The joys of a sick toddler.

[rivka]

Between six and eight this morning, we went through four sleepers, an undershirt, two parental bathrobes, two maternal shirts and a pair of maternal leggings, half a dozen cloth diapers, and three child-sized towels. Not to mention about a half-bottle each of surface and carpet cleaner.

Mercifully, since then the Pedialyte has been staying down. But pity us.

Comments

[eeyorerin]

Much pity. And hopes that your washer can keep up. :)

[kaitiana.livejournal.com]

Been there myself, rather recently. So hard to see them going through that and know you can't do much more than offer liquids and comfort. But that's what they actually need most in those moments, so at least we CAN offer that much! I hope Alex feels better soon. That's one good thing about sick toddlers. They generally get well much faster than we adults!

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Ow. Pity and sympathy for all of you. (Between last night and this morning, I went through a pair of underwear, two towels, and three washcloths.)

[going-not-gone.livejournal.com]

Having been there, and done that, and laundered the t-shirts, I do pity you.

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

Oh, I do, I do.

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

You have my deepest, sincerest sympathy. I hope that Alex feels better soon!!

[redbird23.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Alex! Poor Mamma! I hope she feels better very soon, and that you don't catch it!

Many good thoughts headed your way.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

This is going to sound odd, but I don't actually think it's a stomach bug. She's coughing a lot, and I think the coughing (and the stomach full of phlegm) is what's making her throw up. It's more like infant spit-up than anything else. (Except in huge, huge, entire-bottle-of-cherry-Pedialyte quantities.) So I don't think either of us is likely to catch anything more than a garden-variety cold from her.

But you'd better believe that I'm washing my hands a lot, and keeping my fingers crossed!

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

That's why Edward throws up so much, too.

I do, I DO pity you. All the more because I've been there.

[windypoint.livejournal.com]

Poor Alex. Poor you.

I know it is a bit off to be saying that a day one's child is sick could be a wonderful day, but the first time one of my daughters successfully ran to the bathroom and puked in the toilet bowl, I just about fainted from joy.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Hee! I can totally see that. Thanks, I needed a laugh.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

My mother describes the low point when my youngest sibling calmly barfed over the edge of the easy chair onto the carpet and said "That was lucky, Mum! I almost threw up on my crayons!"

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

Oh poor you! (You=all of you) Gentle hugs all around.

[ricevermicelli.livejournal.com]

You poor, poor things. All of you.

[ailbhe]

Oh you poor things. Linnea went through a phase of coughing herself sick *in her sleep* at one point. I hope this is short-lived for you.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

At least you've got a washing machine in your house.

OTOH, when Z went through all his clothes and most of mine having an episode like that when he was about six months old, I considered the two hours spent on my own in the launderette doing the washing while carandol stayed home with the sickling to be a haven of peace and tranquility, so maybe not.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I am imagining you and carandol battling over who would get to go and do the laundry. But yes, you're right - we did three or four loads of laundry yesterday, and that ability was a very good thing.

I kept thinking about my sister, who recently adopted a toddler as a single parent. She does have a washing machine in her building, but it's in the basement. I guess she would just let the laundry pile up until the baby went to sleep? And maybe she would put the baby in a carrier on her back, while she cleaned up the floor &etc? ...Although her child is much less intensely physically clingy than Alex, so maybe she would've been okay with sitting in the crib while Debbie cleaned. Yikes. It would be hard, in any case.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Actually Ken wouldn't go to the launderette at all, ever. I don't know why not, it was just one of those things.

Most of the time I'd put Z in the big sturdy pushchair and put one bag of washing underneath and another in my backpack and we'd go to the launderette, which was about a half a mile away, uphill. He'd stay in the pushchair while I put the stuff in the machines, then we'd go to a nearby park and play, going back when the washing was done. We'd usually then stay and play in the launderette while it dried -- sometimes Z would eat an apple or an orange in the pushchair, and sometimes he'd sit on the window-seat and "help" sort the laundry. Ideally, he'd nap in the chair and I'd read.

But I was only working part time, which made this sort of thing a lot easier, we could do it in the afternoon. The time he'd been sick on everything is one of the very few times I remember doing it in an evening. It was dark outside. I was reading a Robin McKinley book, in a lovely (well horrible but baby-free) quiet launderette.

Sometimes I read your Alex posts and I miss the time when Z was that age. Other times I remember it really clearly and I'm so relieved he's not like that any more! (Right now, he's trying to learn Japanese. This would be OK if he didn't do it in French class.) Enjoy it as much as you can while you can.

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

Oooh... healing vibes and sympathy coming your way.

*HUGS*

[tendyl.livejournal.com]

That was me Monday morning. I offer understanding and hope that Alex gets better.