My aquaintence (old friend but we haven't been close in a few years) had a big scare today. She does BLW with her 6 month old daughter. Apparently, the baby choked (not just gagged which is somewhat expected) on a piece of banana that she gummed off of the half banana she had on her tray. She went as far as turning blue in her chair, and the mom had to call 911. The mother (my old friend) did not know pediatric first aid, but luckily the next door apartment neighbor did. My friend got her to the next door neighbor as she became unresponsive. Between the neighbor's actions and EMS's quick arrival, the baby is ok. She is in the hospital for observation, but she should be released in the morning.
I don't do BLW, but DS1 was on full table foods very early on. I am not anti-BLW at all, but PLEASE make sure you know how to react to choking if you do practice this. Honestly, I think that any parent regardless of how they feed their child should know pediatric CPR and how to react to choking. Just something to keep in mind.
Re: Friend's BLW baby choked today
W : 01.11.13
#3 : due 11.02.15
So scary!
I need to learn baby CPR. Working in a hospital, DH knows CPR for all ages. He described baby CPR to me once and it made me cringe away from learning it.... but DH isn't always around so I need to get my butt into a class.
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