Thank you for this great reminder. I'm glad everything turned out okay for you - what a scarey experience!!! Another thing to remember about pins in your mouth - the acid will break down the metal of some pins making them very rough and dull. This was a habit I found very hard to break; but I now have little pin cushions in all my sewing kits even if it is just a scrap of fabric with some batting attached so I dont' put them in my mouth.