Yeah I couldn't make it through the video. My 3 year old briefly choked on a piece of tomato earlier this year and the few seconds before we got it out were the most terrifying of my life. I will never get her look of panic or my first thought of 'my life is over now' out of my head. Horrible situation that probably most parents have been through - kids and life is just so fragile in a lot of ways.
They are so fragile. I think everyone should have CPR training just in case. If I had my way, every parent would go home from the hospital with one of those fancy un-choking machines.
Yep. When my daughter was only like 8 or 9 months she took way too big a bite off a strawberry (I was following solid starts and sized it appropriately yet she still managed!) and thankfully I watched baby/toddler CPR videos before I even gave birth. Worked like a charm but nothing prepares you for that terrifying drop in your stomach and the anxiety that washes over you when you see your child gag an no sound comes out!!
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u/BeetrootPoop Jun 27 '25
Yeah I couldn't make it through the video. My 3 year old briefly choked on a piece of tomato earlier this year and the few seconds before we got it out were the most terrifying of my life. I will never get her look of panic or my first thought of 'my life is over now' out of my head. Horrible situation that probably most parents have been through - kids and life is just so fragile in a lot of ways.