9 year old swallowed thumb grip from ps4 controller

[mimi14]

Ahh swallowing objects and choking is my biggest fear.

My 9 year old just came running up the stairs to tell us he had swallowed the thumb stick grip from his controller. It's soft, flexible plastic around the size of a £1 coin.

It's definitely been swallowed, ie, it's not stuck and has gone down. He's breathing fine, had a drink and says he can't feel it in his throat, nothing hurts.

Are we safe to just leave it to pass, keep an eye on him? Or is it a hospital trip?

@CarlottaValdez

I once swallowed a 5p. I have NO idea why I put it in my mouth.I was 35

This really tickled me! Hope you’re getting your mum to move in to keep you properly supervised from now on.

I might just have to lol.

@Brunt0n

Yikes, you’d think they’d grow out of that kind of thing by the time they’re 9 huh?

My Ds2, aged 15 at the time kind of inhaled/swallowed one of those drawing pins with the plastic knobby things on it. He was holding the plastic bit in his mouth with the pointy bit sticking out, his friend made him laugh and as he did so the bloody thing shot down his throat!

Didn’t tell anyone at school, waited until he got home to tell me two hours later! His face was as white as a sheet.
Obviously needed To go to urgent care For x-ray as they said it could have entered his lungs when he inhaled!

Luckily though it was in his stomach, we were told to wait to see it pass through but could still potentially cause an issue if it pierced anything whilst waiting to pass!

Didn’t cause any issues thankfully, but Ds learnt his lesson!

@FelicityPike omg you've made my day!!! I am proper belly laughing lol

[quote clpsmum]@FelicityPike omg you've made my day!!! I am proper belly laughing lol[/quote]
😁 thanks. I remember thinking to myself “what the hells fire are you doing?!”.....but still did it.

I would seek medical advice as it also depends on the shape of it. Also they can give u advice on what to look out for