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Would you clear up your own child's vomit??

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GloriaMumble · 29/03/2008 18:49

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UnquietDad · 31/03/2008 12:29

At age 3, DS vommed spectacularly like the ladies from Little Britain in local gastropub. Across the table, after our meals had just been put in front of us. Of course we cleaned it up. I still remember the expression of disgust on the faces of the girls at the bar when I went and asked for a cloth.

Luckily there was a lovely family with a cute baby at the table next to us who gave us copious wipes. (I'm amazed they didn't move tables! No offence, but we would have!!)

scottishmummy · 31/03/2008 12:42

lovin the hurlin baby image

purpleduck · 31/03/2008 12:57

I would have cleaned it, but would have hoped for a mop and bucket if it landed on the floor...

BUT

People vom in pubs all the time, and I'm sure they don't have to clean up after themselves. It is accepted as part of the territory.

Araldia · 31/03/2008 15:17

During a road trip recently my 5 month old decided to projectile poo all over the wall of teh baby change room while strapped on the fold down mat.
It didn't even cross my mind to NOT clean it up!

Honneybunny · 01/04/2008 07:14

This happened to me on a Air Transat flight to Toronto this Christmas: ds1 (4yo) got airsick due to turbulence (or maybe bad lunch???).

He managed to tell me that he needed the loo, where there was some queue. I asked to skip the line and fortunately people let us. When he was first in line he couldn't hold back and threw up in the small corridor leading up to the loo. One of the air crew saw me, said "yuck" and turned around (crew was preparing for the snack to be brought around the plane, so all gathering at the back of the plane). One of the other staff asked what was going on and then was told by the "yuck" stewardess that ds1 had just thrown up all over the place, and she said "we let the parents clean up". I was then given a total of 4 refreshing tissues (those wet ones that smell like lemon), and one small napkin, and told to get on with it. I said that with the supplies i was given i was hardly going to be able to do that.

Fortunately, after trying my best and feeling absolutely awful as poor ds1 was still standing there feeling misirable and saying "i am not a bad boy mummy???", another member of staff, from the 1st class section of the plane, was alerted by all the fuss and noise and came to see what was up. She spread some powder on top and gave me a stack of napkins to deal with the vomit and went to fetch a garbage bag.

I have no problem whatsoever cleaning after nmy own children, but really, they should have made slightly more effort to find me the supplies to do it with?
Should have complained with air transat. don't know why i didn't really. But we are sure never to fly with them again!

sandcastles · 01/04/2008 07:37

Reminds me of when a toddler wee'd on the surgery floor where I was working, because Mum refused to believe she needed a wee.

Mum left without clearing it up!

milliec · 01/04/2008 21:10

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