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Quickish advice needed-WWYD NOW?

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heliumballoons · 08/04/2011 23:47

DS (6) been fine tonight in in the car home from swimming complained of feeling sick.

No temperature.

Was sick about 1/2 hour after getting home, felt better and wanted to go to bed but was sick again in bed after 5 minutes.

Fell asleep on the sofa at 10pm ish. About 20 minutes ago started being sick - he has no temperature/ rash etc but did not wake up/ has not woken up. I have cleaned him/me/sofa, stripped him off and turned him practically upside down to make sure he didn't choke but he's still asleep Confused.

WWYD re sleeping position, monitoring etc?

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exhausted2011 · 08/04/2011 23:51

is your biggest worry that he will choke?
if so, I'd sleep next to him, or dig out an old monitor.

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Lougle · 08/04/2011 23:52

My question would be: can you wake him? I mean, if you actually do your best to wake him, will he wake? If not, I'd be concerned. I'd be less concerned if he wakes, speaks to you for a moment, then falls asleep again, it is nearly midnight afer all...but if you can't wake him, that isn't something to be ignored.

Tbh, I would try and wake him, then phone your out of hours service just for advice if nothing else.

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heliumballoons · 08/04/2011 23:52

he is on his side next to me, no monitor though that is a good idea, he keeps rolling onto his back and I keep rolling him over again - he's still asleep. It's going to be a long night.

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Loonytoonie · 08/04/2011 23:53

Not sure where you live but there's a sickness and diorrhea bug in my area. Lots of little ones and adults have had it.

If it were me, I'd probably have them in bed with me, with lots and lots of towels handy and at the ready. Place a few on the bed under him and a few on top of the duvet.

Get him sipping (very flat) lemonade in the morning. Perfect for re-hydrating lost salts and sugars and it doesn't taste awful like diyoralite.

Hope that helps.

COCKadoodledooo · 08/04/2011 23:54

Agree with Lougle. He's not banged his head/taken a tumble today has he?

haudyerwheesht · 08/04/2011 23:55

I wouldn't be overly worried about how sleep he is. Ds is always knackered after swimming. Even when he hasn't been swimming he sleeps like a log, the other day he fell out of his relatively high bed, landed on floor with a big bang and was still sound asleep.

I would sleep in his room if possible for comfort for both of you. Have lots of antibac spray, towels, spare clothes etc.

AgentZigzag · 08/04/2011 23:55

I'm not a medical expert or anything, but isn't choking on vomit just a risk if you're drunk or otherwise incapacitated?

I can't remember my parents taking the risk I'd honk all over them in their bed when I was ill.

If you're going to be sick you normally sit up don't you?

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heliumballoons · 08/04/2011 23:56

I just shook him really hard and said his name and he said 'yes', so I guess he's just very asleep (reassuring). He's got a towel under him. We are on the lounge floor Blush as he was sick in his bed, so put him in mine and thats where he was last sick, then on the sofa when carried him in thinking he'd finished.

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haudyerwheesht · 08/04/2011 23:58

Thinking about it now I did pick ds up and say 'ds are you ok?' And he mumbled 'yes leave me alone' (charming!) So yes I think lougie is probably right and he should be rousable.

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heliumballoons · 08/04/2011 23:59

agent he didn't even stir when he was being sick Confused

He banged his head yesterday evening at about 4pm ish at after school club. He has a small bump but he literally rolled over into a post. Grin It wasn't a hard bump iyswim.

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emsyj · 09/04/2011 00:01

That bug is going round here too - I lost 8lb last week as a result!

I would be a bit concerned at him being difficult to rouse if I'm honest - I would call NHS Direct to see if that is a worry. But I have zero medical knowledge.

Poor thing, it is a horrid bug and laid us all low for a whole week.

blackeyedsusan · 09/04/2011 00:01

dd(4) slept in her own room when she was being sick. she woke, sat up and cried when she felt ill, and i went rushing in to her. I have lots of towels spread over everything in vomit range.

try propping him on his side with rolled up towels behind his back. i have slept on the floor with ds when he was being sick... up most of the night. i seem to remeber that dd got sick after ds and that was probably why she stayed in her own room.

blackeyedsusan · 09/04/2011 00:04

do ring someone if you are worried. out of hours service or nhs direct.

dump the washing in the bath. you can deal with it in the morning. dont change him completely when sick, a few spatters won't hurt if he is only going to be sick again. they want to be left alone a bit when ill.

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:10

8lb Shock

He is sleeping still, I have towels piled up, anti bac spray and a bowl of warm dettol and sponge handy. Have used towels to prop him on his side (excellent idea).

have run bath with dettol to chuck sicky items in -to hopefully limit spread of germs. (some have been washed already)

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:12

obviously he's been sick before as he's 6yo - usually he wakes, sits up and calls me though. Just a Shock when he didn't.

Thanks for advice ladies. I think it'll be a long night so may be here for a while.

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:17

sorry just realised the 'obviously been sick before' sounds like I'm saying I don't need advice Blush Meant that its not the being sick as such but how usual is it not to wake or even stir - although I can rouse him.

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SquirtedPerfumeUpNoseInBoots · 09/04/2011 00:23

It would concern me that he could be sick without being more with it, iyswim.

Mine tend to know they are being sick, but there is an awful bug going round.

Keep an eye out for other signs too, stiff neck, dislike of bright lights, rash, temperature.

I feel for you, you are going to have a long night. It's awful when they're ill.

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:26

yes it is going to be a long night. If I could rely on him waking to vomit I'd doze next to him - pretty sure there can't be anything inside him now though.

Oh well day in tomorrow washing sicky bedding watching TV and playing board games and hopefully a siesta.

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:29

thanks TSC, glad to know its 'normal' iyswim. Funnily enough DS has had pasta too Grin with pesto though.

I've just made a coffee and enjoying the choc caramel biscuits I got for DS - well he won't want them. Blush

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SquirtedPerfumeUpNoseInBoots · 09/04/2011 00:29

Have you any non diet coke or lemonade in the house that you could open now and allow it to go flat? It will really help in the morning when you need to get fluid in to him. Sorry I'm assuming he's going to be sick on and off most of the night which isn't what you need to hear.

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:31

yes have some cans of full fat coke - i'll open one now and leave at room temp. Should please DS he asked for coke earlier and got given the usual reponse of 'No!'

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heliumballoons · 09/04/2011 00:33

DS won't eat crisps Hmm I have some savory nibbles which he likes - are these likely to be as salty/ just as good. If not I have hovis crackers.

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