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To want to cry...night from hell

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 11/02/2018 02:05

Husband is away- hate him!
Earlier my 6 monthold was showing signs of teething: crying/ diarrhoea etc, so gave her some calpol
Next thing I’m waking up and I’ve thrown up three times and dashed to the loo. She’s now up and feeding on me, keeping having to put her down to dash to the bathroom. She then screams
What do I do?

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BrutusMcDogface · 11/02/2018 03:24

A spoonful of water every five mins is what was recommended to me when I had a poorly child once who wasn't keeping water down. Hope it passes soon, you poor thingSadFlowers

fireflame · 11/02/2018 03:25

Omg you poor thing
Bless you hopefully family member can help out

dontticklethetoad · 11/02/2018 03:26

Oh op, I do feel for you. It is a miserable thing to have to go through.

maybaby17 · 11/02/2018 03:27

Get a basin and put a bit of water in the bottom, just throw up in that and deal with it when you can. Grab an old towel for mop up. Means you don't have to move far.

Coldhandscoldheart · 11/02/2018 03:38

Yes, keep drinking. Even though it all comes back up, you do absorb a little each time. If you can keep rinsing your mouth as well, that will help a little.
Get dioralyte as soon as you can & sip it very gently. It’s a bit grim, but really will help.

Florallee · 11/02/2018 03:40

Split yourself in two, of course..

Charolais · 11/02/2018 04:27

I remember being on my knees throwing up in the toilet with a toddler riding me like I was a horse.

Igmum · 11/02/2018 04:27

💐💐💐 for you OP. I’m a single parent so I’ve been there and it’s rotten 💐💐💐

brizzledrizzle · 11/02/2018 04:37

Have you got any coke in the house? Open it and leave it go flat and then use it for yourself, it's what my gp suggested when I had bad d&v. I'm not medical but, as I say, my gp suggested it.

MrsGloop · 11/02/2018 04:39

All you can do is hunker down and be kind to yourself. It’ll pass. Stay close to the bathroom and put baby back in her crib when you need to. My sympathies, nights like that are grim.

Justmethenhuh · 11/02/2018 04:46

It’s a rite of passage OP.

You’ll get through it and then you’ll have a “story” about your night from hell.

It’s tough, you have my sympathies xx

FranticallyPeaceful · 11/02/2018 06:27

I had the same thing when my son was a baby, I put a bouncer outside the bathroom and fed him and then kept dashing like that. Ended up with a duvet on the landing just so I could rest in between vomiting. Sorry you’re having such a hard time! Baby will be mostly upset that they can sense you’re upset, not so much because they’re upset - just do what you need to do. Good luck! Flowers

Leilaniiii · 11/02/2018 06:34

Well, your DH did not know you were going to be ill, so that's not his fault.

But... a Boy's Trip to Brazil? Seriously? Where are you all going as a family this year? It had better be somewhere really bloody nice.

StealthPolarBear · 11/02/2018 06:34

How are you doing op?

NotAChristmasCakePop · 11/02/2018 06:40

Goodness, that sounds like an awful night. I'd second sick bowl for occasions when it's both ends, drinking as much as you can stomach - little sips and just letting her feed when it subsides a bit.

Ring local family as soon as you think reasonable and get them to bring you stuff that you need. I'd recommend keeping DD with you and just feed/sleep and recover.

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 11/02/2018 06:55

Ended up in a steaming hot bath, followed by thousands of layers and then stripping off to lie naked on the bathroom floor with the window open. Now licking ice, feeding the baby, desperate for someone to wake up and bring me lucozade n those electrolyte water things.

I would actually rather give birth again than repeat last night

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 11/02/2018 06:57

Oh n re:husband yes he’s a complete shit, spent much of the night between vomit sessions telling him!! I will continue to do so for the foreseeable

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Somersetter · 11/02/2018 07:03

Sounds horrible. You poor thing.

As for your DH, not necessarily unreasonable as long as you can afford it - baby is 6 months not 6 weeks, and you have family nearby too. But... he definitely owes you one!

Hope the sickness passes quickly Flowers

splendide · 11/02/2018 07:04

I’m so sorry for you it’s the absolute worst thing. I remember writing a similar thread when I had noro and a 10 month old.

You will get through it though.

ItsNiceItsDifferentItsUnusual · 11/02/2018 07:06

Oh bloody hell you poor thing. Me and dh had a d&v bug with a 3.5yo and 3mo and it was pretty much one of my worst experiences. You are an absolute star for coping alone, well done.

I hope your dh is being very, very sympathetic and sending flowers

Cantchooseaname · 11/02/2018 07:07

Sounds horrendous.
Call for help- an extra person will really help! I would give calpol so long as doses are far enough apart- if it’s tooth pain it will help, if she’s getting sick - well, you’ll see it again soon!
Little mantra ‘this too will pass’.
Plenty fluids- feeding with d n v is awful. Just stick with it- don’t do anything else.

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 11/02/2018 07:08

Is there anything I can do to try and ensure DDs not next? She’s with me all the time so I’m hoping if she would have caught it I would know by now.

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Somersetter · 11/02/2018 07:14

Handwashing! Just be really really thorough and you might be lucky.

Tinkerbec · 11/02/2018 07:16

Is there anything I can do to try and ensure DDs not next? She’s with me all the time so I’m hoping if she would have caught it I would know by now.

Just perfect hygiene which I am sure you do anyway. Being in such close proximity and bf. it may be hard to avoid but you may get lucky.

I feel your pain though have been ill seventy times and had to ring my parents as oh was useless. Put my back put once and had to crawl to the kitchen to make DC food. Agony!

Hugs xx

Tinkerbec · 11/02/2018 07:17

Several not 70!