when someone says 'I need the sick bucket'...

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AIBU to expect that these words or indeed any phrase containing the words 'sick bucket' and an indication that one may be required in the immediate future, be responded to with some urgency?

Last night I had to get out of bed emergency style and to do this, I had to wake OH and get him to move out of the way.

As I got out I said 'I think I will need the sick bucket'.. and hurtled off to the loo.

After a while it turned out I was correct but no sick bucket had appeared, in the end I had to shout (very hard when about to spew and then, actually whilst spewing) and bang on the wall before he stirred himself and came AMBLING out of the bedroom, no haste, no hurry at all, to give me the sick bucket.

I have always considered the magical words 'sick bucket' to be a trigger for INSTANT action, immediacy, hurtling and zooming, something one doesn't even THINK about ... but OH claims not so.

So - are these words cause for urgency or is it acceptable to 'fetch it later' or 'in a minute' or 'when you have a mouthful of vom and are grunting and banging on the wall to avoid splattering the floor'...

This is not a rare occurrence in our house, I do spew quite frequently, we have had this discussion MANY times and of course, if I can I grab the appropriate receptacle on my way to the loo. In the interests of not drip-feeding, no we can't keep a sick bucket in the loo it is too small, it generally lives in the bedroom but out of my reach, and our loo and bathroom are separate so I can't spew in the sink whilst pointing my arse at the loo

He's totally un fucking reasonable.
What arsehole stands there (and gets back into bed then falls asleep) while his wife or partner is spewing and shitting their insides out, and doesn't help or offer assistance!

Can you get a large hook for the back of the bathroom door and get a bowl that you could make a hole in the lip, put a loop of something through (string, ribbon, whatever) and then hang it up out of the way?

I always keep our 'skin basin' next to the bed/couch just in case the person doesn't make it to the bathroom. I find its more of a security blanket type thing than anything else :)

Don't you some sort of bin in the toilet for female guests of childbearing years? Room for a bin = room for a bucket. No bin = how??

Yh 'sick bucket' means action now and fetch any SUITABLE receptacle no not a saucepan my OH and help the parent / child make it to the bathroom if possible.

Yanbu

This happens a lot though, so presumably this is the one noteworthy occasion when the husband wasn't on it with the sick bucket. It sounds life the bloke has his own nighttime health issues, so I'm not going to knock him for failing to jump quickly enough this one time.

Perhaps all this problem solving is actually unnecessary. The system usually works.

Can you get and store some of those bags to go inside a portable/travel potty? They certainly hold loads of wee without spilling...
And yes, in our house, "Get the sick bucket!" certainly means everyone is on action stations very quickly, whether it's an adult or a child. Sick is sick and we'd do anything to avoid it ending up on the furniture, wall or floor.

Stainless steel bowl will be less chewable by a dog and is sterilisable (as in non-pourous, so super hygienic of you are concerned about such things (I'm not really as it turns out)

Im going to go with the baggies in the dispenser box, already ordered thankyou Glob!

Room is literally an inch or two wider than the door is so no room to hang on back of door or the door wont open wide enough.

Really had NOT considered how complicated this stuff is until after I posted - jeez!

Poor put upon OH is howling with laughter btw, I am obviously a dreadful bed companion, dunno how he tolerates it I really don't.

Glad you're sorted, hope you don't have to use them too soon!

Bless you op it must be awful I hate being sick but as a single parent not much point me shouting sick bucket in the middle of the night. I'm often sick in the mornings due to Anxiety.
I see you have a sense of humour I'm only half joking when I suggest knocking down the dividing wall? Asuming the bog is net to the bathroom?

You tolerate his noisy CPAPmachine, Op. That sort of evens things out though, doesn't it?

Further info!

OH now states that it was the introduction of an element of doubt, that because I said 'I might need the sick bucket' and not 'I will need the sick bucket'.. his reaction is justified.

I maintain that the crucial part of the sentence is 'sick bucket' and the indication of potential need and not the element of doubt.

To clarify even further - the puking/shitting is not uncommon, the system works about 50% of the time, but he NEVER sees any urgency on the occasions he is required to fetch the bucket - its a conversation we have had many many times and I thought it would be interesting to see what the MN opinion was (and to demonstrate to him it is HIM thats not normal here..)

I raised the fact I tolerate his CPAP (and before that the awful snoring and repeated attempts to go dead in the night, and co-erced, persuaded, encouraged and flat out bullied him to go GET the CPAP)...

He says its better than him going dead - I cannot argue with this (most of the time!).

The bags sound like a great idea.

There also are collapsible metal and silicone bowls that surely could hang from a hook somehow. Where there is a will there is a way.

OP I feel for you
I also have a tiny bathroom and following one particularly awful incident of norovirus - a both ends incident - I ended up keeping a receptacle in there. You might be able to just pop a hook in the wall and put a shallow bowl there. Mine lives on top of the loo brcause there's enough space.

Idiot visitors have said to me "oh it can't be that bad" whereupon I've had to explain that with it coming out of both ends, it really can unless your butt is firmly on the loo and you've got a bowl handy. Otherwise ensuing clear up with all windows open to the minus five air, takes a lot of energy that you need in order to avoid passing out on the next round....

Anyway, I just wNted to say I feel for you but don't rely on hubby if you're prone to this.

The only thing that puzzles me is why you would want to post about this kind of stuff. I don't mean your condition, I mean all the detail about your house, sleeping arrangements, financial arrangements, etc. Just why?

What about a bowl on the back of your bedroom door that you could grab on your way?

What is a CPAP?

Misses the point

I'm more befuddled by the critical replies than your situation, OP! Sorry you have so much to deal with.

I liked the collapsible silicone dog bowls so much, I nearly bought one! Then I remembered I don't have a dog, rarely puke, and there's a plastic bin in the bathroom ...

Oxygen machine, NewLife.

OP, by making your OH leap out of bed in the middle of the night you are actually doing him a favour andkeeping him alive

Bloody italics

This is the exact reason why I designed both of our bathrooms (shower room downstairs, bathroom upstairs) so that one can vomit into the basin while shitting into the loo. I have been caught short at the wrong end more than once...the first time I was puking into the loo and it came out of the bottom. I did not enjoy cleaning the bathroom. The second time, I thought "aha, I do not enjoy cleaning poo from the bathroom floor, I'll sit on the loo". I discovered I do not enjoy cleaning vomit from the bathroom floor either.

The builders thought it was hilarious when we were discussing placement and I demonstrated where I wanted the sink by sitting on the loo and pretending to puke.

You need a collapsible washing up bowl, usually used by camping types OP. My DSis has been lusting after one for ages for her camping kit. only £6.99. SUrely that would tuck neatly behind/beside the toilet

www.countryside.co.uk/lifeventure/ellipse-collapsible-bowls?gclid=CPvApsDpm80CFRFmGwodGh0PLg