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I know this isn’t an Aibu , I apologise for that but I’m desperate. My 13 month old (months for age appropriate advice) keeps making their self sick for attention, when in the pram, in their high chair behind me when I’m folding washing. It can be up to eight times a day sometimes. I move their hands , I make sure they have attention for most of the day I try to ignore but they make themselves choke I’m at the end of my tether. I can’t go out for a walk because of it some days as they constantly stick their fingers down their throat. I’m struggling. It’s piles and piles of sick.
Has anyone got any wisdom?
Thanks in advance

Not experienced anything like that, but maybe once they've been sick do the clean up without eye contact, without saying a word, completely dead pan? I think that's what I'd try

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Thank you I’ll try that , I o give eye contact so that might work if it’s withdrawn.

Ignorance is bliss with a child. I agree, ignore child, no talking, no eye contact and just clean it up. Hopefully the silent reaction with your child will work x

My son used to jam his fingers down his throat. He did it in the car and one day was sick all over himself. I think the panic when I pulled over to check him (even though I could see him through the double mirror as he was rear facing) scared him enough to stop.
Strange question but could it be related to a sore throat or even hay fever if she's itchy or sore?

Thank you, not hay fever or sore throat I don’t think as it’s been an ongoing problem for at least two months, nothing seems to deter the behaviour, and being sick doesn’t seem to concern them at all. Today they made themselves sick on the way home from dinner, sick everywhere in the pram, I tidied it changed their clothes then they did it again when we arrived home.

Can you see when it's about to happen? Maybe you could grab their hand/s in time with a firm NO.

My son used to do that years ago (30) and at that time the health visitor said babies do it because that like the feeling of retching, I don’t know if it’s for that reason your dc is doing it, maybe ask health visitor

Thank you, sorry didn’t want to appear rude I thought I’d replied previously and realised I hadn’t

Just going back to PP's hayfever suggestion. My son has been suffering terribly since June and still has it in late August, so I wouldn't necessarily dismiss the possibility. Another of my DC was on antihistamines at approx 1yr due to hayfever, although suffers less now than sibling.

DD went through a period of doing this- it's so hard not to react but you mustn't! It feeds into the behaviour. Move them away while you clean up facing away from you, pref in a corner area. Show that it's not the way to get attention. Then, overreact to all positive behaviour- really lay it on as thick as you can. It shouldn't take too long to break the cycle. I feel for you tho- it's horrible