If your child starts to throw up, DO NOT pick the child up and dash madly for the closest bathroom. You will only leave a giant trail of barf behind you. Instead just stand there with your vomiting child, feeling helpless and grossed out (and mortified if you're in public). But all the throw up will be in one little spot, not all over the western hemisphere.
*Ironically I learned this from a woman who only has one child. So I guess I shouldn't act like such a know-it-all.
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
ReplyDeleteps. How much weight have you lost this week? ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite "barf tip"--make barfing child sleep in bathtub lined with old towels. Cleanup is SO much easier!
ReplyDeleteAnother reason to follow your newfound rule: How about a little empathy for the barfing baby? I mean, imagine yourself blowing chunks, and simultaneously having some giant grab you around the middle and whisk you around the house! I understand the panic about having to clean up vomit from the carpet, but I have been known to offer my own shirt as a makeshift dropcloth. It's super gross, but it's so much easier to wash (or just throw out!) than the carpet.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, good point.
ReplyDeleteha ha! Keep the parenting tips coming!
ReplyDeleteTrying to catch it in your hands is also an awesome trick.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh. I'm so glad I've never had a barfer! Catching it in your hands???
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