Comments on: It Happened to Me

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:01:27 +0000

for post 102… sure you can love on your child- you can love a child silently, loving on them is an active display of affection

for post 103, I’m so sorry for your loss!

My daughter choked on a peppermint when she was 6 years old. We were able to get it out with the Heimlich.
I choked on a mint when I was 16! Gave myself the Heimlich successfully, because I was alone. I did it with my fists, but you can also throw yourself over the back of a chair, or even use a seatbelt if you choke in a car.

I watched a friend’s child choke on a little paper ketchup cup at a fast food place- anything can choke a baby! She was able to reach that with her fingers.

Thanks for educating people about choking!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:42:43 +0000

I don’t know how I stumbled across this page, but I feel like I have to respond. A friend of mine, lost her child yesterday. He was 23 months old and he choked to death on a slice of canned peaches at daycare. The daycare did everything correct from what we can tell but it wasn’t enough. The peach was just lodged too deep into his airway. It took 24 minutes for the ambulance to get there and by then he had gone so long without oxygen that he was brain dead. They worked on him for 24 hours but he was pronounced dead yesterday. It is so hard because one second he was thi bright shining happy baby, now he’s gone. I have two boys 3 and 4 and I’ve hugged them all day. If you have babies! Kiss them becasue God’s plan isn’t always our plan.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:15:16 +0000

I’m glad your child is okay. Here’s a grammar tip for you:
Unless you reside in a trailer park or in a broken-down shack in a gator-infested swamp, you don’t love ON your child; you love your child.

By: Natalia Cardoza

Natalia Cardoza — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:21:01 +0000

Sorry about the multiples – my comp went a little wacky

By: Natalia Cardoza

Natalia Cardoza — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:18:07 +0000

My gosh, I'm tearing up over here...reading this made me feel as though I was in the situation myself. I'm so sorry for your little one, and so glad your Dad was there to help.

That restaurant's staff needs to be explained that they are to call 911 when someone is seriously choking! Easier to call back and say nevermind than to deal with the repercussions of being too late.

I will definitely be taking extra care when I'm watching little ones!

By: pyrotechny

pyrotechny — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:13:24 +0000

Thanks for your post. I think it is good for other moms to know it happens to us all. Our guilt is sooo misplaced!

By: Grateful for Grace

Grateful for Grace — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:35:22 +0000

I am so very sorry this happened to your dear daughter. You will never be the same. Truly. Some that truth is good and some of it isn’t.

I walked through a similar place:
http://gratefulforgrace.blogspot.com/2008/06/he-spared-my-son.html

I thanked God that night and still do. I thank Him for you now.

By: jenny

jenny — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:13:16 +0000

i had this happen to me with my oldest girl and well its a good thing i do know how to do the himlick thing but well i dont care what it is you could still choke on it but with candy and heard candy for real keep it a way from young kids. also you know peeps candy there some thing else you should not give to young kids thay could even choke on them for that matter old folks can even choke on things like this too my mom use to work in a old floks home and seen some old lady almost choke on one. and after i had that happen to my kid and heard that story abt thatlady thats when i stated to keep all candy away from my children . and well since then i do let my little one have candy but not untell i brake it up in to realy fine pices and well now that i read this my p.t.s. is kicking in and well i better get to bed so i can come out of it.

By: Blue Castle

Blue Castle — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:05:53 +0000

Thank you for sharing your experience.
I’ve had so many people hand my kids one of those hard candies and we’ve managed to make it a rule that the candy has to be broken up in pieces before they can have it.
It was frightening when they were so little to think of all the ways they could be hurt.
My oldest boy choked on a piece of steak once when he was 3. He didn’t make a sound. I looked at him and his mouth was open and he had a funny look on his face. Thank God I was able to get to him before he choked. Couple of hard pats on the back and out it came. But I will NEVER forget that moment of panic and hopelessness and pleading “Jesus!”.
I’m so glad your little girl is safe.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:30:11 +0000

It certainly can happen to anyone! My daughter was 2 or 3 when she choked on a peanut M&M…; she was starting to panic and stomping her little feet, by thankfully she coughed it up, thank our precious Lord for sending us his angels to help us when we need it.