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I shouldn’t have been so smug…

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KeyLimeFly · 05/10/2021 01:40

About three hours ago I was lying in bed, in lovely expensive linen, in a lovely holiday cottage, on the first night of our UK minibreak. I was listening to a storm, DH and DCs were asleep, smallest DC was happily asleep in the travel cot (usually sleeps in our bed at home), everyone had gone to bed early and I’d had a lovely bath on my own… I honestly thought I was in heaven. I was so happy.

Fast forward to 1am and the baby has vomited all over the travel cot, we’ve had to use several of the cottage’s pristine white towels to clean her up, the vomity mess (including cot mattress - which belongs to the rental) has all been hastily shoved in the bath, and now I am having to snuggle a sicky baby, on top of a scratchy towel.

I should not have been so delighted with everything earlier Blush

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Graphista · 05/10/2021 01:44

Oh bless you both! Kids have a way of doing this don't they!

Hope baby is feeling better soon and you're able to enjoy the rest of your break

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/10/2021 01:46

Is there a washing machine? I think I could just about hold it together if there was. And a dryer.

But not if there wasn't. Thanks

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KeyLimeFly · 05/10/2021 01:55

Thankfully there is a washing machine. No dryer though. She’s now been sick all over me and the fancy bed. Ffs.

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MrsSiba · 05/10/2021 02:02

Sympathies OP. Although your cottage and mini b
I too am sitting up with my little one in an upright position in my bed. He has been coughing at night for the last week (post nasal drip) and has just been sick. He's 3 so I managed to get him to the bathroom but not as far as the loo so he was sick in the sink which is now blocked. And I can still smell it 😒

MrsSiba · 05/10/2021 02:02

Can you soak the towels overnight in the bath?

tickledtiger · 05/10/2021 02:05

I did the aeroplane thing holding my baby above my head today and she vomited down directly onto my face if it makes you feel better.

Seriallover · 05/10/2021 02:17

Oh no. This happened to me. On holiday with kids, DH & inlaws. The second day in eldest starts vomiting. 3rd day Youngest vomits. 4th day DH vomits. 5th day MIL vomits and has diarrhoea. 6th day I packed our stuff up and we drove home. Worst holiday ever.

lolliwillowes · 05/10/2021 02:18

@tickledtiger

I did the aeroplane thing holding my baby above my head today and she vomited down directly onto my face if it makes you feel better.
you win the internet , god bless you !
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KeyLimeFly · 05/10/2021 02:37

Poor lamb is really unwell. Vomit, sleep, vomit, comfort feed, sleep, repeat. I’ve sent DH into the twin room with DS. He can take him out tomorrow at least. Me and sicky mc sickface will probably my just have to sit in the bath all day as I have absolutely no idea how you contain a vomiting baby.

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KeyLimeFly · 05/10/2021 02:37

Tbh it does a bit.

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KeyLimeFly · 05/10/2021 02:38

^that was for @tickledtiger

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YukoandHiro · 05/10/2021 02:43

Oh OP, this is just the absolute worst. My children have a habit of ruining holidays with illness. In fact we've cancelled two in the past because my eldest came down with massive vomiting bugs the day we were supposed to go and couldn't fly. Twice.

But her legendary move was to absolutely ruin our honeymoon. She was 8 months. We'd had an amazing wedding, then had a Cornish honeymoon booked. First day was amazing. Second night she developed rotavirus, spewed ALL over the beautiful hotelroom - and I mean projectile multiple times - then went unresponsive so ended up in an ambulance for an hour to get to Truro hospital. Stayed 1.5 days, released. Next day she's much and it's DH's birthday. Woke up to him running to the toilet moaning. He spent the next 2 days there and the hotel wouldn't let us leave the room as they knew it was rotavirus (hospital had diagnosed). Then they both got better just in time to go home. FUN!

Liverbird77 · 05/10/2021 02:55

Oh God, solidarity!
We are on holiday and I've come down with a stomach flu. I've been knocked off my feet, dh has had to do everything as all I've been fit for is crawling into bed.
Eldest kid woke us up at 1 and has been crying and talking loudly ever since. We've had musical beds. Husband is currently in a single bed next to him. Somehow my 14 month old has slept through it all. Tomorrow will be interesting.

