Can I vent a minute?

CMonkey515 · March 2013

Sorry in advance for to;dr. I'm seriously going to lose my mind right now. For those of you that didn't see my recent post, DS has been vomiting on purpose at bed time for the past few weeks. First it was after I already laid him down, then it was once we walked into his room to put him to bed. Last night it was as soon as I picked him up in the livingroom and started walking in the direction of his room. He's getting really good at it. All he has to do is cough a few times and he vomits. And it's a full on stomach emptying vomit all over both of us.

The other night he vomited just a bit mostly on me so I cleaned us up without saying a word and laid him in his crib. He started crying and vomited again within a minute. DH and I went in, cleaned up without saying much, and put him down again. We watched from the monitor and he was trying to vomit again so hard that he was sticking his hand in his mouth and gagging himself violently. He ended up giving in and laying down after a few minutes and fell asleep. It was pretty horrible to see.

nap time has been no problem at all until today. We did the usual routine and the minute we walked in his room he coughed and vomited all over me again. I changed his clothes, brushed his teeth and laid him down again without making a fuss. He's in the now tossing and turning, but looks like he will fall asleep soon. He's not even complaining. I just don't get it.

I just walked out of his room and broke down in tears. I have no idea why this is happening all of a sudden. He was sleeping so well for so long. Didn't even fuss at bed time. I can deal with sleep issues. He was a horrible sleeper for the first 11 months. I can not handle the vomiting on purpose. I just can't. It's gross and frustrating. I'm tired of being puked on, and cleaning up puke, and doing puke laundry. I quit. I can quit right?

CMonkey515 · March 2013

I'm planning to call the Pedi tomorrow. I'm really hoping they have dealt with this and can give me some advice. You're right I'm not a quitter, but it sure sounds tempting right about now. I wish at least DH wasn't working so I could do some day drinking

lyfojl726 · March 2013

That really stinks, I wish I had an answer for you, but fortunatly Luca has only vomited once since he was a newborn.

It sounds like you are handling it very well though, that's great that you don't give a lot of attention to the vomit when you

CMonkey515 · March 2013

lyfojl726:
That really stinks, I wish I had an answer for you, but fortunatly Luca has only vomited once since he was a newbor

Scramblersmom · March 2013

I don't have anything to add but I agree with packer's advice. I hope things get better soon and I am so sorry you are having to go through such a big hassle with your LO every bedtime.

missyishere · March 2013

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. My cousin used to when she was little. Maybe post elsewhere on TB, too for extra feedback until you meet with pedi. There may be other parents who've gone through this able to offer you extra support. Hugs to you.

joolz17 · March 2013

Ugh, Cmonkey, this really sucks. I have zero advice but I really hope you guys can figure it out soon. And in the meantime, go buy a case of wine today that you can start drinking after bedtime tonight.

Nita2603 · March 2013

I think I posted last time you talked about this. Alastair does something similar whenever he is upset never in bed though.
I try to ignore it, clean up and usually it works. However, I have seen a bit more of this behavior lately.

I

nycbride0707 · March 2013

No experience with this but maybe try putting a mattress on the floor or even a toddler bedsomething that doesn't look like a crib? Grasping at straws, but maybe a different environment would be met with a different reaction?

Or maybe new she

morsey2011 · March 2013

I would call the pediatrician for sure. I am not sure what they can do, but maybe they know something that could help. That has to be super frustrating.

CMonkey515 · March 2013

Thanks everyone. I did some googling and I saw a few other people who went through a similar situation. Unfortunately I didnt really see any answers as to how to stop it. Im really hoping my Pedi can help. I know I probably created this monster. The first

pennysuedog · March 2013

Sorry you are going through this. Kids do the weirdest things. I hope your pedi can help you.

AngLK987 · March 2013

I don't know the layout of your house but Layla was fighting bedtime. her room is upstairs, we've always carried her up, but now we let her walk up the stairs and hold her hands, she's getting pretty good at it. her new routine is walk up, turn on h

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