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Sick before holiday - cheer me up!

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Gabbycat245 · 24/08/2025 14:56

We go on holiday a week tomorrow. First abroad holiday with DD, who of course came down with a sickness bug this morning 🫠 we've had a lot of stress lately and were really looking forward to this break. Now I'm facing an incredibly stressful week at work (colleagues on leave) and possibly being struck down too!

DD is currently snoozing on the sofa after throwing up three times this morning (but not for almost four hours now). My arse is numb but I can't move for fear of waking her up. My teeth feel grim and I'm still in my pyjamas. No lunch either (not that I have a huge appetite right now...)

So, please:

  1. Rate the chances of DH and I avoiding the vom: and
  2. Cheer me up, MN! Funny stories, gossip, whatever - I'll take anything this afternoon!
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coloursquare · 24/08/2025 15:02

Better to get it over and done with now, and she’ll be right as rain for travelling! Every chance you guys will avoid it, worst case scenario you get it but you’ll be fine by the time you go! Best of luck with this week.

Gabbycat245 · 24/08/2025 15:04

Thanks @coloursquareI know you're right. It's hard to see the wood for the trees when you're stressed up to the eyeballs already and then this happens 😕

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Gabbycat245 · 24/08/2025 15:58

Bump in case anyone else feels like amusing me 😄

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lifehappens12 · 24/08/2025 16:55

It could be worse. Last year my youngest starting vomiting at 1am and we were leaving for holiday at 6am driving to Spain. He spent the first 12 hours of the journey being sick into bags in the car with me sat by him. By some miracle no one else in the car got it.

Gabbycat245 · 24/08/2025 17:57

Yikes @lifehappens12she was doing so well, no sick for almost 7 hours and she just threw up again. I am crossing everything that like you, we don't get it. I hope you managed an enjoyable holiday after that??

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