My beautiful boy just before his release from the hospital.
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Ten Days After He was Born, Choked and Turned Blue
Would you know what to do if your healthy, beautiful, brand new baby was choking? Thank goodness I was a lifeguard at one point and got the training for infant back blows! Only ten days after his arrival, Mickey turned blue in his bouncer. Fortunately, I knew what to do. I used Infant Back Blows. As soon as his airway was open he let out a horrific scream. "Thank goodness!", I thought, as I was wiping away the tears.Acid reflux, also known as "colic," causes choking in newborns. I would like to make a distinction between the two. Acid reflux is a specific condition. "Colic" is a number of symptoms under one diagnosis. My son was labeled as both "Acid Reflux, and Colic." Acid Reflux begins about 10 days after birth. His colic symptons began about 12 days after his birth. There are few distinctions between acid and colic syptoms but one I would like to make involves choking while laying on one's back.
Mickey arrived at 7:31a.m. on July 17, 2004. It was a Saturday. He arrived with no complications. He was strong. There were no signs that he might have Acid Reflux or have symptoms associated with colic. About ten days after his birth he had his first choking incident. His infant, vibrating seat was turned on. Mickey and I were settling into a nap after our breastfeeding session. I laid on the couch, but opened my eyes once more to look at my boy. From where I lay I could only see two little red, clenched fists. Suddenly the fists were flailing around him. I jumped off the couch to see what was the matter. His head and face turned a purplish blue. I immediately assumed he was choking, put him face down on my forearm and gave an Infant Back Blow. It took three back blows to clear his airway. He couldn't breath for about 10-15 seconds.
- Acid Reflux can cause choking in infants.
- Acid Reflux and colic are not the same.
- You can help an infant who is choking with back blows, but please seek training before doing this.
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Hi Aimee, it's listed on my profile page but the address is: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/202007/treatment_for_an_infant_with_acid_reflux.html
Good luck to you!
Aimee, read my other article on tips for caring for an infant with acid reflux. The best thing I did to help my son was always laying him on his side to sleep and adding ground up cereal to his bottle. Definitely read this other article- if you haven't already. Let me know if you have any other questions- I am here to help! Good luck with your baby- I'm sorry you are going through this. You will be a stronger person after having dealt with this. Please let me know if I can help you any more.
Lizzie Miller
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08/21/2009
Allison, sorry to hear about your baby having trouble. If you notice he stops breathing or making any sounds at all- then he might be choking and you need to clear his airway. You can google the process if you've never had CPR and First Aid training. Learn about ways to clear his airway for his sake and keep taking a proactive approach- just being here shows that you care! Good luck to you my dear!
Allison
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08/21/2009
my baby just got home from the hospital a few days ago (I had a c-section so was in for longer) and since he has been home I feel like he has been having many signs of reflux. I told my ped at his first appointment yesterday and they keep saying it is gas (but I just got off the phone with the nurse and she agrees it could be reflux and are agreeable to seeing him again soon if I try a few more of the gas things).
I am just so scared. Can anyone tell me about this back blow thing too?
Tracy
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07/14/2009
Got cut off..anyway, has anyone had this issue with reflux associated asthma? That is out biggest battle right now, since every minor cold can trigger and attack. We pray he will grow out of this all, they say if we control the reflux, we can control the asthma..rodbeach@bellsouth.net
Tracy
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07/14/2009
Just days after bringing our son home from the hospital, I was "asleep"-(do we ever REALLY sleep?) when I woke to the softest sound coming from the bassinett-I flipped on the light and saw my son chocking (he was on his back like the doctors say to do) and his eyes were wide with panic. I grabbed him up and administered back blows..he was fine after that but soon thereafter diagnosed with GERD (reflux). We have battled this for two years, my son will be 2 on Monday, and it has gotten better with the help of previcid. Also, our gastro dr. put him on neocate early on. It's an expensive but wonderful formula that was a miracle for us until he was about a year old. Just saw the gastro again today and we had to cold turkey him from his night time bottle. Anything to control the GERD. In addition, my son was diagnosed with GERD related asthma. This is really the bigger problem we are dealing with now. He take aerisol treatments everyday and meds to control his allergies, since every
Denise
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07/08/2009
Hi,
my son who is now 2 has still not outgrown his reflux. He has been on prevacid since he was 3 weeks old. I have tried to take him off his meds, but he refused to eat and only gained 2 ounces in a six month period. we put him back on his meds and now he has gained 3 months in 3 months. He had a Upper GI
(he did not shed a tear!) done last week and he has still not outgrown the reflux so now the question is WHY?dmwilliams2@cox.net
slc
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03/01/2009
my 3 day old baby was overfed and as a result acid reflux caused her to choke and turn blue to the point where her eyes were rolling. my husband used a nasal aspirator and suctioned her and literally saved her life. she is now almost 4 years old and has apraxia of speech and possibly auditory processing disorder. a speech therapist has taught her to somewhat talk. 2.5 oz of milk can cause alot of damage to a baby who is already full so be careful not to over feed your baby or let another person over feed your baby. slc
felicia
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02/20/2009
im a mother of 3 we just had our baby girl on feb5th 09...on the 17th she spit up through her nose and mouth, turned purple and was not breathing. we had to call an ambulance and take her to the hospital. i was told it could be acid reflux and to change her to enfamil a r. on the 19th she choked again about an hour after she ate but did not spit up this time. and again on the 20th about an hour and a half after feeding,again no spit up just a choking spell. im going out of my mind. i feel so helpless. and the doctors say it is common and probably just acid reflux..what should i do?? im loosing my mind!!! jazzieya76@yahoo.com
hello shelly- sorry to hear about the problems you're having with your baby. are you seeing anything come up when she is choking? what comes out of her mouth and what does she smell like when it happens? my son smelled very "acidy" when he refluxed- and a little like vomit. you could also check her symptoms online at emedicine websites. if you want to ask more questions, i'm here... Lizzie
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