Another inept first time mum question! Puking toddler experience needed!

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DS threw up quite violently about an hour ago. He coughed just before and I thought maybe it was just a gag reflex making him sick but as I cleaned it up he was sick (projectile almost) again. He's had cuddles, popped him in the bath for a quick hose down and changed him into his p.js hoping it was a one off.

Unfortunately he's just been sick again, gagging and bringing up chunks and crying. I'd surrounded myself in muslins and towels so managed to catch most of it but he was pushing the 'sick catchers' away. I've got him a 'sick bowl' but the concept might be beyond him.

Feeling a bit useless as although I've dealth with a lot of sick before- he was a reflux nightmare! He's never had proper sickness before .

He's asked for milk (he BFs on demand still) but I wasn't sure if I should try and leave it for a little while but I also want him to keep his fluids up!?

He's not got a temperature and I've checked him over for a rash etc. Apart from being sick he seems ok, if not a little less energetic/ chaotic as usual! He's sat still watching Sarah and Duck quietly and that's most unusual!

Stupid questions, but...

Anything else I can do for him apart from?

Should he still have anything for dinner?

What's the best sick catching techniques -before I run out of clean sleep suits!

(Thankfully today is the first day I've not felt horrible with HG myself in about 4 weeks!!- I should be well practiced at the puke handling now!)

DS is just coming up to 15 months by the way.

I think you have it about right - it is just going to go everywhere ...

get some very large towels and sit him on them so the sick goes on these
do the same at night (so cover cot base with several towels like a sheet then remove one every time he pukes)

Towels laid on the floor if you have carpet

Get that washing machine running overtime!

ps wouldn't give him cows milk but give him what he fancies otherwise, and offer lots of water and BM.

Give him water to sip or breast milk if he's really thirsty - but keep the amounts small. No dinner.

I've always used a large washing-up sized rectangular bowl for catching the sick and both mine got the idea quite quickly.

You could always dress him in some other than a sleep suit - maybe a t-shirt and shorts or something that he won't need for sleeping? Once his system is empty he should stop being sick as long as he's not drinking too much and hopefully by the time you want to go to bed he'll be done and exhausted and want to sleep.

Thank you for the advice! I'm amid a sea of towels now and have collected every sleep suit we own at the ready- DS co sleeps with us so tonight will be interesting!

Poor little guy- he keeps gagging and crying but I think he's most brought everything up. I've been so sick myself these past few weeks and know how miserable it is feeling like that so I just feel awful for him.

Thankfully we have laminate so fairly easy floor clean up.

If you do give him anything to eat, give him bland foods. I would avoid dairy products, because the taste of vomited up milk is so awful.

Keep a towel in the bed with you, and have clean sheets ready if you need them. This kind of thing is why I wanted to be sure to have several spare sets of sheets for our bed (we co-sleep, too).

Thank you geeky I hadn't thought to get spare sheets ready! Duh!

He's just dry heaving now so nothing left to bring up but his attempts are fairly frequent.

Think I will just stick with BM and water until it lets up.

A change of pajamas for everyone else who will be in the bed with him might come in handy, too. Keep the clean sheets and pajamas somewhere where you can get them late at night with minimal disruption. You don't want to have to turn a lot of lights on and rummage around to find them.

If you do have to shower, change pajamas, or change the sheets at night, have as little light in the bedroom as possible. A lot of light will make it hard for him (and possibly you) to get back to sleep.

Bear in mind a tummy bug will often result in diarrhoea once the vomiting stops.
Stock up on nappies and wipes and a decent nappy cream. I've found water wipes were great for a really sore bum as well as drapolene cream.

Good luck for tonight

Ahh, our good friend diarrhoea has literally just paid a visit!

I know have a very well prepped bedroom (I've lined the mattress with disposable travel changing mats), have a nappy stack/cream, a (hopeful) sick bowl, towels, muslins, spare sleep suits, wipes, water in a sippy cup, clean bed sheets...Feeling well prepared! Thank you!

It's go time!

If he gets to the point where he's dehydrated but wont drink out of fear of vomiting, try him with a fruit juice based ice lolly. Rocket lollies worked here.