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Where's the most embarrasing place you've thrown up?

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JoniR · 16/07/2013 10:55

I threw up on the bus on the way to work this morning. I'm mortified! Luckily I had a carrier bag in my pocket and I was able to throw up into that, but there was loads of it and it stank and I'm sure everyone was staring at me. Then I had to carry the horrible stuff with me when I got off the bus.

I can't be alone, so where is the most embarrasing place you've thrown up?

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Emily7708 · 24/09/2013 20:58

My worst one was when I was doing my friend a favour by looking after her 8 month old whilst she went to an interview. I was changing the baby's nappy and the stench was so bad that I puked all over her, it was literally everywhere. I can still remember the shock on her little face and still feel guilty about it.

The other time was when I was sitting on the toilet at work, needed to be sick immediately and stupidly thought I could puke in the small gap between my legs. It didn't work out well.

minouminou · 24/09/2013 21:17

I had two HG pregnancies, and out of the many, many, many public vomming sessions, my favourite and classiest one was in Waitrose car park....on a Saturday morning.

I was leaning against a wall, with my hair in one hand and an apple in the other, going for it. A lovely Scottish guy appeared by my side, and said "I know you're not well, love, but you're blocking me and some other drivers...."

I nodded at him, staggered a couple of feet and managed to splutter "I'm not hungover, I'm pregnant..."

"The wife said you were when she saw the apple, love."

He got back into his car and his missus waved and congratulated me out of her window.

Then there was the time I chucked up in a neighbour's driveway, thought I was all done so knocked on the door to apologise and tell him I'd be coming back with my (by then well-known) pan of hot soapy water. His adult son opened the door, and I narrowly avoided vomming in their hallway by throwing myself to the side....

Again, he was lovely, told me to go home and lie down, and that he'd sort it out.

My second pregnancy was so puky that DS started to imitate me - we'd be walking along and he'd suddenly stop, put his hands on his knees and do a series of pretend retches...

Classy, classy, classy....

VisualiseAHorse · 24/09/2013 21:24

I was working at a nursery. I took a little girl to the toilet, where she proceeded to do the stinkiest poo in the universe. I had to leave her balancing on the loo, while I rushed to the sink to throw up. Lovely. She nervously called our 'are you ok Horse? Do you want me to get a teacher?' Bless her cotton socks.

singaporefling · 24/09/2013 21:55

Oooh this thread brings it all back Grin - with dd2 at about 38 weeks, was feeling FAB and nipped into the loo of a lovely coffee shop and suddenly projectile vomited all over the walls, dryer, wash basin Grin - and continued to retch whilst trying to maneouvre my 'bulk' in a very small space and a few handfuls of damp loo roll - oh what joy

moonbells · 24/09/2013 21:57

Heck, this brings back memories, though the worst I managed was to throw up in a poor colleague's car while she was trying to get me to hospital after the HG got too bad... fortunately I'd got a bowl but that didn't help with the pong.

When I finally got out of the bedrest-starvation phase some 5-6 weeks later I drove everywhere with a large, open lock and lock box on my knees and the lid within reach. Had to use it several times while desperately trying to find somewhere to pull over.

LazyGaga · 24/09/2013 22:03

I was young and pg and working in a cool record store. In the middle of serving a customer I had to pause to vomit liberally into the carrier bag I was about to put customer's CD in. Went something like this:

Me: That's £9.99 ple...BWOOOAAARGGGHHHH..ugh..ugh..ugh...uuugh...oh dear, sorry about that. Ahem. Blush

Customer: Shock

Mortified. I did give them a different bag by the way.

FitzgeraldProtagonist · 24/09/2013 22:07

This will out me. 16 weeks, bug, into a garage forecourt plastic glove doing 50mph. Horrific.

BirdFromDaNorf · 24/09/2013 22:11

Spent the day of my hen do on a drip in the maternity unit. Was not happy. Pampering out of the window.

Worst though, with DS1 was my trying to get around the fish counter at Waitrose - it made me feel so ill. But I didn't get around it quick enough. On my hands and knees, retching in front of the fish counter, trying to crawl away with my sick all over me. All over the floor. But I HAD TO GET AWAY FROM THE SMELL ????!!!!! and people were trying to help me.

God it was awful. But hilarious I suppose. In some ways. Them asking do I need an ambulance. No. I needed some dignity and the floor to swallow me whole.

Good job I like DS1 after 20 weeks of that. Day and night.

PigeonPie · 24/09/2013 22:19

Was quite sick with my first pg, but the worst place was probably in the Senior Common Room of an Oxford College - fortunately I managed to get to the loo, but I was rather concerned about the smell.

elQuintoConyo · 24/09/2013 22:19

In the hoody of a lovely man in a wheelchair on my morning bus.

I still see him about and he nods at 'the one who caused mummy to puke on him'. Nice fella. I still Blush

TheSydenhamSet · 24/09/2013 22:21

On the new kent road, south east London one Sunday afternoon
with my two dc. I felt rotten; had been struck down with norovirus. I phoned my brother and yelped down the phone asking him to come and get me.

wonkylegs · 24/09/2013 22:22

It wasn't embarrassing but it was vile. I was in the middle of a meeting with an important client. I had to swallow it back down again. Nobody noticed except my fab male colleague who quietly sidled a bottle of water in my direction.