PyongyangKipperbang · 05/10/2021 03:27

Got to love kids......its like they side eye you and go "you know you thought you'd got this....?!"

You know the only reason they look cute is so we love them so much that we dont actually chuck them out of the window when they pull this shit? I totally dont buy that babies cant help themselves, they are wee evil genuises!

mathanxiety · 05/10/2021 04:25

Get some dioralyte - send H out for some.

You have my sympathy - I had to fumigate the car once after a very memorable 8 hour car trip. Two of the DCs arrived at our destination wearing nothing but what remained of towels we had to buy along the way. Sometimes when I think I'm having a bad day I cast my mind back to November 1999.

Ginandplatonic · 05/10/2021 04:46

Oh god I’ve got a holiday vomiter. Now that they are teens it’s a family joke - “Do you remember the time Angus vomited in ?” For many years the first thing I packed was the vomit bags. Having one to hand a saved us from mess and embarrassment on several occasions. Hope you’re getting some sleep and your baby is better. Flowers

GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 05/10/2021 05:08

Oh bless you. But your writing style made me laugh. Good luck with the vomitty baby (hope he/she is OK by the way). Call the owners of the cottage for more towels, they will understand.

Hope you all get some sleep!

GnomeDePlume · 05/10/2021 05:33

Sympathy from here as well.

One holiday I remember. We were staying in a hotel en route. DS(2) had eaten really well at dinner (unusual for him). All DCs had a lovely time. We retired to bed. A couple of hours later DS starts being sick. It isnt projectile just a continuous stream which doesnt stop. It is going everywhere. I end up standing in the shower with him waiting for the ectoplasm to stop. It's in his nappy, my pants, both our hair!

5BlackDoors · 05/10/2021 05:40

I was on a long haul flight with DS1 once and he had a poonami while asleep. It came out the top of his nappy, out his trousers, went all over his chair, his cushion ... and the stranger sleeping next to us.

We had about 9 hours to go (on our way to Hong Kong).

rbmilliner · 05/10/2021 06:38

Oh op Flowers Flowers Flowers
I'll never forget when my dd literally had a vomit explosion which covered both of us including beloved blanki. Fortunately we'd just had a washing machine plumbed in after living for 6 months having to use the laundrette because of building works. Never have I felt so lucky!
Try and enjoy the rest of your break

Keladrythesaviour · 05/10/2021 07:20

@Ginandplatonic

Oh god I’ve got a holiday vomiter. Now that they are teens it’s a family joke - “Do you remember the time Angus vomited in ?” For many years the first thing I packed was the vomit bags. Having one to hand a saved us from mess and embarrassment on several occasions. Hope you’re getting some sleep and your baby is better. Flowers
Grin it's how we differentiate holidays as a family with my parents. "Which holiday was that (about some random memory)?" "Oh the one where DB vomited off the side of the bridge" "oh yes of course!"
BogRollBOGOF · 05/10/2021 07:41

I remember going on holiday when I was 3... the bunkbeds in the room and vomiting. That's it Grin

OP at least you had a lovely moment before all hell broke loose!

LyndaSnellsSniff · 05/10/2021 07:49

My youngest does this whenever we have family to stay. We live miles apart so it’s a trek for them to get here. But without fail DS will decide to be ill when they arrive. They must think he is permanently ill.

doistayordoigo · 05/10/2021 08:09

My DS once vomited all over the table in a Chinese restaurant on one holiday. My dad just kept on eating while me and my mum tried to remove DS and clean the table up.

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KeyLimeFly · 05/10/2021 08:14

I’m loving these stories! They’re making me feel much better!

DD slept between 3 and 5.30, waking up smiley, and full of energy. She was bouncing on the bed shouting for her brother like nothing had happened!

I got up, put a wash on, cleaned the carry cot and the potty, and came back to bed for a couple of hours whilst DH did the parenting.

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