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sick bug

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mixedemotions123 · 07/02/2006 18:59

does anyone have a fail proof way of stopping your children from catching the v+d bug that is going around. Other than keep them away from school, locking the doors, and painting a big red cross on it!!!. I have a real phobia of vomitting, and at the moment I feel as though I am waiting for a bomb to drop. Daft i know, but it really scares me.

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Lonelymum · 09/02/2006 13:17

Yes, I have to say, the local news report I saw yesterday seemed to imply that everyone was getting it and that freaked me out more than I was expecting - the thought that I might be sick too.

ballymoy · 09/02/2006 13:52

Hi!! My 6 month old has got the dreaded D&V, not pretty! Diarrhoea is foul smelling but thankfully he seems happy enough. Do any of you use diarolyte in this instance or just continue with milk?

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crazydazy · 09/02/2006 14:21

Hi everyone, Belgianbun I didn't get morning sickness either but I think thats because I can control myself being sick unless I have something really nasty of course. In my second pregnancy I had the epidural and was violently sick after the baby was born which I was told was probably cos of the epidural. In hindsight I would rather have had 12 hours of contractions than just two minutes of vomiting straight after the baby was born.

Fimbo - I have heard of your kind of phobia and its a little different to mine, its kind of agorophobia too but horrible all the same

I do not really think of my phobia all day and don't really worry about myself as much as the kids. Every night I tuck them up in bed I wonder if this will be "the night". Thankfully I have a supportive DP who is always there to help me out, I know some of us are not so lucky.

DS was sick this morning because he has a bad cough but to me thats not the same, I deal with him because I know its a one off whereas when its a bug it sometimes happens more than once and its the thought of it happening that terrifies me more than the deed itself.

I am having counselling but tbh all she has basically done is teach me how to calm myself down and tell me what a good mother I am, she's not with me 24/7 so how she knows I am not sure.

pebblemum · 09/02/2006 15:32

IM Back!!Dh has gone out so I can get back on here.

Im glad to hear that your dd is up and seems a lot better lonelymum.

Sorry to hear about all the others that are ill and hope they are soon better.

I had never thought about my phobia until Ds1 was a couple of months old then it hit me, if he was ill I would have to be there to clear it up and make him feel better. I can handle baby sick (just) and was lucky that DS1 never caught any bugs until he was 5 but DS2 has been sick 3times in the past 6 months. Also i guess i was lucky that I never had any morning sickness with both pregnancies otherwise I dont know how i would have coped. I think thats why Im not sure if i want another one, may not be so lucky next time.

Oh and has anyone else thought it is out of order that after having your baby the midwife brings you some toast but at the same time gives you a sick bowl. With DS1 i had been in labour almost 23hrs without anything to eat except leak soup so I was starving but as soon as i saw that bowl I couldnt eat a thing. My phobia kicked in and that was that, I think i finally ate about 10 hours later.

ills · 09/02/2006 15:41

Hi a fellow sufferer here. I can cope with vomiting myself just scared of others vomiting. I always feel reassured reading this as I know I am not alone. Glad it's not just me who feels like keeping children away from others who are ill. It really annoys me when people bring older ill brothers and sisters to toddler activities. I know you have to take them for dropping of and picking up but surely not to a toddler music class. End of rant. For those of you with older children when do they know they are going to be ill ( i mean what age)

pebblemum · 09/02/2006 15:52

hello ills, good name for this thread!!

I think each child is different. My ds1 is 8 and in the summer we had all been suffering with a stomach bug, well everyone except him. Anyway he goes out to play golf with his dad and throws up all over the green on hole1. He says he had no idea it was coming until it was too late. It was his first time at golf too. After that accident he seems to know if he is going to be ill but im still a nervous wreck though. If he says he has a bad tummy ache I have to ask him what it feels like, does he feel sick etc and always leave a bucket nearby just in case-paranoid or what.

Does anyone think they may have passed their phobia onto their kids? I only ask as thinking about that incident in the summer I remember how ds1 reacted, he was jumping about all over the place everytime he threw up, I think he was scared of it and I really hope he hasnt got a fear of it from me. Its bad enough i suffer with this let alone passing it on to him

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mixedemotions123 · 09/02/2006 16:36

That worries me too. I have OCD and I have always tried to hide it whenever possibe from the kids. It is so hard to be calm and reassuring when they are being sick, all you really want to do is run as far away as possible.

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crazydazy · 09/02/2006 19:05

My DD (aged 6) has shown signs of being scared too, when she gets tummy ache she panics but I always know when she's putting it on and when she is really ill. She hasn't been sick though since she was 3, her tummy is as strong as mine!!! I think because it hasn't happened for so long that is why she is afraid of it.

