My friend was visiting from out of town and we had spent the afternoon shopping with Baby J. We decided to have dinner at the cracker barrel. Baby J had slept the entire time we were shopping, and I figured that even if he woke up at the restaurant it was no biggie, since I could just feed him there.
The past week or so Baby J has had a little congestion and a slight cough, which I attribute to the change in seasonal weather here (and thereby the temperature). Well, while were sitting at the table he coughed a few times, but it was nothing major, and then dozed back off.
My friend and I were having a conversation when I suddenly felt an enormous need to look over at the baby. Thank the Lord for that! Because when I did I saw that he couldn't breathe and was struggling and turning purple. I snapped him out of his seat as quickly as I could (he was still latched in because he had been asleep when we got to the restaurant) and began to pat him on his back briskly. That didn't really seem to help very much, so I reached in his diaper bag and got the bulb out and suctioned his throat. Relief!
He took a big breath of air and his color started to return to normal. Thank God!!!! I got a bunch of mucous out of his mouth, which is what I think caused him to stop breathing. My number one fear with children has always been that they would choke to death.
Seriously, I have never been so scared as I was at that moment. I think it is crazy how something just told me to look over at him again, even though he had been fine and sleeping when I looked at him moments earlier. God was really watching out for us on this one and I am so so glad.
Needless to say, the bulb has been at an arms reach ever since this happened, and it will stay that way until his congestion clears up. The biggest revelation I had with all this is that this will probably be the first of many many incidents where I am truly concerned for my child's well being. It also made me love Jackson 20 million times more than I already did.
Motherhood is such a treat....even when things get rocky. God helped me know when things were wrong, and helped me stay calm and do what I needed to quickly. I am so thankful for those blessings!
Ouch! That is scary Haley. Great quick thinking on our part. I remember the first time one of the girls choked on something. Man, its amazing how quick you can move! Oh, and you will have to ask me about Marc's heoric actions to get a piece of pasta out of one of their noses. LOL!
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Alicia
I can't tell you how many times I've had to save my kids while they were choking. Quick thinking and reacting calmly and God helped me through it each time. Thank goodness for those CPR and First Aid classes. Glad to hear Jackson is okay and I hope he is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that is TERRIFYING!! I'm not sure I would have had the presence of mind to suction his throat. Speaking of that little suction thingy, ours has disappeared. I'm going to go out and buy a new one TOMORROW!
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