Making herself throw up

Gold Member Joined: Feb 12 2008 Posts: 2386

My 11 month old seems to think it is funny to make herself throw up. Tonight she kept sticking her fingers down her throat until she gagged and when I kept taking her hands away she laughed hysterically. When I held her hands she would try to gag without her fingers until finally she threw up everywhere. What am I supposed to do? I think she was doing it so she wouldn't have to go to sleep.

Gold Member Joined: Feb 12 2008 Posts: 2386

No one has a baby who does this? It is completely deliberate and I am pretty sure she did it to get out of bedtime b/c she tried when I put her to bed again. (After dumping out an entire pack of wipes....)

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 11 2010 Posts: 3085

My oh my, this one sounds like she has a LOT of spunk. I did this when I was old enough to understand that it's a great way to manipulate my parents and preschool teachers, but this young? I stopped after one particular babysitter sat me in it after wiping it up three times before. She wouldn't let me get up and I got grossed out. Noone pitied me and I sat there for quite a while. My mother was happy it stopped at eight years old finally. Is there some way to show an eleven month old how gross it is? Shocked

She sounds adorable! I'd take a smart, mischievous baby over an obedient, dull one anytime Very Happy

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Posted: Sun, May 16 2010, 11:29 pm Post subject: re: Making herself throw up

My son did it at a Shabbos table, my Dr. said not to clean him!
He only did it when we had guests and he wasn't getting our undivided attention/
Once we let him sit for 10 mins, so he should understand it's uncomfortable, wet and smelly.
Never happened again! Good luck.

Posted: Sun, May 16 2010, 11:32 pm Post subject:

Sigh.

My dd has been doing this for a few years. I just clean her, no eye contact, comments, then put her firmly back into bed, timeout, whatever she was doing.

She also cries and gets herself so worked up she vomits, then I just tell her if she doesn't stop she'll have to sit in the bathtub until she's finished. Then I ignore her.

It's helped a bit as it's much less frequent these days. You are not alone!

Gold Member Joined: Feb 12 2008 Posts: 2386

She's not dramatic, she just thinks its funny and gets her attention. She tries to play in her vomit - since she's not even a year old yet so she thinks it is cool and doesn't upset her. I don't think she knew she would throw up she just thought gagging was interesting and it upset Ema which makes it even more fun she tried it again when I put her to bed after clean up time but I held her hands behind her back while counting to three ten times and then she stopped.

Yes she has spunk. She walks perfectly at eleven months and has a glint in her eyes. Waves hello and says hi to every person we pass (and we live in Manhattan!) first time she said bye bye was when I was trying to change her diaper. Who would think chutpah could start this young.

She's too young to really disciple but she is so hard to redirect and very stubborn.

Posted: Mon, May 17 2010, 2:38 am Post subject: re: Making herself throw up

if it isn't going to hurt her (and it isn't) just ignore it. of if you see her start to do it, putt her in an area with hardwood floors or tiles, or the bathtub or her crib and then walk away. She will most likely stop when she finds it no loger gets a reaction from you. let her play in t. She'll get tired of it soon.

I have a toddler whois a breath holder. I ignore it, but keep an unobtrusive eye on him. When he's about to pass out, Ilay him down and walk away again. I don't cuddle hgim or hold him when he wakes up - unless it was not deliberately done. It's no longer done as a way to tantrum or get attention.
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Posted: Mon, May 17 2010, 4:40 am Post subject: re: Making herself throw up

I agree with what was said. In general, when a kid is doing something negative to get attention, the best thing to do is not to give it - neither positive nor negative. Don't laugh, don't scold, if you have to clean it, do it w/o any gain for her. Hopefully it'll stop being funny to her once there's no reaction, and she'll stop. Good luck! BTW, she's got a future, what a personality! Enjoy her!
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Silver Member Joined: Mar 25 2008 Posts: 650

My niece used to do it when she was about 2. She would cough and cough until throwing up, on purpose, to get attention. It stopped after a good talk and a lot of love. Don't worry about it Smile