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emetophobes, it's that time of year :(

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devilinside · 07/10/2013 09:31

First bucket sighting at school this morning. My sister had norovirus last week after attending a party where some selfish buggers thought it was acceptable to bring along a vomiting toddler. Most of the other guests got the bug including an elderly man. Feel free to add your rants and worries here.

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Dumbledoresgirl · 22/12/2013 20:15

Justmuddling, hello, I am an old Mner, not usually here, and never post on these emetophobe threads, but I do read them as I am a very bad emetophobe, just like all of you here.

Sometimes, when lurking on MN, I can't resist reading the emetophobe thread if it is active, and so it was I came to it today. As no-one else has replied to your message this evening yet, I feel I have to offer you a supporting hand.

Try to stay calm, sweetie. You have been through a dreadful 2 days and you have done brilliantly on your own with 2 sick children. It would have been virtually impossible to avoid such a bug yourself, in such circumstances. But you don't have to be sick. Try to breathe slowly and deeply, try to be as calm as you can, and hopefully you will avoid the worst. I have never been sick as a result of catching my children's bugs - always managed to just have diarrhoea. Put something on the tv/radio to try and distract you from thinking about it.

And, I don't know how old your children are, or if they know about your phobia, but I could never hide my fear from my children so I have always been quite honest with them about it. Tell your children Mummy will be ok, you are just very scared of being sick, but you are a silly Mummy as there is nothing really to be scared of, it is just the way you are (or words that you will think appropriate - that is roughly what I have told mine as I didn't want them to think being sick was anything to be scared of, I didn't want them picking up my phobia).

Thinking of you sweetie.

Dumbledoresgirl · 22/12/2013 20:15

Oops, crossed posts with Marne. Smile

Geckos48 · 22/12/2013 20:18

My husband and I had our first night off together in 2 months last night and spent the whole thing throwing up. Biggest boy hasn't done too well either.

It's crap, but at least it is over before Christmas I suppose

Dancergirl · 22/12/2013 20:19

Wise words from dumbledore

Def do something to take your mind off it. You can will away the nausea. Read a book or watch some tv and try to really concentrate on it.

Really hope out are ok.

BigWellyLittleWelly · 22/12/2013 20:42

Dd2 (6mo) has just covered me head to toe in regurgitated milk and her dinner. I'm very concerned its a bug and I'll be hit by it over Christmas.

Geckoes and muddling I really hope you are better swiftly. Every time my dd1 gets ill I get ill too - its the anxiety over waiting rhat gets me.

babybear2011 · 22/12/2013 22:14

Oh my goodness I worry just the same. I darent tell anyone incase they think im mad or something! I have been like this my whole life, its good to find somewhere like this where I can communicte with other sufferers. Not even my husband knows the true extent to which I suffer

alexle · 22/12/2013 22:22

I'm sorry, I have only just seen your last message just muddling. I think you have done brilliantly looking after your children on your own for the last couple of days. I'm sorry to hear you are feeling ill now. Is there anyone you can call to come and sit with you or look after the dcs? Even just talking to someone on the phone can sometimes help me. It could be the anxiety making you feel sick but even if it is a bug as others have said, you might not be sick yourself. These things can affect adults, and especially emetophobes differently. Thinking if you. This will be over soon xx
Hoping you and dh are better soon to gecko. What a nightmare for you. X

devilinside · 22/12/2013 22:23

Muddling, how are you now? so sorry you are going through this, but at least it you might be able to enjoy Xmas now?, I find once I've had a bug, I get a 3 month break from worrying (immunity lasts that long), small mercy I know when you are in the throws of a bug. I echo Motilium if you have any

Big Welly, has your baby been around anyone else with a bug? I found my children didn't get bugs until they were fully mobile and at toddler groups (around 18 mths)

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devilinside · 22/12/2013 22:31

Muddling, how are you now? so sorry you are going through this, but at least it you might be able to enjoy Xmas now?, I find once I've had a bug, I get a 3 month break from worrying (immunity lasts that long), small mercy I know when you are in the throws of a bug. I echo Motilium if you have any

Big Welly, has your baby been around anyone else with a bug? I found my children didn't get bugs until they were fully mobile and at toddler groups (around 18 mths)

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BigWellyLittleWelly · 22/12/2013 22:49

My older girl had a diarrhoea not sickness bug wed-thur but I am praying that it was a reaction to cheese (first time today) or a massive burp that caused her to gag.

She starts nursery in January. Dreading it.

