Today,my 11 year old daughter has told me she has been spitting up. she wrote a paper about it in school. Now the school counsel want to talk to me about this. I did not know anything about this. I know since she was a child she has had acid reflux and that causes her to spit up from infancy. ok now what do I do.. what are my options..
2007-01-04 13:18:38 · 13 answers · asked by bruiris 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Count yourself blessed that your daughter feels comfortable coming to you and opening up. Never close this path!
Next - take her seriously. Get her into counseling and talk to the school counselor. She (the school counselor) has dealt with this and probably has some great resources for you. The School Counselor is there to help both of you. Make an appointment with her pediatrician to look into any physical problems that may be contributing to her spitting up.
Even if it turns out to be her acid reflux, rejoice in the fact she trusts you. This way if there should be a bigger problem later, she knows she can come to you. The visit to the doctors office will also give you a chance to make sure she is healthy. No matter what the outcome - everyone wins.
You and your daughter deserve a hug for having a great relationship. Keep up the good work mom.
2007-01-05 02:15:41 · answer #1 · answered by luvranda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Directly answering your question, your options include, but are not limited to:
1. Talk to the counselor. Whatever you do, this is a good idea to do first. Bulimia is an eating disorder that has to do with lack of control. If this is just her acid reflux (which is a possibility because at this age melodrama is normal), then you won't need any advanced treatment such as rehab. She'd probably be too young for that anyway...
2. Rehab. I wouldn't reccommend this, but if your gut instinct tells you to, I'm not stopping you. Wouldn't she know that she'd been spitting up from acid reflux anyway? Unless she'd been spitting up more often or differently, she may just be overreacting (as I've already stated).
3. Family meeting type of thing. You, your daughter, and whoever else lives with you (except siblings, they may be hurting more than helping... Unless they are mature enough to understand the gravity of the situation if she truly does have the disease) need to sit down and chat about this. Discuss topics such as what you can do to help. I believe a person above me said to sit with her for about an hour after eating. That's a good idea.
I hope the situation isn't serious,and if it is, I hope you can get things straightened out!
2007-01-04 19:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by Not Dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sit down and talk to your daughter about bulimia nervosa (medical name) and be sure you are prepared first. REad up on it or check it out on the NIH website. This is a really good website that the government put together to help lay people understand health issues. After you talk to her and assess whether she actually has bulimia, or acid reflux. She may want attention or be mistaking the symptoms. You have nothing to fear from the school counselor they are there to help.
2007-01-04 13:23:52 · answer #3 · answered by kimmy p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, i personally was taken to the school conselor because i attemted to hurt myself i the school bathroom. But at first I was real mad at my friends and my teachers for takin me down there, but after 4 months of counsling i looked back and was glad my friends and teachers helped me beacuse it woke me up from somthing that was not gonna solve a problem. But not once did my parents go to meet my conselor beacuse they always said they were too "busy". And thats what i hate most. When we kids are young we schould not be sent to work, we schould have the freedom as being a kid, we schould have our right. So I think you schould go to the meeting and try to support her, and not go aginest her. Also, take her to a doctor beacuse if she willing to talk about it with a school conseler then she means " i want help".
2007-01-04 13:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffany 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs professional help. She needs to attend an in-patient rehab. Even then only about 30% of girls actually do not relapse. Be prepared for a long battle but be VERY willing to fight it. Bulemia can lead to death- can lead to heart problems (remember terry schiavo? She had a stroke because of her bulemia!)
Read up on it, learn the signs- ban gum chewing, cigarettes, diaretic products (any diet pills, laxitives, etc). Make her stay in a room with you after eating for at LEAST an hour to digest.
2007-01-04 13:23:16 · answer #5 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've come really close and getting closer to being bulimic but I don't really know what to do.....I reccomend talking with your child(ren) about the situation and also with your sprouce....you could find out what is going on and talk to a docotor...
2007-01-07 12:48:02 · answer #6 · answered by MusicisME 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has had ti since infancy than get a letter from her doctor, you should also seek help, this can't be healthy for her.
2007-01-04 13:26:14 · answer #7 · answered by Nicole 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My suggestion is that your doctor refer your daughter to a dietition she will be able to help her out and give her a well balance diet and perhaps exercises to go along so that she wont feel overweight. It is a long journey and a hard one been there. good luck
2007-01-04 13:24:19 · answer #8 · answered by CADIZDC 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You must take her to a Dr. immediately. The fact that she is talking about it shows that she wants help.
2007-01-04 13:20:58 · answer #9 · answered by notyou311 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
talk to her about it. ask her how much she spits up a week. if it is really bad then take her to the Doc.
2007-01-04 14:53:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