Sallystyle · 24/09/2013 22:24

I had HG with two of mine so I was sick every time I even drank something for 9 mths straight with my first dd and 20 weeks with second dd (I have three boys too, bad MS but not HG)

I had to leave BIL's wedding speech to be sick. I then choked loudly on it. I was just glad I made it out of the room in time.

I was also sick outside the butchers.

With the girls I could barely leave the house so didn't get to be sick in many interesting places.

Sindarella · 24/09/2013 22:25

HG too!

I'm a chef, went out to talk to some customers, as i have to, and threw up on their dinner.

I offered to fetch them new food, table etc but strangely enough they had lost their appetite Grin

LazyGaga · 24/09/2013 22:42

These are hilarious and awful in equal measure.

Pantomime · 24/09/2013 22:53

I was running to get to the bathroom, had left the lid down... threw up all over the toilet. I got the lid up and managed to puke all over the seat before the other half grabbed me and helped steady me. So much mess...

Oh and in the street on my way from the shops with a new dog bow, threw up in that. People just stared at me it was so embarrassing.

Was so violently sick before I had my first scan... made an awful noise. The OH said I sounded like a demonic segull. I had the admin staff staring at me in shock as a nurse put me in a private room.

Such bad morning sickness the list is endless...

Ginger4justice · 24/09/2013 23:14

Feeling better about mine now. Not as bad as others.

I threw up everyday, twice a day just outside the chinese takeaway on my way to and from work for a good two months (the smell - boak). Had so many people offer help though it cheered me up. Especially the hard looking old teenager/young man with his trousers far too low who literally ran away when I said "No I'm ok, I'm just pregnant", as if I was claiming it was his.

Grossest was after I thought morning sickness was over and me and DH were brushing our teeth at the same time. No warning what so ever so I just threw up in the sink over both of our toothbrushes and hands.

MrsHoolie · 25/09/2013 00:08

I was about 7 months pregnant and caught a vomiting bug,I left work as I was feeling queasy and managed to drive into my road when I had to pull over to puke. I leaned out the car door but was still sat in the seat.
Obviously because of being pregnant I had no bladder control and completely wet myself too. Thank God if managed to not puke/piss myself on the train journey before the car journey.

grants1000 · 25/09/2013 00:28

On a train from Putney to Waterloo, 11 years ago, hot having train, stuck just outside vauxhall, overwhelming urge to boak, managed to do it into copy of Hello! I was reading, which I just held on to and folded over a couple of pages, there was nowhere for anyone to go to escape. The train eventually moved and there was a mass stampede to get off. I felt fucking faint and rough and two floppy haired city chaps helped me and my puke off the train to a bench, hard nosed career bitches could not give a shit about me; who probably now all have kids and regretted the day they were so heartless Wink

I had an ambulance take me to St Thomas because I was so ill and white, I got put on drip because of dehydration. Hideous it was. Babe in question now 11 and such a fabulous boy! Grin

LIttleMissTickles · 25/09/2013 06:20

The entrance to Heathrow Terminal 4, of course all over my trousers and shoes. It was the only time I grinned, 15 minutes later while being patted down by security!

Also, Claridges. The bathroom attendant frowned and frowned at me.

And Waterloo station, much tutting.

Lastofthepodpeople · 25/09/2013 06:26

Jubilee line in morning rush hour. I was wedged in, in one of those nose to armpit time. Fortunately just as I couldn't hold it in any longer, we pulled in at Canary Wharf. I remember shoving people out the way and hearing them complaining. I managed to vomit on the platform though, which was a definite improvement over in the carriage where it would have hit everyone.

FatPenguin · 25/09/2013 08:13

In tesco into a bag for life.
Not an embarrassing place but embarrassing fact - at 20 weeks I have started to lose control of my bladder when I'm sick....it's all so glamorous

FatPenguin · 25/09/2013 08:15

Lastofthepodpeople just the thought of being on a train is making me heave,

HorryIsUpduffed · 25/09/2013 08:27

With DS1, about 12w but not official, one memorable day:

In loo at home.
In kitchen sink at home.
At home station.
In train toilet.
Getting off tram an hour later, into bin on platform.
Into bin further down platform.
Having crossed road, into drain.
Fifty yards down road, another drain.
Into loo on ground floor at work.
Into loo on my floor at work.

Finally sat down at desk, green as a leek, to meet new colleague who looks at me slightly catsbum but says nothing.

Day after, late into work after scan, announce pregnancy.

"Oh congratulations," says new colleague. "I thought you were just hungover." Hmm Blush

campocaro · 25/09/2013 09:03

I feel sick just reading all these
My story. Sick EVERY DAY of pregnancy
Had a layby on way home from work which was christened sick layby...
One evening I got back home but didnt manage to get out of car and was sick all over myself , steering wheel, windscreen etc Mopped up as best I could and went inside.
Next morning got in car and pulled down the seat belt...or should I say sick belt...