Keep me company - sitting up with vomiting child

[Badger1975]

As the title says-

Our 4 year old DD was a bit cranky this afternoon but are normally and I wasn't too concerned. She played normally and went to bed as normal. She then woke up at 10pm having projectile vomited everywhere poor thing.

After stripping the bed etc for her settled and about one hour later she was sick again. She's now fallen asleep and I'm sat next to her bed.

What are the chances of more vomiting tonight do you think? I don't want to go to bed as won't sleep yet anyway as I'll be so on edge. Please talk to me about sickness bugs in your house.

Poor thing. I hope she feels better soon. I always put towels under DD's head and a couple on the floor to catch what they can. If you can teach her to be sick in a bowl it helps massively. Grab yourself a pillow and a blanket and lie down next to her bed. I could never sleep when I wasn't in the same room as DD in case I didn't hear her being sick again.

Be fastidious about cleaning and extra fastidious about washing hands and hopefully you won't catch it!

Oh Op I hate sickness bugs so sending lots of sympathy! She could be done and it not even be a bug. Hoping she's done and you manage to get some sleep x

Been in the same position recently, went in to check DD 7 before I went to bed and discovered she had been sick in her sleep (probably due to over tiredness/excitement from being in a dance show). Had to shower her down and she fell asleep on the sofa while I was remaking her bed. Couldn’t bring myself to disturb her so had a pretty much sleepless night sitting at the other end right beside the hamster who was wizzing around on his wheel and diving into his bed every time I moved.
DD wasn’t sick again, just a bit tired the next day.

She did pick up a bug a fortnight ago and was sick several times over two days with quite long gaps between, so you’re probably not out of the woods yet.

Thanks everyone it's helping me to stay calm (ish) just having people to "talk" to. I'm so on edge at every single twitch at the moment. How long do you think before the next incident if there's going to be one?

Hope child gets better soon

Hope she is feeling better soon. It's awful when they are poorly isn't it. Try to get some rest while you are beside her. You are bound to wake up if she needs to vomit again.
Here's hoping she's over the worst of it.

Sickness bugs are theee worst. There’s nothing quite like walking into their room to see everything covered in vomit.

Hope you’re not having to work in the morning.

I have to get my husband to deal with it I go a bit mad around sick, once it’s gone I can do the comfort thing but honestly it terrifies me. Have got a comfy chair of somewhere to settle?

Aww am not a mum , but have been a child in this situation. Just to say bloody hurrah for all the mums , and some dad's lol for staying with the kids and making them feel safe and loved, it's horrible being sick

Ugh it's horrible isn't it?

All you can do right now is make sure you are prepared - have a bowl, wipes, clean PJs, sheets and towels etc nearby and a drink for you both.

There's no way to tell if it'll happen again or when - don't waste energy trying to predict it. If you can then get comfy in her room (but out of the splatter zone!) and try and rest even if you can't sleep.

She was just sick again - woke up wretching. The amount of sick is less each time but probably because there isn't anything left. I am supposed to be working tomorrow but trying not to think about that now.

@Badger1975 keep going love, you'll get through this, as pp have said towels clean PJ's etc . Your a great mum and your baba will remember this and feel safe

Its so hard when they are sick. Hope your not up all night!

On the pattern you are describing, if they go about an hour sick-free it is usually over.
3 x is enough!
Hope you get some sleep.

Thank you for last night. She was sick about every 90 mins or so and is now bright enough doesn't want to eat just having small sips of water. I feel so sick but could just be from what I've witnessed

Poor you - I was in the same situation last night but with my 12 year old. Work up to hear him being sick (luckily he made it to the bathroom), and he was sick about 5 times in 3 hours and was last sick at 7am, then had two lots of diarrhoea around 8-9 and has been asleep ever since.
He hasn’t had a sickness bug in about 8 years but he just started at a new school as we moved here from Australia in Jan and so I suppose he hasn’t been exposed to these new germs.
Went out and I’m now loaded up with lemonade, ginger beer and lucozade for when my other son and possibly me catch it as well. Luckily my DH was away so he can nurse us all!

Ugh, I feel for you.

My 2 year old was like that Saturday night and it’s swept through the house.

Me and my 8 year old came down with it Tuesday night, followed by 21 year old ds who is pissed off as he’s got a weeks holiday from work! Dh came down with it last night.

It’s half term here and we haven’t left the house.