do...I bawled.