I Suck (Daycare Related)

CholeCO2006

There's no real point to my post, but I just need to get it out because I feel so bad about what I did (or didn't do) yesterday. 

So I walked into daycare yesterday to pick up DS and the main afternoon teacher was giving him a bottle.  She sat him up to burp him and he proceeded to vomit up mass quantities of milk all over the floor, and some on himself and on her.  I mean, it looked like it was the whole bottle and I've never seen him throw up that much.  I just stood there watching and then took his wet socks off him while she was still holding him and trying to give him the remainder of the bottle.  I didn't try to help clean it up or anything and just stood there like an idiot watching her interact with him.  I think I was just so caught off guard that he had thrown up so much and I was asking her if he seemed sick as he was being a little fussy for her.  She handed him over to me when he was done with the bottle and I got him packed up and strapped into the car seat.  And then I just left.  I didn't even offer to help clean up MY SON's vomit and left it laying in a puddle on the carpet for them to deal with as she was tending to another mom picking up her baby.  Seriously, what is wrong with me?  I was already driving home in my car when I snapped out of it and I felt so bad that I considered driving back and offering to clean it up, but DS was being really fussy in the car and I just wanted to get him home.  I told DH about him throwing up when he got home and his first question was did I help clean it up. When I told him no, he said "why not?" and I told him I wasn't sure why.  I think I was just so tired and in a fog after work and I was worried about DS.

I feel horrible and embarrassed and will definitely apologize to his two teachers tomorrow.  DH kept DS home today as he threw up again this morning and is running a low grade fever.  

gault530

I think that she'll understand and accept your apology when you explain you were caught off guard. 

MrsPez07

I find I kind of go into autopilot a lot of the time when I go pick DS up at daycare, trying to remember the dirty diapers, his daily sheet, etc. I sometimes realize in hindsight that I didn't really interact with the teachers or I didn't help or make DS help finish cleaning up a mess he made, etc. I think I've pretty much done this since he was an infant.

I think apologizing profusely will go a long way, and feel free to explain that you were caught off-guard and didn't react as you should have.

RoxBride

Oh just be honest, and tell them you spaced it because you'd never dealt with it before, and I bet they understand.

I think the first time your child really truly throws up like that, everyone is taken aback.

jason&robin

I think we all do that sometimes. I am sure everything will be fine tomorrow and they will appreciate you saying you wished you had helped.