Published on 12, July, 2020
My little boy is 6. He doesn’t have diagnosis confirmed but I have no doubt that he will get this once his appointment comes through.
He has always been anxious, particularly about school but over the last few months this has developed into him vomiting when he is bed because he is anxious about school, and more recently about the ‘what if I don’t fall asleep’. He has just been allocated 1:1 support at school but this hasn’t really elevated his anxiety. I have visited the GP who offered me anti sickness tablets for him - even when crushed up and put in drinks he can taste them and refuses to drink it.
I have just sat with him as he has sobbed and been sick and and I am now trying to settle him to sleep.
it is heartbreaking to see him like this but I just don’t know what to do to help him to over come this. His eating is limited and he can’t afford to be being sick every night. I feel like I am up against a brick wall as I don’t know where to go for help. Can anyone please offer any advice or suggestions?
I can't offer much advice but I can fully sympathise with you, my lb is 5 and is often sick through anxiety and sensory over stimulation, I do what ever I can to limit the senses, either with his ear defenders, chew toy as this helps him calm down otherwise he eats his clothes. Although the vomiting has lessened, he now cries of pain of feeling sick, it's his way to let us know he needs to get out of the situation.
would it help having a soft start to his school day? maybe some therapeutic learning rather than straight into the classroom?
I really hope you get some support going through this, sending love and strength!