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Topic: Good news - I performed my first (successful) heimlich maneuver...
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Jrazz
♀ 31349
Member # 31349 |  Posted: 10:40 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 |     |
Bad news - It was on my daughter and I am a little traumatized right now.
Parenthood - NOT for the faint of heart.
ETA - I should clarify that this was my first HM ever, and it was thankfully a success. [This message edited by Jrazz at 10:41 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday)]
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
Posts: 29076 | Registered: Feb 2011 | From: California |
Chrysalis123
♀ 27148
Member # 27148 |  Posted: 10:47 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
Thank goodness you were there! (((razzies)))
Someone I once loved gave me/ a box full of darkness/ It took me years to understand/ That this, too, was a gift. - Mary Oliver
Posts: 4476 | Registered: Jan 2010 |
GabyBaby
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Member # 26928 | | Posted: 10:49 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
Oh my goodness!!! Your poor baby girl. How's she doing? Go have some wine to steady those nerves.
What was she choking on?
Me - 45
DD(24), DS(21, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
Posts: 9937 | Registered: Dec 2009 | From: Here and There |
5454real
♂ 37455
Member # 37455 | | Posted: 10:51 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
Yaaaay!!! Good for you!
Holy Sh......... are you ok? That was some scary stuff.  Absolutely Fanflippingtastic job.
Parenthood - NOT for the faint of heart.
Just wait till you fix your first cut with super glue. 
ER is a little expensive on Saturday night.
BH 53, WW 45
DS 25(Mine),SD 24,SS 23(Hers),DS 12 Ours, DGS 6, DGD 2
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Married 13yrs
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― Sophocles, Antigone
Posts: 5179 | Registered: Nov 2012 | From: midwest |
Tearsoflove
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Member # 8271 | | Posted: 10:59 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
ETA - I should clarify that this was my first HM ever, and it was thankfully a success.
Glad you put that in there. I saw the title and thought "How many unsuccessful ones did she have before she got to this one?"
"Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." ~Homer Simpson
Posts: 5867 | Registered: Sep 2005 | From: Southeast |
MovingUpward
♂ 14866
Member # 14866 | | Posted: 11:05 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
(((Jrazz and little razz)))
I'm glad that she is ok.
Posts: 54405 | Registered: Jun 2007 |
Jrazz
♀ 31349
Member # 31349 | | Posted: 11:05 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
I should have put it in parentheses. Won't bother the mods with that one, though.
We were having breakfast for dinner, and the bacon was a little too soft. I personally like mine crumbly bordering on burnt, but everyone else here likes it chewy so I catered to that tonight.
She crammed a whole piece in her mouth. We had our neighbor over for dinner, and DD was goofing off and inhaled it. Then started to panic and try to breathe and it blocked her airway. I don't remember leaping from my side of the table to hers and yanking her out of her seat.. but I do remember wondering whether I should be giving her adult Heimlich or flipping her over on my arm for one millisecond. Common sense yelled "She's fucking FOUR!! Get under her ribcage NOW!!"
And the rest is history. I'm so grateful for First Aid/CPR training, and the movie Groundhog Day. [This message edited by Jrazz at 11:59 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday)]
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
Posts: 29076 | Registered: Feb 2011 | From: California |
cinnamongurl
♀ 37879
Member # 37879 | | Posted: 11:26 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
That happened with my dad and a steak a few years back when I was visiting him down in the Keys. We were at a really quaint little island bar and restaurant. We'd had a few drinks and we're laughing, then all of a sudden, he wasn't. He turned blue! Scariest figgin' moment of my life! Luckily his friend, who was sitting next to him, noticed and jumped up and gave him the HM. So glad your little girl is ok! How scary for you!
Me: FWSO 38 He: FBSO 38 and my heart
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Posts: 611 | Registered: Dec 2012 | From: by the sea with my love |
HFSSC
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Member # 33338 | | Posted: 11:32 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
When DS22 was about a year old, he choked on a leaf. (Dont ask) I did back blows on him and got the leaf out.
The next time I had to do CPR class at work, everyone else would grab the little baby dummy and very gently pat it's back. I grabbed that sucker and beat the hell out of it.
This instructor looked at me and said, "Youve done this in real life, haven't you?"
Me, 50. (How did THAT happen??)
