Beetroot barf

goreblast · 2 Jun 2007 at 20:52

Had to share this one with you all.

My five and half month son had just had his dinner, consisting of 240ml of formula milk, some swede, some beetroot and some apple. All veg/fruit prepared from raw by us. He was all finished and sitting like a small buddha. After a couple of minutes I picked him and with his head on my shoulder headed for the lounge. The lounge has beige carpet.

I got to the doorway and had just stepped ono the carpet when I heard a rumble and he vomitted all over my shoulder/arm/neck and over a two foot swuare area of the carpet. Bright purple apple puree boak! Nice! I was alos covered in boak as well. Poor wee man.

This is the worst vomit he has ever had. He wouldn't be a boaky baby at all and other then the odd small posset you could count the number of proper vomits on one hand.

Beetroot on a beige carpet! Help!

me227 · 2 Jun 2007 at 20:56

You could try covering the boak after the excess has been removed with salt. But you'll have to act quickly while it's still fresh.

toadsy666 · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:01

yeah, club soda and salt.

dannyjo22 · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:02

Get him to barfe over the whole carpet and then just tell everyone you have a new burgandy carpet.

Other than that your screwed.

Vanish and a carpet cleaner is your only slim hope.

Rich · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:03

me227 said:
You could try covering the boak after the excess has been removed with salt. But you'll have to act quickly while it's still fresh.

It would be much better with some new potatoes and some pepper imho.

Amadeus · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:19

not meaning to sound stupid is Boak an acronym??

my little daughter of 2 weeks old threw up half litre of breast milk on my new shirt round her parents - had to sit and have my dinner in my vest tank top, had some family pictures taken and I look like a right knob-head

tom_e · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:26

Amadeus said:
not meaning to sound stupid is Boak an acronym??

Northen Irish for sick as far as i know

Amadeus · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:27

how is it pronounced? bow-ak? boke?

Ricochet J · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:28

Vanish it with that Vanish carpet spray

goreblast · 2 Jun 2007 at 21:42

It is pronounced in the same way as choke.

It was even on my trousers and socks! The wife cleaned up the carpet as best she could with Vanish Powershot. I think we will invest in some sort of Vax cleaner.