10c Piece swallowed. What to watch for?
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Topic: 10c Piece swallowed. What to watch for?
Posted By: Manda08
Subject: 10c Piece swallowed. What to watch for?
Date Posted: 30 September 2010 at 8:12pm
DS swallowed 10c tonight, we phoned healthline, they gave us a few things to watch for. But the more info the better, anyone have anything for me???   ------------- 
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Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 30 September 2010 at 8:50pm
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Was Healthline helpful? I called them once about DS and they didn't know much about babies, so you could always call the Plunket line since they're more specific to littlies.
I hope it passes easily! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 30 September 2010 at 9:25pm
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Id take him to A and E to be honest ------------- http://lilypie.com] 
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Posted By: Lucky apple
Date Posted: 30 September 2010 at 10:03pm
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OH NO! It's not funny now...but when he grows up, this'll be one of those stories he relives for ever. It'd also be one of those cool xrays that you can see the object inside!!! I guess one of the big risks would have been choking...and he didn't choke, so that's good.
I'm not sure what to look for sorry...but if A&E Dr DH comes in very soon I'll ask him for you! |
Posted By: Manda08
Date Posted: 01 October 2010 at 8:27am
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Thanks, Helpline was good, told us he would be ok, seen as he was running around like normal straight after. But if he has blood in his poos, or is a bit off. Also he has 4 days to pass the coin or we need to go and see where its sitting. He is eating fine and his normal chirpy self which is good. So we will just watch him carefully for now and hope he manages to pass it! I still feel pretty horrible though!
Will def be one of those stories for later in life!  -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 October 2010 at 9:14am
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Oh scary, caraMel posted a thread a few months back cos her son swallowed a coin, but he choked on it very badly and they nearly lost him.
So glad it went down ok for you boy, hopefully it comes out the other end soon! |
Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 01 October 2010 at 9:40am
When my Mum was little (about 4 or 5 I think), she was playing hide and seek with a little pig brooch and her sister/brother (they took turns to hide the pig).....  anyway.... she decided to be clever and hide the pig in her mouth and when finally no-one could find it, she went to tell them where it was and accidently swallowed it, pin and all  Her Mum made her eat an entire loaf of dry bread (I guess to try and bind up the sharp parts?), and it passed without incident a couple days later!
So, no real help here, but these things do make for good stories later in life! I really hope your little boy is ok, and it comes out the other end without incident. Kinda scary though! -------------  
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Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 03 October 2010 at 7:30am
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If he's still up and running around he should be fine. But yeah just watch for it's "passing" in the next few days, blood in poos etc just like Healthline said. Just another one of those stories to bring out when he's all grown up!
I swallowed a 20c coin when I was about 5 (or maybe 6) and it was one of the massive old 20c coins, unlike the new smaller ones of these days. Hurt like a mofo as it went down my throat!! But it passed okay and I was fine. ------------- 
 Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 03 October 2010 at 9:13am
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Hey Manda, how's Angus doing now? -------------   
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Posted By: Manda08
Date Posted: 03 October 2010 at 8:28pm
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Well after being a bit panicked for a few days i finally found the coin in his nappy... so i took it out to be sure, only to find it was a 20c piece not a 10c!!! He passed it with no problems at all! We were really lucky! Sounds like Caramel had a horrid time, glad we didnt have that. -------------
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Posted By: Angs1982
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 5:20pm
| OMG Freaky Mandy. Glad it is all over now! |