The Day I Saved My Son
After feeding Oliver his morning bottle today, I put him on the bedroom floor to play while I got something to drink.
When I came back, I heard him coughing and gagging. I figured he had put something in his mouth, but I didn't know what. I stuck my finger in his mouth to see if anything was lodged, but I couldn't feel anything.
Thankfully, I remembered what to do in the case of choking. After Oliver was born, my boyfriend's sister (an ICU RN) showed me basic baby/infant first aid.
I took Oliver in my forearm and titled him downward and started smacking his back firmly. He was still coughing and gagging, then started projectile vomiting everywhere. All over me, all over himself, and all over the carpet. More coughing, gagging and smacking, and then finally....I heard something hit the carpet.
It was a penny. A PENNY. Not big enough for him to swallow, but enough to partially block his airway.
I breathed a sigh of relief and calmed Oliver down.
In case anyone needs to do infant cpr, just follow these simple steps:
(Works best for children one and younger)