Bless your heart!!! What a scare! Your child is very special to have the good sense to know what to do at that age. I thank god you are ok.

Thank god you are ok, this is something the both of you will Never forget.

Oh girl, I'm glad your son helped you. I swore off butter scotch candies for years because i swallowed one accidently and it got stuck in my throat. but it was sideways or something because i could breath. but it hurt like the dickens for a long, long time until it moved. so careful everyone!!!

[quote=Baren*eh*ked_canadian]wow, that's crazy!

stupid question buttt???? what is that picture of? :?:

IT'S a picture of baby in womb

Thank you for all of your thoughts and well wishes. :) I am very blessed overall in my life for sure. My kids are the best part of my life....and to think I was upset that they werent listening and going to sleep while they were supposed to before that. I always want to take charge and have everything go my way....im sure God must really laugh sometimes. I KNOW he is in charge and has a plan but not sure why in the world I fight it so much sometimes hehe. *big hugs to you all!*

You know this was in His hands, bc not only was your son not asleep, he came right away when you banged on the door, and he knew what was wrong, and what to do! That is a lot of getting it just right, at the right time :shock: :D
Once when DD #2 was about 2, I pulled up in our yard, and unlatched her car seat. She was always fast and curious. She had opened the glove compartment and popped a cough drop in her mouth, before I even knew what had happened :roll: . I picked her up and started to panic, but there was no one around. I turned her upside down and patted her back firmly, and out it popped.
Those are some scary times, and I never have anything like that in my glove box now. Somebody got smart and made it law here in Fl that car seats go in back seat, where kids are safer.
I too, think it is a good idea, to bite a lozenge in half ALWAYS. you never know!

Glad you're ok, if no one is around you can save yourself by stucking in your stomach and applying a quick pumping motion upward to push air from the bottom of the lungs to force the object out of the throat-first aid course long time ago Moosegirl

oh my how scary. thank god your ok now.

What a scare! So glad you son could help you! That's one smart boy. Just a thought... Does he know how to dial 9-1-1 and ask for help in an emergency? The next step in case patting on the back didn't help, or for other situations? I used to practice 9-1-1 situations with our kids as a "just in case."

We also did some of the family fire drill precautions about what to do if there was a fire and had an assigned meeting place for everyone to go, and the rule was get out and stay out...don't go back in. We also did the safety code word with our kids...they were never to go with anyone who might try to pick them up without prior arrangements unless the person knew the code word (we picked a word unlikely to be used or guessed, like "ostrich"). Later, in high school, the same word was a code for us in case they got into a situation they needed to get out of, but might not have the strength at the moment to stand up to peer pressure, such as refusing to ride home with someone who had been drinking. Or not really wanting to go somewhere or with someone, so when calling home to check in we could put our foot down and say, no, you need to come home now. If "ostrich" entered the conversation we knew they needed help of some kind and we'd drop whatever we were doing to come get them. I think maybe it was only used once, but it empowered our kids to know we'd help them if it was too tough to say "no" to their peers. It also clearly outlined our expectations for their behavior such situations. I said they should always, always blame us...we'd be the heavies. We were blessed and had very few major issues with our teens (but I'm still glad to be past the high school years...parenting teens is not easy!).