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March 2011 Moms
hrushka13
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scariest night
hrushka13
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so last night around midnight I was getting a bottle ready for the feeding. DH said while I do that he can change her diaper. then 2 minutes later I hear him screaming my name and I think she might have had an explosive diaper and he needs help. I run into the room and there he is holding the baby upright and white stuff coming out of her mouth and her nose. She is not crying but her eyes are wide open. She probably couldn't breath! I panic and grab her to hold her, he is yelling me to get the suction thingy to help clear her mouth and nose. I look for it panicking, but find it fairly quickly and trying to suck things out of her mouth and her nose, and she starts crying. I kept trying to clean everything with the suction and seemed to get it all except for excessive saliva. She kept crying and crying, then she calmed down and fell asleep in my arms. I asked my husband exactly what happened and he told me as he put her on the changing pad, she started and moving her arms and legs, then she looked like she was being held under the water moving her head side to side. So she threw up laying flat down and it got into her nose and she couldn't breathe. He picked her up in position to burp and that is when I ran into the room. I am now so scared to lay her down flat thinking this will happen and we are not watching her. I also watched House episode where newborns were having a seizure and asked DH is she was shaking like that... he doesn't think she was, just looked like she threw up. Last time she ate was 4 hours ago, why would she throw up right before her feeding? I am so paranoid - didn't feed her at 12, and didn't sleep all night, kept checking on her as I put her in infant seat as she slept there (it is inclined)
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Re: scariest night
Oh no! I'm sorry that happened!! It's terrifying when LO looks like they can't breathe or aren't breathing correctly. I do think it's normal to spit up many hours after a feeding and that they can choke a little on their own spit up. I'm sure you guys did exactly the right thing! Good job having the suction nearby!!
UGH, that IS scary! it happened to us in the hospital. only it happened because she choked on an excess from not being squeezed out during a c-section. it was so aweful, but the nurses made me feel better after it happened.
i wouldn't worry too much about her shaking though. everything you described, is what my LO did. the shaking was just a reaction from not being able to breath. and on another note, of course talk to your dr. but ever since my first child (who was a projectile vomet-er because of refux) we have put our babies down on their sides, not backs. you can either roll up a towel or blanket and lay the baby up against it. or you can even buy a little wedge that will keep the baby in the side position. it works so much better for when they spit up! best of luck mama!