Post by Lois on Dec 8, 2006 21:50:14 GMT -5
Ok, what is it about kids that they feel they need to stick stuff in their orphasis. Tonight my 3 yr. old ds decided that his nose would be a good place to hide a grape. What was he thinking I have no idea??? First he comes and says he has something in his nose and he needed a tissue. I figured it was just a runny nose. He blows it and then comes back again and admits he stuck a grape in it.
I called the peditrician figuring I was going to be making a trip to the ER on the coldest night of the year. Since he didn't have any trouble breathing, he told me to try covering his mouth with mine and blowing. He said as long as it's not stuck, it should pop out. I said to try it a couple times. If not, we should wait an hour or so to see if it dislodged itself and then go to the ER.
So with a little bribery, I finally got him to let me try. Amazing enough it really does work. The first time it came down far enough that I could grab it and pull it out. I can't believe I'd never heard of this before. Of couse, I hope to never have to use it again and I don't think he'll be trying it again in the "near' future anyway.
This also explains why it is so important to pinch the nose when you are doing CPR. Otherwise all the air will go right out their nose.
I called the peditrician figuring I was going to be making a trip to the ER on the coldest night of the year. Since he didn't have any trouble breathing, he told me to try covering his mouth with mine and blowing. He said as long as it's not stuck, it should pop out. I said to try it a couple times. If not, we should wait an hour or so to see if it dislodged itself and then go to the ER.
So with a little bribery, I finally got him to let me try. Amazing enough it really does work. The first time it came down far enough that I could grab it and pull it out. I can't believe I'd never heard of this before. Of couse, I hope to never have to use it again and I don't think he'll be trying it again in the "near' future anyway.
This also explains why it is so important to pinch the nose when you are doing CPR. Otherwise all the air will go right out their nose.