Marne · 23/12/2013 09:09

Hope everyone is ok this morning and I hope Muddling made it through the night. Im going out with a friend for lunch today, usually I wouldn't go out this close to Christmas but im trying to be brave Smile.

devilinside · 23/12/2013 10:28

Muddling, hopefully you're over the nightmare now, and can look forward to Christmas and a nice three months immunity!

Hope everyone else is ok, we seemed to have survived the massive disco party on Friday, DS went to his club on Saturday, but they all have AS /ASD so tend to play electronic devices, rather than interact, so hoping he's ok.

Now it's just the worry about potentially infectious relatives turning up tomorrow

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justmuddlingalongsomehow · 23/12/2013 16:43

All I can say is omg... At one point last night I was in the bath with the shower on. Un controllable both ends. Terrifying and so alone. Thank god the dcs slept through and my friend took them today. :( :( and the phobia is worse than ever. No v since about 10am but anything I drink comes straight through still...

Dancergirl · 23/12/2013 16:53

Oh muddling poor, poor you.

The worst is over.

Marne · 23/12/2013 16:57

Sad, I hope you are over the worst of it and you should be feeling better for Christmas day. I think those who say 'the phobia gets better once you have been sick' are wrong, mine gets worse each time (although I do try and tell myself that it was not that bad and I did not die). You coped very well Muddling and you should be proud of yourself, yes it was hell but you survived it and are now on the mend xxxxx

devilinside · 23/12/2013 17:28

Well done Muddling, you did brilliantly, now three months immunity to look forward to

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justmuddlingalongsomehow · 24/12/2013 10:09

Life is really sodding conspiring against me isn't it. We are finally feeling better - weak as kittens but better (celebrated normal poo from ds this am!!). But of course trying to travel to family today is a bloody nightmare isn't it?!?!? I'm driving but the main road out of town is flooded and we are being advised on local radio not to travel :(:(:(.

Think I'll try this afternoon. Santa is on his way to Granny's house and we have stockings to hang there. T'is shite!

Marne · 24/12/2013 12:11

We are stick too Muddling, cant get out of the village, all my dd's presents are at my mums house (only 5 miles away but we cant get there), roads are closed whilst they try and pump water away Sad.

Twighlightsparkle · 27/12/2013 17:43

How's everyone doing?

I was up with a vomiting 5 year old all night. Really odd as I purposely keep my kids away from people to avoid it at this time of year, awful I know.

So last Friday was the last time we went out anywhere public. We've been country walks and car trips but no idea where she picked it up from.

She's fine today and was fine between vomiting.

Now the wait is on.

Marne · 27/12/2013 18:17

Twighlight, maybe it was something she had eaten? the excitement of Christmas? gone to bed to early after eating? Dd1 did this once, we hadn't been anywhere and she was randomly sick one night and was fine after, I'm sure it was where she had eaten too much and then went to bed. Fingers crossed the rest of you will be ok.

We have just got back from my dads, when we were there my brother called to say they were coming over but wouldn't be staying long as their 3 month old ds has a bug, of course there was nothing I could do to (couldn't just go home), I tried to keep the dd's away from the baby and then my brother passed the baby to me for a cuddle Sad, I am now worried that we will catch something, came home and washed my hands several times, then smelt baby sick on myself so had a bath and put my clothes in the wash. Why cant people keep their sick children at home? (though it was nice to see him).

Twighlightsparkle · 27/12/2013 20:13

Thanks Marne, fingers crossed.

What was your brother thinking, fingers crossed you will be ok, if it wasn't sick near you , and you washed hands I think you be one.

ephemeralfairy · 28/12/2013 21:30

Do hope everyone got through the festivities unscathed?? I've realised a positive today: I haven't been picking at food or eating anything from buffets, any home-made mince pies etc because I'm too worried about people having touched the food without washing hands first....hence I haven't put on any weight!! Small mercies eh??

I was trying to explain it all to my mum earlier, all the public toilet phobia/obsessive hand washing/not being able to eat food that's been out on the counter in a cafe etc etc. I think she was starting to understand. I hope so anyway!

Twighlightsparkle · 29/12/2013 09:00

Fairy, it's So difficult explaining to people.

Hurrah for the weight!

Marne apologies, reading back I realise I called your niece or nephew " it"

Sorry!

Hope everyone is well.

Marne · 29/12/2013 18:07

It has been 48 hours and we are all ok Grin can relax a bit now.

justmuddlingalongsomehow · 01/01/2014 07:52

Happy New Year to you all. Spring is on its way now! x