She's really scared of blood too, like my Mum!! Must be just a mega anxious family!!!

claire7676 · 09/02/2006 21:17

Hi Ballymoy, just seen your post, the current advice is not to stop milk. However, I tend to stop (and have since my dd was 6 mths, shes now 1) and give diarolyte, she'll only drink the plain, as milk irritates the gut. However, it depends on how she is in herself, if she feels really poorly, she doesn't really want milk or food. I wouldn't stop her milk if she was crying for itor it made her more upset.

swedishmum · 09/02/2006 23:05

I so feel for those of you with vomiting phobias - my phobia is wierder and less likely to cause me problems but I'm not good with sickness either. Was househunting around Bromley once when dd2 wS V SICK - chucked her clothes out of the window and headed for M and S with her dressed in a blanket in The Glades shopping centre. The looks I got! Let's hope our children are all bug-free soon.

pebblemum · 09/02/2006 23:11

At least you took her to a nice shop, I had friends visit one day and when they turned up one of their sons had a very strange ensemble on. Apparantly he had been travel sick and they had to stop at a charity shop to get clean clothes, there wasnt much choice which explained why he had an orange stripey jumper on with green cord trousers. I wish I had got a photo to embarass him with when he is older

Swedishmum, dare I ask what your phobia is?

kid · 10/02/2006 06:59

DS seems to have caught the sick bug, he woke at 5am this morning vomitting. Then was up again at 6am. He is still managing to argue with his sister at the moment.

Are you meant to continue to feed them as usual when they have the sickness bug or does that just make them be sick some more? (He is 3.10 btw).

pebblemum · 10/02/2006 10:06

Hello everyone, how are you? How is DD today, lonelymum?

Sorry to hear about your son, Kid although it sounds as though maybe he has got a milder form of it than some if he can still argue with his sister! I hope so

When my children are ill I tend to avoid feeding them too much but then maybe its because i cant handle them throwing up. If you do feed your son just stick to things like dry toast, rich tea biscuits etc also not sure how well it works with this bug but i was told once that drinking flat cola can help with vomitting. Personally I have never tried it so wouldnt know if it works.

Lonelymum · 10/02/2006 10:37

When my kids are sick I wait until they ask for food and then stick to toast or plain biscuits or plain potato for a day or two.

Thanks for asking pebblemum, dd seems better again today. Yesterday was about as horrnedous as it can get for me without anyone actually being sick. She slept until 12 midday and then lay on the sofa, literally not moving an inch, hardly eating drinking or talking until 7 in the evening when I made her get up to do only her second wee of the day.

Today, the temperature has gone and she is up and dressed and playing with ds3, but still not really eating or drinking. I think it is going to be a few days yet before she is really better. This is the fourth day of illness now, which is about as long as any of my kids have ever been ill before, so it is clearly a persistant little bug.

canadianmum · 10/02/2006 11:26

Scary thread!

Not sure if this is useful but my Mum always gave us flat Ginger Ale (Canada Dry) to settle our tummies and that did seem to help with D+V.

Foodwise I have also heard that the BRAT diet is good (no pun intended ); bananas, rice, apples and toast.

HTH

kid · 10/02/2006 12:19

He has managed to keep down half a slice of toast since about 10am. He seems a bit lively one minute and then he is falling asleep the next. I guess he did have an early start this morning (5am) so is quite entitled to feel tired now!

I think he does have milder form of it too, well I'm hoping so anyway!

Passionflower · 10/02/2006 12:56

flat cola. DD1 has the most delicate tummy and she was able to keep this down when water was comming back up.

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mixedemotions123 · 10/02/2006 12:59

my little ds seemed to be able to keep flat lemonade down. Thankfully he is back to his old self again. A tip for anyone who doesn't already know, if you need flat coke or lemonade in a hurry, put a tiny bit of sugar in it. It takes the fizz out!

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kid · 12/02/2006 10:06

DS is completely better, his sickness lasted for 2 days.

I was sick last night and haven't been able to even look at food since, I'm managing on just water. DD stayed at her nans last night and I have just had a phonecall to say she has been throwing up all night. On the bed, on the floor and all over her grandad

DH also feels sick so it looks like the sick bug has got all of us!

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mixedemotions123 · 12/02/2006 16:06

poor you . My dh has had d since friday night with really bad stomach ache. He hasn't been sick thank god, and seems alot better today. hope you and yours feel better soon.

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CheekyGirl · 12/02/2006 22:21

Hi, I'm another phobic!! I can't believe there's so many of us. I don't know whether to be reassured (I'm not alone) or panicked (if so many people are afraid of it, there must be something to be scared of!!)

With me it's not actually the sick itself - I am completely able to clear up anyone's puke (within reason!!) it's the BEING sick. For example, if dd says she feels sick, I can feel myself coming onto a panic attack. If I feel sick, I really do have a panic attack!! That makes me feel even sicker!!

CheekyGirl · 12/02/2006 22:21

Hi, I'm another phobic!! I can't believe there's so many of us. I don't know whether to be reassured (I'm not alone) or panicked (if so many people are afraid of it, there must be something to be scared of!!)

With me it's not actually the sick itself - I am completely able to clear up anyone's puke (within reason!!) it's the BEING sick. For example, if dd says she feels sick, I can feel myself coming onto a panic attack. If I feel sick, I really do have a panic attack!! That makes me feel even sicker!!

kid · 13/02/2006 08:51

We all seem to be over the sickness in this house, only DH hasn't been sick yet although he feels sick. I'm glad we didn't suffer as much as I've heard others did.

Hope everyone else is back to their usual self.

tracyk · 13/02/2006 10:21

ds - 2yo has been sick since Friday 6am. Didn't know not to give milk - so prob didn't help his recovery. Toast and water only since yesterday lunchtime - seems better- just v tired from waking up starving at 5.30am. one chuck up of some bile stuff the morning - but toast and water must have gone through tummy.

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