If your child threw up on the carpet in the middle of the night...

[TheBrilloPad]

Do you;

a) throw a towel over the pile of sick and deal with it at a reasonable hour

Or

B) get cleaning equipment up and clean up sick there and then?

For honesty's sake - I did A. 4yr old DD threw up in her bed at 2am last night, got out of bed to get me and threw up on the carpet, and then threw up again on the hallway carpet. I changed her bedding and put her back to bed, and put towels over the two vomit piles in her bedroom and the hallway, to deal with in the morning. She shares a bedroom with her 3yr old brother who was asleep and cleaning it all up at 2am, therefore keeping them awake longer, seemed like an insane idea.

We all woke at 8am, I text ExH to keep him in the loop that DD was unwell and I took them downstairs. Gave 3yr old breakfast, and fed 4month old baby. Had to do three loads of washing (she was sick again on the new fresh bedding at 4am too), and then ExH turned up at 10am with a load of toys from the toy shop (Disney dad), as I was coming downstairs with the carpet cleaner and bucket of zoflora etc etc. I answered the door and said "sorry - was just cleaning all the sick off the carpets", and he said "oh, has she just been sick again then ?" And I said "no, from last night". And he was DISGUSTED that I left the vomit there overnight. (From a man who has never cleaned/cooked/used a washing machine in his life ).

So my instinct was that he's just being a dick. I'm a single parent of 3 kids under 5, none of who slept well last night, I dealt with it as best I could. But now I'm doubting myself - would you/should I have cleaned it up there and then? FWIW it took me over 30mins this morning to do, that seems insane to do at 2am!

I'd have done it during the night. made sure child clean and bed done first then get going on the floor or anywhere else that needed it.
I couldn't cover and leave until morning.

I've done this. My daughter has a habit of leaning out her high sleeper and throwing up over the side and it splatters everywhere. Usually chuck a bit of carpet powder on it. Cover it with a towel and leave clean up til the morning. That said I live alone so after changing the bedsheets, calming the child down and usually her sister who has woken up by this point. Leaving her light on to scrub her carpet seems unnecessary when she clearly needs her rest. Ex sounds like a judgemental asshole imo.

Reading about your ex I'd have told him to do one, cheeky fucker.
keep him out of your house, he's an ex, keep him that way.

I clean it up straight away but there's usually another parent there to clean or comfort the child. So I can't really say what I would do if I was on my own.

Never mind what we all would do, zero judgement for anyone dealing with multiple kids & vomit in the night on your own. Of course now you know you can phone Ex fuckwit husband at 2am so that he can come & clean it up for you, result!!!!

I'd have at least given it a rough clean at the time. Saying that, when I had noro at the end of last year I gave up completely at the time and just threw towels down. But that was after having been sick for a few hours and I was past the point of caring.

I would have cleaned it then while it was 'fresh' but I don't judge you for leaving it either.

As he doesn't live there it has zero to do with him. It's not like you left it for him to do is it. What a luxury to be able to choose whether to clean up vomit at 2am or 9am

I have used pet bedding (sawdust) before and also filled the bath with 3 lots of vomit coated bedding. I would clear vomit off good quality carpet asap though.

We've had some truly epic bouts of projectile vomiting so I'm fairly quick to sort it out now. Walls, Carpet, Furniture, Rugs, I'm the vomit cleaning fairy.

I would have probably picked up chunks with loo roll and flushed away, then covered it with towels to do a proper clean in the morning.

How is your DD now?

I'd have done a quick scrape up of the worst of it then cleaned it properly in the morning but only because the idea of cleaning multiple hours old cold soaked in vomit would give me the proper bokes!

Somehow in my head new warm sick seems less worse than than old cold sick but thats my hangup not a judgement.

Also unless he has to clean it up then he can keep his opinions to himself! Your house your clean up so your bloody rules!

We have the family sick bucket. If they look a little off colour out it comes, even if they say they do not feel sick. 17 year old insisted he did not need it a few months ago, thank god it was there. It doesn`t catch the first lot, but even the littleuns know to lean over the edge of the bed.

"Mummy sick bucket" goes the cry in our house in the small hours, sometimes I am lucky sometimes not.

If i had to work next day, A.
If not, B

If i had many young kids to care for next day....then A

I would if cleaned it but only because I couldn't stand the thought of it soaking into my carpet x

i would have cleaned it there and then as best i could then do a more deeper clean in the morning.

I would do B but if you are doing the cleaning, you get to choose when you do it!
I couldn't sleep with the smell and the thought of it plus I'd be worrying about staining if it was left.

I'd do A but it's easier as my dcs' dad is around. One clears up, one cares for child. I certainly not going to judge your doing B with your circumstances.

Also i say A but it's probably not the best of clean ups, so would need another clean the next morning.

Hope all are getting better in your house.

I would have done a pick-up and rough clean at 2am, then a better job in the morning)

It would need to be a proper clean. We have wooden floors (lots of lovely gaps) and the rugs are rather nice and expensive silk Persian ones (presents). Otherwise hmmmmmm, not sure to be honest! Priority is changing child and bed, getting bucket and towels, thermometer etc

Personally I would have cleaned it up JUST incase the smell made DD feel worse or the younger DC woke up, got curious as to what was under the towel etc BUT I don't think what you did was wrong either. You have your hands full and it was totally up to you when you did things and it what order, not your ExH's place to judge. Tell him next time you'll call him at 2am when it happens and he can come over and clean it to help.

No way would I have left it but I have a huge phobia of vomit so the thought of bacteria spreading across the carpet would send me crazy. I would be scrubbing and bleaching in the middle of the night.

When mine were sick (when little) I would pop them in a bath whilst I changed the bedding and cleaned up. Pop child back in bed clean with clean bedding and extra towels in case more vomit, I usually cover their pillows and mattress in towels.

and put towels over the two vomit piles in her bedroom and the hallway, to deal with in the morning.*

Gross!!

Defo would have cleaned it up there and then, left a pile of shake n vac or washing powder on it then another good scrub and steam again in the morning.

Tell him he's got more front than bloody Blackpool! Cheeky fucker. Then laugh and don't worry about what he thinks! I make a effort to let my son wear some dodgy tracksuits he likes that I know his dad hates! Makes me smile as I wave him off.

I would probably have cleaned there and then, but there is nothing wrong with what you did!

B.

I couldn’t imagine leaving vomit to soak in for hours.