Child vomiting and I’ve got a huge meeting tomorrow

[MammothyGoodness]

So my youngest has started vomiting. It’s like the exorcist, walls, carpet, bed etc. not the best news but normally I can manage. Except tomorrow I’ve got a huge meeting, massive. I’m Meeting some potential investors, taking them on a tour of our offices, showing them how our product works and then presenting in the afternoon. Others could probably do some of it, but I’m the point of contact, I’ve worked my ass off on this for months, and now I’m stuck. School won’t take her if she’s thrown up. I don’t want to send her in if she’s sick. I’m a single parent. Family are away, I’ve literally got no one who can help me. I can’t leave her, which means I can’t go in. So now my meeting is ruined and I could just cry

Sending the daughter to school as a plan b or otherwise was not in any of the OP’s posts. In fact she very clearly stated she wasn’t going to do that. Stop making shit up.

Regardless you cannot send a sick child into school. You’ll only get called back anyway

Of course not. As neither I nor the poster I was quoting said. And which OP didn't do.

The point was about the 'these are the most important years, you can't get them back' posters, nothing about sending a vomiting child to school!

It was never OP's Plan B? Where did you get that from?

There's almost zero other options for a sick, vomiting child, if you are a single parent with no family support, like OP.

There's not much she can do in terms of contingency planning. Just do her best at the time, like we all do.

This was not my plan at any point, not sure where you got that from?

Thanks to everyone who sent luck for the meeting. It went as well as it could do considering the circumstances (I didn’t vomit during the presentation so that’s a win!). I made a quick joke about extreme social distancing and then just got on with it. Fingers crossed they’ll see it as a positive that I didn’t plow on and potentially infect them all!

thinking it through and investigating options for care that can be given when neither school nor other family are a suitable options, before you are in dire need of it next time, is a good idea.

All very well to say, but how many options are there when you're talking about care for a vomiting child? Friends and neighbours and emergency nannies and babysitters aren't going to want to risk catching something extremely unpleasant that will impact their own lives, their own familes, their own work.

Would be different if the child had an illness that wasn't highly contagious, or just needed care because school was closed, or whatever.

Exactly vomit play say they are hungry and vomit again

Most people with any hint of common sense would, thankfully! Extremely selfish to send a child who’s been vomiting into school, no excuses for that at all.

Well done @MammothyGoodness you've done your best. Rest up and I hope you're both better soon.

Well done, OP, sounds like it went extremely well under the circumstances. How’s you DC doing?

Does Bubble allow a parent to book a babysitter for vomiting, contagious kids though? Genuine question.

The hourly pay would have to be good if they were expected to clear up vomit, comfort a sick child they’ve never met before AND almost certainly catch the bug themselves.

As a teacher who often has to clean up sick whilst a child tells you they were sick this morning/yesterday. Please don’t.

The hourly pay would have to be goodif they were expected to clear up vomit, comfort a sick child they’ve never met before AND almost certainly catch the bug themselves.

You'd have to pay for four days, wouldn't you. One day looking after the child, one day (at least) ill because they'd caught what the child had, and a further 48 hours until they're free of infection.

Sorry to hear dd and now you got the bug

It's is very hard being a single parent working full time

Sorry to hear about ex 💐

Hopefully you will meet some of the school mums tho again hard is working ft

And they will become friends

And amazed how many said send child in 🙀

To infect the class and teachers

Fwiw - there are temp nannies

I have done this before and had emergency job in due to sick child and mum had to go to work

Maybe look at local agencies or
List on local Fb town group to see if any nannies /babysitters about

Incase for the future

Hope you get the investors on board

Absolutely fine, running around demanding cookies and milk. I feel like death. Of course!

It’s Sod’s law isn’t it?! Glad little one is doing better and I wish you a speedy recovery too.

Well done again, Mumma. Big hugs for you xx

Well done @MammothyGoodness you're amazing! ⭐️

You can write it in the description, and babysitters can adjust their prices based on your details...I had to pay a very high rate once when I was admitted to a ward from A&E in the middle of the night and DCs couldn't stay

What if he is dead? Should she dig him out from the grave?

OP actually updated she escaped him and hopes not to see him again, but comments alongside yours are so bloody stupid, if OP could she would have explored this option without your genius input.

As a teacher who often has to clean up sick whilst a child tells you they were sick this morning/yesterday. Please don’t.

God some people are selfish arseholes, aren't they.

Did you let the parent know their child had let the truth out?

Glad you got through it.

Hoping that you and your little one are feeling better today.

Women are brilliant. You had a huge challenge, looked after you and your child AND , restructured an entire client visit remotely and delivered a presentation. 👏👏

I'm glad it went went well. It sounds as though you made the best of a vwye difficult situation.
I hope you and your daughter are feeling better now.

Can't her father have her for the day?

There are professional agencies.

example:

https://www.royalnannies.co.uk/en/emergency-on-call-nanny#:~:text=On%20call%20emergency%20nanny&text=We%20know%20how%20stressful%20this,away%2C%20located%20all%20around%20London.