I cant stop thinking about what could have happened....

[kelebek]

nope not overdramatic and I am sooo glad that she is ok. You both did the right thing and worked well together as a team.

[CinderToriella]

These things that happen are very scary and they make us feel like somehow it was our fault..But the truth is hun, we do the best we can and this that happened to your DD was NOT your fault or DH xx
My little one choked ona biscuit a few weeks ago and my heart jumped out of my chest, i felt awful , i know how you feel

I am so glad she is ok hun , you both did what you could to help her in such a scary situation

[Mother Goose]

not over reacting at all. It's very scary when that happens. My DD has choked a few times (and do you think she's learnt to chew and swallow instead of inhale her food yet? Nooooooo), and even as a nurse, I still feel that little bit of panic creep into my chest. It's horrible!

Next time, try putting DD face down over your knee with her head pointing downwards, and giving 5 sharp "strikes" with the palm of your hand just between the shoulder blades. Your hand movement should move from the buttock end to the head end (not just a straight down strike). Does that make sense?



MG

[Just Me]

That is really scary! My nephew did that when he was 12 months old on a piece of pizza - he wasn't even making noise and my SIL cried for weeks about it. It's awful and that's whaty they said about him too was the look on his face. They got the pizza out of my nephews throat before the ambulance got to their house and my SIL asked the ambulance officer if many kids die from it and he said surprisingly no because they get lots of call outs but most parents just follow their instincts and get whatever it is out.

I'm so glad that you got it out and your DD is okay now. One thing - did you get it all out? It might be worth a trip to the GP just to make sure nothing got pushed down into her lungs because sometimes it can go the other way. It won't hurt her in the short term if it did, but it might be worth making sure.

How awful for you all. Choking can happen so easily and it is no-one's fault. Big hugs to you, your DH and your DD. It sounds horrific. I hope you get lots of snuggles in with your DD today. Sounds like you need them