And just like that the switch flipped and both of them entered into cranky pants. David was cranky and fussy. It might have been a mixture of tiredness and hunger. Ainsley threw an epic screaming fit over whether I wanted a red or pink topper on my pretend cake in the sandbox. I swear the whole neighborhood heard her scream.
This was followed by me trying to get a dinner on the table in time for my husband to come home late from work. We sat down at dinner, to which my husband informed me was cold. Ainsley was eating at her oh so leisurely pace as usual frustrating both of us.
We have gone a different route with feeding David. We don't feed him baby food. I actually just feed him off my plate. There is an official name for it, Baby Led Weaning. They talk all about gagging and choking. 99% of the time they are just gagging and can get whatever it is up by themselves given time.
Tonight I was not paying close attention to the amount of food I was putting on David's plate. I was just trying to get through my dinner fast enough so that I could get him to bed. Before I realized it, David had way too much in his mouth and began what I thought was gagging. It quickly escalated to what both Ryan and I knew as choking. We both looked at each other hoping that the other remembered that Infant CPR class we took when I was pregnant with Ainsley over 4 years ago. Nope. But we had to do something.
Ryan's instincts were pretty good. He threw him on his knee and started hitting his back. Out came piece after piece of food. Finally he was crying. The obstruction was clear.
This is by no means going to dissuade me from continuing on with Baby Led Weaning or even encouraging other people to do the same. What it made me do is look on You Tube for Infant CPR videos.
I strongly urge you to watch this, even if you don't have an infant in your life. You never know when you might need it.
Conscious Infant Choking
Unconscious Infant Choking
David got a few extra cuddles tonight.
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