DS has just been sick and it’s his birthday tomorrow!

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He said he felt unwell and threw up. I mean it could be excitement, but I just don’t know.

He’s been so looking forward to going into school with a big badge saying “It’s my birthday” and taking sweets to share out with his friends.

It looks like he’ll be at home, just me and him tomorrow. His dad will be working, luckily I’m not in work tomorrow anyway.

We had a family meal planned after school and everything!
He's going to be 6.

What can I do at home to make his day special? Especially if he’s feeling unwell / unable to eat. I was going to give him cake for breakfast and everything - feel gutted and sad for him.

Well still do presents in the morning when he wakes up and have balloons and a banner to put up.

I have never known a kid be physically sick due to excitement, it's 99% going to be bug 🙁 I'd just postpone the fun bits til he's well enough to enjoy it, he'll still enjoy taking sweets in next week.

Postpone the birthday. Honestly. Make it Saturday or Sunday - or next week. Do it once he's better.

I spent my 13th birthday in hospital, having an operation to put pins in my arm. We did the birthday about a fortnight later. It was better than me having a 'sad birthday'
Hope he's feeling better soon.

Och poor wee guy, I remember my sixth birthday party got cancelled because I had the chicken pox!

hopefully he will be better tomorrow but if not there’s not much you can do but make sure he has a nice day anyway, snuggle on the sofa l, watch his favourite films and reassure him that you can celebrate when he’s better

He knows it’s his birthday tomorrow so I can’t postpone the presents and balloons etc as he’ll be expecting it when he wakes up.
It’s more thinking what we can actually do during the day to make his 6th birthday enjoyable, despite illness.

We’re not having an actual party this year luckily. Just a few friends going out to a trampoline place this weekend.

Send him into school on Monday with he badger etc. It'll just eek out the fun.

Family meal can be at the weekend.

Not a badger! The badge. Definitely definitely don't take a badger to school

I'd play it by ear as to how he feels. He might only be up to laying in bed all day.

If hes not feeling too poorly, I'd let him choose a film to watch together that I'd buy on prime or sky...big treat here as I'll never pay!

And also 2 player xbox together...I rarely agree to play as I'm rubbish!

Id postpone all the other stuff until hes fully better

Don't you have to keep him off 48 hrs if he has been sick?

Just do whatever he wants. Tv? Done. Game? Done. Waot on him hand and foot. Bring him books. Whatever. Just say yes.

He can’t go back til Monday then so just prepare him to do all of that stuff then instead.
Watch some nice films. Have a lovely two days of school with all his new presents to play with!

It's quite normal that age.

Poor thing, that's bad luck! Tell him he can go in on Monday with his badge and sweets etc and postpone the meal and cake until the weekend.

For tomorrow how about choosing his favourite film and snuggling up on the sofa to watch it, then playing with his presents if he's up to it. He could choose whatever he wants for dinner

I used to throw up when I was too excited and my mum used to cancel whatever plans I had that made me excited in case I was ill, I hated this and still resent her for it now. See how he goes, if it was once then it's not a big if it's once or twice he's fine

Oh dear! I think do the presents and banner but postpone the dinner obviously, maybe he can choose a different day to have it instead as his honorary birthday? Depending if people are available of course.

Tomorrow I think lots of movies, maybe popcorn if his tummy is well enough, any games he would like to play?

Treasure hunt? You can get pre written treasure hunt clues off the internet quite easily (they have answers that work in any house like fridge, bed, bathroom) so maybe do one of those and hide a big present for him to find at the end?

Kitchen disco if he feels well?

I was also going to suggest a treasure hunt. We did this for my daughter when she turned 6. We were in lockdown so she couldn’t have a party. She loved it!