2 yr old swallowed a quarter and maybe more...freaking out! HELP please! - Page 2

[~Boudicca~]

Don't worry mama!  It will come out eventually.  DD2 ate a nickel once and it made it out just fine.

[cloe]

My son swallowed one of those glass beads about a month ago. We ended up with surgery as it was stuck in his throat. It doesn't always come out. Big sign to look for is not keeping food down. The Dr said coins were the most common thing he had remove. It can be really scary, good luck I feel for you.

[Dandelionkid]

My 6 month old swallowed a penny. It came out the other end . Very scary to see it in her diaper and realize that was what she had been choking on in her car seat. I heard the choking noise, stopped the car and she was fine. Then a day or two later I found a surprisingly shiny copper penny amidst the poop!

[csekywithlove]

I watched a quarter go down my 19 month old cousin's little throat while changing his diaper at Thanksgiving. My hands were busy and I didn't see the once piece of change lying on the floor. We all freaked out, went to the ER and all that. He passed it the next day no problem. Should be fine.

[Smokering]

DD swallowed a nail when she was, I dunno, oneish? It was the small kind you use for hanging pictures, not a giant house-building nail, but still. The doctor was remarkably calm about it, even though it was a sharp object - she said that the intestines have a cunning mechanism (cilia?) to guide sharp things in the right direction so they're moving along the intestines, not getting stuck in the sides.

We never did find the offending nail, despite days of poop-sifting, but a (different) doctor just shrugged it off, said we must have missed it, and said that if it were going to cause problems it would have already done so. We got an awesome X-ray out of it, though. And DD's now three and thriving, so I guess it either went away or it and she learned to live in harmony...

[Katie T]

My son swallowed a coin when he was 2yo and I called the clinic and they said what to yada yada and that same day he passed it. It freaked me out a bit though.

I hope the quarter has passed by now but keep us posted!

[triana1326]

My 2 yo DD just swallowed a penny yesterday. Oh funny that I come across this thread today. My ND told me the to watch for the same signs your Dr. said. I'm hoping that I'll see the penny today - and like an OP suggested - whoever finds the coin gets a beer that night. Doesn't stop you from worrying and freaking out though, does it?

Hoping the quarter has passed and that you LO will think twice before eating another one! :)

[Irishmommy]

Has there been any change yet?































Sorry, couldn't resist.

[kfillmore]

In case anyone is wondering. We got an Xray after 6 days. NO sign of money. Despite the radiation I am glad we did because I have NO idea how we missed the money in poop. I mean we poked through it. I would have said I am 100% sure she ate it AND 100% sure she didn't poop it out. A mystery...

[Shaki]

Thanks for letting us know, I was wondering how she was doing. Glad all is well!

[Katielady]

Originally Posted by kfillmore 

In case anyone is wondering. We got an Xray after 6 days. NO sign of money. Despite the radiation I am glad we did because I have NO idea how we missed the money in poop. I mean we poked through it. I would have said I am 100% sure she ate it AND 100% sure she didn't poop it out. A mystery...

I would have gotten the xray too- it's worth your peace of mind! Weird about the disappearing quarter! Maybe she has a future career as a magician. :)