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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I let the kids sleep in their beds, but take steps to minimize the collateral damage of puke on things other than PJs and sheets.

When my kids seem off or I know a bug is going around, I remove most or all stuffed animals from their beds. I make sure the room is tidy with a clear path to the bathroom. I also make sure there is mattress protector on the bed. We actually have thick cotton bathmats over the rug next to their beds because of last winter’s 4 rounds of whole family puking. Once one kid pukes, I line their bedrooms from bed to door with beach towels. It’s fast and easy to put the puked on mats and towels in a garbage bag and whip out new ones. I keep trash bags, gloves, and a puke bucket in my upstairs linen closet for middle of the night clean up.

While one parent is cleaning the room for the sick kid, the other parent hangs in the bathroom with them. We make a “nest” with a few towels in the tub and let them sit there and watch the ipad - which we put inside a gallon ziploc bag. [/quote]

NP I am so sorry that you’ve dealt with so much vomit that you have an elaborate, established protocol, but I do appreciate your sharing these tips. The iPad in the Ziplock bag is genius.[/quote]

+10000  I love the beach towels in the hall.

I also have the garbage bags in the linen closet but don't have room for a bucket. So last winter I bought some of those disposable puke bags they give out on airplanes. I can whip that out of their bedside tables in a second, so it gives me a chance to make a run for the bowl, and they can carry it down the hall with them. Comes in handy in the car also with my motion-sickness prone DD.[/quote]

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