I have only seen Muddear do this a couple of times, but I need to figure out a way to stop it. We have this little cycle that occurs...
- Muddear refuses to eat...
- Muddear takes medicine...
- Muddear gets sick to her stomach.
Typically, I handle this situation by returning to Muddear the food she refused to eat. At other times, if it is too late in the evening, I will give her crackers or milk to settle her stomach. On some rare occasions, Muddear may ask for Tums or Rolaids. All of these remedies are acceptable options.
However, there are those times when Muddear decides to resolve the problem herself. Muddear's method? Sticking her hand down her throat to force herself to vomit! As I have said, this isn't normal, but I think it is absolutely awful. Sure there have been times when I personally, am sick to my stomach and wish to vomit, so I sympathize. However, there are two parts to this problem - first, Muddear's failure to eat and second, Muddear's overwhelming desire to insert hand in mouth and... (You get the point.)
Any recommendations for solution? I plan to call the social worker to see if she has any ideas. I really don't want a repeat of Sunday night.
Typically, I handle this situation by returning to Muddear the food she refused to eat. At other times, if it is too late in the evening, I will give her crackers or milk to settle her stomach. On some rare occasions, Muddear may ask for Tums or Rolaids. All of these remedies are acceptable options.
However, there are those times when Muddear decides to resolve the problem herself. Muddear's method? Sticking her hand down her throat to force herself to vomit! As I have said, this isn't normal, but I think it is absolutely awful. Sure there have been times when I personally, am sick to my stomach and wish to vomit, so I sympathize. However, there are two parts to this problem - first, Muddear's failure to eat and second, Muddear's overwhelming desire to insert hand in mouth and... (You get the point.)Any recommendations for solution? I plan to call the social worker to see if she has any ideas. I really don't want a repeat of Sunday night.