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

[WiddlinDiddlin]

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

Could you provide a full floorplan of you house, with measurements, and photos of the dog, so that we can better judge how hard it is to select a location for said sick bowl, and the potential for 'hurtling'? Only joking :-D. You have my sympathy for the having to be sick often , and for all the comments cross-questioning you on your level of agility - you have been soooo polite in your replies and explanations!

I had severe HG when I was pregnant. My ex could barely bring himself to stand in the doorway of the bathroom and uselessly say 'are you ok?' whilst i threw up my internal organs 20 times a day. he'd probably have slung the bucket at me from 10 ft away . useless bastards...

Alongtime - no no, I was responding to earlier posters not yours - a hook on the wall and a collapsible receptacle are now on order, v good idea indeed!

Sallyjane - I should have thought and done that in advance, along with my vital statistics and colour of my pants, I feel so very foolish now
I shall return to my corner and think about what I have done!

Yes, you have a good, long think

Have you cancelled the cheque yet?????

Garlic

Has anyone suggested a Daily Fail sad face story yet? How sad can you look while holding the sick bowl, OP?

I'm firmly in the 'I don't understand why the OP is getting such a hard time' camp.

As far as I'm concerned, any sentence involving 'sick bucket/bowl' should be acted upon with the same urgency as hearing 'thump, thump, thump, thump' and then wailing coming from the direction of the stairs.

I have a sick bowl under the bed as I'm very prone to fainting with chucking up episodes.

A collapsible bowl, though, that's something else. I was actually admiring them in the camping shop the other day and now I have a reason to get one!

OP, I don't rely on DH as he has no sense of urgency. He will amble off downstairs as though I can choose to wait for the luxury of being sick.

On a much more disgusting note, I was washing up when we were camping last week and I had a sudden thought; this is the sick bowl. I did not express this thought to DD2 who was drying up with me - she's a real germaphobe. I consoled myself with the fact it is well disinfected - and we're all hale and hearty a week on

emwithme - I did the same with my bathroom, speced it so the sink is in vomiting distance of the loo. Only people who have had gastroenteritis/norovirus fully appreciate the need for the toilet and the sink to be adjacent. We're like an elite club of battle scarred, professional bodily fluid ejaculators.

The word, noises, thought or even implication of sick in our house results in previously sleeping bodies to spring ninja like out of bed and pose in Charlie's Angels style action positions... What is wrong with your hubby that makes him think there is time to snooze a bit more and wander in?

Very unreasonable man. I think you need midnight drills until he gets it right!

Heavily pregnant with HG often meant the contents of the bin got emptied and used. Started using a bin liner so I could whip the contents out quickly without mess.