So, my 7-year old v* early January. Ever since she has been having bouts of n*, she calls “feeling icky” almost every day or every other day. She is avoiding dairy products because I mentioned they could be making her feel bad – and has lost some weight. She closes her ears if anyone mentions v* on TV or in a discussion. She cries and screams for me to sit in the bathroom with her when she feels “icky” and doesn’t want me to leave. She has been sleeping on an air mattress in her room because she is afraid to v* in her bed – sometimes holding a washcloth on her mouth with the trashcan near her. She has been to the school nurse 3 or so times because she was feeling icky in school, once cried hysterically enough that the nurse called and asked us to take her home. Her pediatrician wants us to take her to a psychiatrist to get anxiety medication. One question is, since this has been going on for only a month, is it too early to think it may be emetophobia? What should I do when she wants me to sit with her for an extended period in the bathroom because she feels icky – she usually looks so scared? Should we see the psychiatrist and let her know of my suspicions?