Does being a mother cancel your gag reflex?
February 14th, 2008One of my sons vomited in his sleep a few nights ago. He didn’t cry, whimper or scream; he just went back to sleep in it, poor little dude. The next morning, he handed my husband a handful of half digested bits. While this is rather gross, I don’t think it warranted the actual gagging from my husband as he picked our son out of the crib. I went in, cleaned the bedding, the crib, the floor, etc., and it was not a big deal. I can’t say that it was fun, but gag worthy? No way. I’m not sure if I’m tough or if my husband is a pansy, but after they’ve thrown up on me, pooped on me, peed on me and even (blush) eaten a piece of cat poop and kissed me, what’s a bit of vomit in a crib?
February 14th, 2008 at 9:19 am
LOL…What a lovely Valentine’s gift for your husband.
Perhaps our senses are dulled to this kind of thing by the bodily processes of pregnancy and birth, followed by the constant newborn spewing of fluid and semisolid, semidigested waste products. They really only get those experiences secondhand. That doesn’t make it any less irritating, though.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I think motherhood dulls your gag reflex but only in regards to your own children. The cat vomit still makes me want to gag which makes no sense since I rinse poopy diapers in the toilet daily.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
“I think motherhood dulls your gag reflex but only in regards to your own children. The cat vomit still makes me want to gag which makes no sense since I rinse poopy diapers in the toilet daily.”
I totally agree with this. Maybe it’s because they came out of us, nothing that comes out of them could be that bad? Also, I taught preschool for 10 years. The things I had to deal with that came out of other people’s children. No way could D ever be that nasty.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:23 am
What was the grossest thing that ever came out of a child at daycare?