Him, 42 (JMSSC)
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Posts: 3916 | Registered: Sep 2011 | From: South Carolina |
Sad in AZ
♀ 24239
Member # 24239 | | Posted: 11:34 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
Holy shit! I'm so glad you're both OK!
You are important and you matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters. Your story matters. Your life matters. Always.
Me: FBS (no longer betrayed nor a spouse)-62
Him: WXH-62
D-day: 2007 (two years before finding SI)
S: 6/2010; D: 3/2011
Posts: 25184 | Registered: Jun 2009 | From: Arizona |
UnexpectedSong
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Member # 21761 | | Posted: 11:49 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
Wow... My heart was pounding. So glad your baby is ok.
WW(SA)
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Posts: 6421 | Registered: Nov 2008 | From: California |
Jrazz
♀ 31349
Member # 31349 | | Posted: 11:56 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday), 2014 | |
I'm literally pacing around the house trying to release the stress.
In the moment, I was almost out of body like "This isn't happening. This isn't really happening."
When her face started to go from red to purple and I could actually hear her gasping the bacon in, I'm so fricken happy that my impulse to remain calm and do what I needed to do overrode everything else.
I am super high anxiety, but if there's a fire or someone's in danger or hurt my body goes into action mode. So grateful.
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
Posts: 29076 | Registered: Feb 2011 | From: California |
WakingFromADream
♂ 33934
Member # 33934 | | Posted: 2:30 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
Oh man. I've had to do that for a friend, I couldn't imagine having to do it for a family member. Glad dd is alright.
Me(37) DS(9) DD 11/16/11 EA(PA?) M 11y D 9/3/13
Don't make anyone a priority when you are only an option.
Posts: 1159 | Registered: Nov 2011 |
authenticnow
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Member # 16024 | | Posted: 5:39 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
((((littlerazz))))) (((((Jrazz)))))
“Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of “you’re not alone.” ~ Brene Brown
Posts: 55004 | Registered: Sep 2007 |
gahurts
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Member # 33699 | | Posted: 5:52 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
I'm glad she's ok. I hope you were able to calm down enough to get some rest last night. Good thing you were able to keep your cool in the heat of the moment.
I guess the Razzes make the bacon J's way from now on.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominable will" - Mahatma Gandi
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - Aubrie
Posts: 3986 | Registered: Oct 2011 | From: Georgia |
simplydevastated
♀ 25001
Member # 25001 | | Posted: 6:27 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
OMG!! That must have been so scary!
(((Hugs))) to you and Vrazz
Me - BS, 40 (I'm not old...I'm vintage)
Two Wonderful children - DS11, DD8
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Posts: 6121 | Registered: Jul 2009 | From: In the darkest depths of hell! |
metamorphisis
♀ 12041
Member # 12041 | | Posted: 6:28 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
Oh my god!! Jrazz.. I read your first post and thought.."Oh I had to do that once! When dd got a piece of soft bacon stuck in her throat."
She was about 4.
I'm glad Vrazz is ok! Also you should know, you will not be thanked for your heroics. However, you will hear several times years from now "Remember that time you didn't cook the bacon well enough and I almost died?"
Why don't 4 year olds chew bacon!!!???
ETA) I didn't do the heimlich though.. I reached in her throat and grabbed it. Good job remembering your training!! [This message edited by SI Staff at 6:33 AM, April 3rd (Thursday)]
Go softly my sweet friend. You will always be a part of who I am.
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Kajem
♀ 36134
Member # 36134 | | Posted: 6:29 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
I'm glad she's ok. I'm REALLY GLAD you had the training AND remembered it when you needed it!
I hope you were able to calm down and sleep.
I trust you is a better compliment than I love you, because you may not trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust. - Unknown
Relationships are like sharing a book, it doesn't work if you're not on the same page.
Posts: 6707 | Registered: Jul 2012 | From: Florida |
cmego
♀ 30346
Member # 30346 | | Posted: 6:48 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
OMG. So glad to hear you are both OK.
I hate having to come down off of that adrenalin rush, so shaky and jittery…but it sounds like you handled it perfectly.
Poor baby…was she OK afterwards?
me...BS, 46 years old.
Divorced
Posts: 4738 | Registered: Dec 2010 | From: South |
Gottagetthrough
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Member # 27325 | | Posted: 7:03 AM, April 3rd (Thursday), 2014 | |
Jrazz, I am so happy that you were there.
Hugs to both you and your little one...
Posts: 2370 | Registered: Jan 2010 |
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