maique
maique

Biggest scare of my life.

Yesterday tinyMovieStar swallowed a hair clip, and it got stuck in her throat. Instinct kicked in for me, apparently I did all the wrong moves, but she threw it up in the end.

My heart wasn’t beating while it lasted.

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Miraz
Miraz

@maique Utterly terrifying! So glad it worked out.

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maique
maique

@Miraz It wasn’t good. When it ended, and her mom was in the room trying to get her to sleep, I stayed back in the living room, shaking a bit, and a couple of tears rolled down my face.

And I slept with her, couldn’t stay on our bed.

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ridwan
ridwan

@maique Oh my God! Hope she is alright and Thank God for that.

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maique
maique

@ridwan She is, thankfully. Just a HUGE scare, but she woke up in a great mood.

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pcora
pcora

@maique OMG, I got frightened just by reading this, can't even imagine what you were going through! Glad to hear she is okay. Whenever Miguel attempt to put something on his mouth, we just to scream no to him. This is scary. 🥲

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maique
maique

@pcora She's fine. Mom screamed her lungs out, but she did it anyway. The scream made me jump to my feet, and I honestly have no idea what was going through my mind, I just grabbed her and made sure it was out. Brain function resumed after the clip was on the floor. I don't think I've ever been as scared.

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amit
amit

@maique Terrifying! Glad she is fine. I can imagine the agony, the helplessness you must have lived through in those brief moments.

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maique
maique

@amit Everything is fine, that's the important bit. It was scary, hope I never have to go through it again.

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ndreas
ndreas

@maique nightmare. Glad all ended well.

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mbkriegh
mbkriegh

@maique OMG, so glad it turned out well. PTSD on that one for sure...

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maique
maique

@mbkriegh @ndreas Everyone is fine. We called the national health hotline in the meantime, and they also confirmed we shouldn't expect anything further, since the clip came out.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@maique fuuuuuck. Make sure you and mum are also okay — my heart rate suddenly went up just reading this!

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maique
maique

@SimonWoods I think we are, now. Yesterday, when she fell asleep, we were back in the living room, and just looked at each other. The word that came out of our mouths, at the same time, was the Portuguese version of the first one on your reply! 😓Just like that too, a loooooong one.

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gregmoore
gregmoore

@maique Just reading about it immediately had my finger ready to fish it out of her mouth. “Parent brain” is a real thing. Very glad that you were there to it out and that she is ok.

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ptrck
ptrck

@maique my goodness that’s a scare. Don’t blame you for being shaken.

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annahavron
annahavron

@maique So glad she is okay, so glad you were there!!! And, it's amazing how later on, the kids are fine and the parents are traumatized. (I still vividly remember when one of our toddlers had inserted a small object waaaay up her nostril... which we discovered when she started having trouble breathing.)

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maique
maique

@ptrck It was. Getting back to normal takes a little time, I’m just figuring that out.

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maique
maique

@annahavron I had thought about it, how would we react when something like this happened, hoping, unrealistically, that this moment would never come. I’m sure we’ll have a few more in the future, but it’s not nice, that’s for sure. We’re trying our best, as everyone else, and it’s a challenge. Even without these life threatening situations.

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pimoore
pimoore

@maique So glad to read she's ok, I can't imagine how terrifying that was.

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maique
maique

@pimoore Everything is fine. But incredible how those 2 minutes left such a long lasting effect.

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jean
jean

@maique At my 50th birthday party, I got a piece of food stuck in my throat. I have no idea how many minutes the ordeal lasted. It was like a slow motion movie with no soundtrack, except the voices of my friend and my sister calling the paramedics. I’m so glad she is alright, and I’m sure it will take a while longer for you to be alright.

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odd
odd

@maique That’s terrible! Good thing you reacted so quickly. This is something I don’t envy parents.

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KimberlyHirsh
KimberlyHirsh

@maique @pimoore My sister often got stuff stuck in her throat as a kid and now as an adult I'm always preemptively freaking out about my kid maybe doing likewise.

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pimoore
pimoore

@KimberlyHirsh @maique My biggest fear is choking when I’m alone. So important to know the Heimlich maneuver, both for others as well as administering it to yourself.

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maique
maique

@jean Ouch! Paramedics were needed? It’s one of the things that sacres me the most 😔

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maique
maique

@odd High alert ALL the time! It’s one of the things that forever changes.

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maique
maique

@KimberlyHirsh @pimoore I used to fear this for myself, but now that fear has grown very much. BTW, I’m not sure I’d be able to administer the maneuver to myself!

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pratik
pratik

@maique That was scary. I'm glad you were able to catch it in time. Kids and their fondness for putting small objects in their mouth will be the death of us.

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maique
maique

@pratik We were standing next to her, very lucky. The fact that we cannot be present all the time has been one of the worries from today 😩

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pratik
pratik

@maique Always a worry. I remember once our son was munching on a badge that had a safety pin on it while he was sleep-walking. I had to push my fingers in his mouth and pry it out. He didn't remember any of it the next morning 😒

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helgeg
helgeg

@maique So glad tinyMS is OK! It is such a scare when something like that happens to your kids. And I can image the long "f*****da-se" of relief.

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maique
maique

@helgeg Thank. It is scary, and it was a very loooooooong one 😇

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stupendousman
stupendousman

@pratik and dogs…

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patrickrhone
patrickrhone

@maique So glad everything is OK. But jeepers! What a nightmare.

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Ddanielson
Ddanielson

@pratik @maique Not to ignore the nose and ears! I’m glad she is fine, and your heart survived. ❤️

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hjertnes
hjertnes

@maique Fuuuuuck. Now I have something new to worry about

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maique
maique

@patrickrhone It was scary, but everyone survived 🙂 We’re fine, thanks.

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maique
maique

@Pilchuck Nope! Keeping an eye on every possible danger. I hope!

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maique
maique

@hjertnes The list keeps growing!

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crossingthethreshold
crossingthethreshold

@maique oh gosh. Just reading this 12 hours after you posted and knowing that all is OK now….and still I could feel anxiety jump into me.

I’m very happy to hear that tinyMovieStar is doing well….as well as mum and dad.

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hjertnes
hjertnes

@maique good thing I'm already shaving my head 😂

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