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April 2026 Babies 🇬🇧

Just need to vent - 37 weeks with gastroenteritis

I've caught a stomach bug from my toddler and I literally felt like I was dying last night. I know that sound dramatic but holy shit 😭😭

I called triage twice because I was so worried. Baby's movements were fine but I was having contractions after throwing up and it was so unbelievably painful, I was sure I was going into labour.

I didn't have a single thing to eat all day and only managed about 250ml of water all day, but was vomiting so much I don't even know how. I lost count of how many times, it was every 30 mins at one point. I feel so utterly depleted and dehydrated. I'm trying my best to sip away at water but it feels like it's hitting my stomach like a rock.

My temperature is currently 39c and I'm laying in bed with wet cloths on me like it's the middle of summer.

Ugh I just had to get it all off my chest because that was the worst night of my life, I've never been in so much pain and discomfort (except when I gave birth to my son). I couldn't even hold my head up to be sick I just had to pray it went into the bowl.

Thankful for my husband taking today off work or I'd have no idea how we would function 😪