Gastro and first day of school - what to do . . .

[Doing my best]

I doubt I've had more than 20 hours sleep so I'm not thinking very clearly about anything just now

With that quote alone, I don't think 'you' should be taking any child to school, unless you are within walking distance from school.. I would be arranging for DH to take them if you do send them. (If I am reading correctly that this is the estimated sleep in 8 days)

Hope you all get better soon though..

[Catastrophic]

Oh poor your poor DD I hope she feels better soon!
If it was me I wouldn't be sending her for a few days after the vomit just so she couldn't pass it on to anyone else. My DD last year missed the first week of school she handled it pretty well - I hope your DD does too. Again lots of hugs (from afar as I don't want to catch it through the screen ;-p)

[Taurean]

Big hugs Lulu, what an awful week! I've got a phobia of vomit too so gastro is literally a nightmare to me. When it has hit (3 times last year but DD1 was 2.5 yrs before she caught it!), I do as Rouge suggested. It may seem OTT to some but so far it's worked besides the first bout when DH caught it (both ends, terribly!) and I got the runs for 6 hours. DD2 hasn't caught it yet and both DH and I haven't had it again.

I use the Pine O Clean wipes to wipe down surfaces, doors and door handles and any toys I suspect may be infected. I also use the Glen 20 spray and go nuts with that. DD1 still vomits in a bucket (not the toilet) so after it's washed out, I spray the bucket inside and out with Glen 20. I also wash towels as soon as they've copped any mess and I put hand gel in every room and use it A LOT! I put it on DD and myself and spread it right up our arms and even our legs if its been a bit messy Yep, I'm totally anal about it but like I said, vomit scares the day lights out of me so if I can avoid it spreading I will do anything I can.

Hope you guys are better soon

[Rouge]

Phew you make me feel better Taurean. Yes. Do all those things!

[briggsy's girl]

Phew you make me feel better Taurean. Yes. Do all those things!

Don't feel bad. You're definitely not alone in the way you deal with gastro!

[Taurean]

Phew you make me feel better Taurean. Yes. Do all those things!

I thought the same reading your post!

[LuluHB]

See, now I have this image of you trying to hold one of your bubs Taurean while they slide as a gooey, aquium mess out of your arms and down your gooey aquium legs ;-)

Thanks Rouge. I've been doing almost all of that. We've gone through 5 of the biggest plastic container thingies of the pine o clean wipes since last Tuesday. The only thing I was really struggling to keep on top of is the washing - front loaders take so long for a single load and there have been just sooooooooo many loads!! I can see the laundry floor again though so that's good, and I'm feeling a lot better today so plan on seriously blitzing the house.

Two devastated little girls missing their first days of school today. Makes me sad for them. They've been so excited about going back.

[Taurean]

See, now I have this image of you trying to hold one of your bubs Taurean while they slide as a gooey, aquium mess out of your arms and down your gooey aquium legs ;-)

You got it, that is exactly what happens! PMSL!

I've got a front loader too and yeah, that's the one time it's painful. Can you adjust your cycle time though? When I can get soiled towels, clothes, etc straight into the machine, I do a quicker cycles but still quite warm. If I've had to leave stuff on the laundry floor, I spray that sucker with Glen 20 I'm like a Gastro Buster with a Glen 20 pack on my back!

[sangie]

I'm like a Gastro Buster with a Glen 20 pack on my back!

LOL!

How are the girls today hun. Fingers crossed they are feeling much better

[LuluHB]

Ellie chucked again last night. She is beside herself about missing school so I went this morning and have brought her "homework".

The good thing, if you have to look for a silver lining, is that she is generally feeling so much better - she'll have a chck and then is all good for another 30 hours or so.

[Taurean]

Oh that's no good! DD1's first bout of gastro early last year was like that. She was horrendous for the first 12 hours, then ordinary for the next 12, then super tired the following day and vomited once every night for the rest of the week! I couldn't believe how long it dragged on for!

[beansbeans!]

hey luluhb,

just checking in to see how your dd went at school. Did she handle the later start? And gosh I hope the sickness has left your house by now

[LuluHB]

Thanks Beans. Yep, she's started and touch wood, gastro free. She's not settling in well at all, but that's a whole other story. Hoping things will change for her very soon

[Now we're 3]

Hey girls bit late in to this thread but thought I'd mention it anyway as might help others who get gastro. Oftentimes after a bout of gastro kids (don't know about adults) can develop temporary lactose intolerance so if your DD was say still having milk at night before she went to bed it could cause her to vomit again rather than the bug still being around. Learnt this the hard way when DS was much younger. When re-introducing milk i always watered it down.