So today was a scary day for us as parents. It started out like a normal day at our home. Vance came home from his midshift, everything seem fine. I wasn't feeling too well so he missed in morning class. Which I thank God that he did. Because our baby Aiden started having problems breathing. He was wheezing, and gasping for air. Vance saw him eat some lint and thought he had got it all. Well he then puked tons of mucus up. I mean tons, probably about 1/2 a cup of mucus. Again he started having a tough time breathing. So Vance rushed him to Evans Army Hospital. I stayed behind with the older 2. Since there was no time for me to get them dress. Aiden was really having trouble breathing.
Vance gets there, 3 people listen to his lungs and were worried about his breathing. Sent him to get an xray. Next thing they rush vance and aiden to memorial childrens trama center. The dr there does xray and informs Vance that our baby has something stuck in his esophagus. So straight to an O.R. they take Aiden. Vance stood with him til he was knocked out and had a breathing tube put in. The doctors were able to get in and get a metal screw with jagged edges out right before it got into his tummy. He was lucky a little longer and he would have needed major surgery to get it from his stomach. Man am I so thankful Vance missed class today, and I'm so thankful for the doctors working quick to get it out of Aiden. I was so scared the hour he was knocked out in the O.R. seemed like so freaking long. I was pacing on the phone with my mom worrying about my baby boy.
I was so happy to see my baby come home. I thought he would be crying or upset about everything today. Nope he sat next to me saying "mama" over and over playing with his toys. Gave him a nice warm bottle, bath and he went to bed. He has a sore throat and is on liquids for the next 3-4days. No solids. The doctor said he should be ok. I'm so thankful that he is ok. I hope nothing like this ever happens again. I cried so much worrying about him. I'm crying now thinking about it all.
Today truly was a scary day as a mom. I sat here vacuuming my house over and over. Thinking why didn't I see the screw. Did I not do a good enough job to keep my baby boy safe. Everyone says not to blame myself but I do. I feel like I failed him by not being there to stop him from swallowing it. 3 weeks shy of his first birthday and he had to have his first o.r. experience.
I don't know what else to say. I hope this day never happens again. *sighs*
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