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Original poster

to think that the choking risk is just a myth?

254 replies

BattyKoda · 22/02/2010 21:39

As in, "it's dangerous to put your baby/toddler to bed with a bottle/beaker as they might choke". Is it more dangerous than say a dummy? I have found one story on the web of a baby choking on a dummy, but can't find anything about the risk of choking on fluid.

(I have asked this on another thread but have had no response so I have put on my hard hat and am braving it here, please go easy on me )

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Morloth · 23/02/2010 16:30

Possibly because it is kind of obvious if you think about it BattyKoda. LittleMrsHappy, I think I am just out of the baby loop. DS is 6 now and I haven't really gotten into "baby" stuff yet for this one. It just occurred to me that I hadn't seen anything recently even with lots of ante-natal visits etc. Whereas it was being yelled from the rooftops when I had DS.

LittleMrsHappy · 23/02/2010 16:31

Yes they have, he explained that 5 advertisement have been made, all about specific risks, regarding SIDS, one was bottle/beaker drinking in which a child goes blue.

one was smoking around the baby (im sure this is similar one out now tho) another was baby lying on back, and also baby at the top of the cot etc....

all apparently very detailed, but with only limited and have no preview to watch I can only go by what he says "hard hitting" and "very emotive"

happymatleave · 23/02/2010 16:33

How many adults lie down and drink while they are half asleep? I would probably choke. Total madness to let a baby/young toddler do this. They can have a drink when they are old enough to sit up and drink from a normal cup next to their bed. Until then, if they need a drink in the night, you have to give it to them. It's a pita but then so are lots of things about being a parent.

Original poster
BattyKoda · 23/02/2010 16:33

It's also obvious, more so, not to leave a child alone whilst eating

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rainbowinthesky · 23/02/2010 16:34

I think most people know that you shouldnt leave a young child alone with a drink...

Morloth · 23/02/2010 16:37

Not seeing your point. Did someone say it was a good idea to give a baby a snack in bed or something?

Sassybeast · 23/02/2010 16:45

Battykoda I'm quite amused by the fact that you give yourself credit for hightlighting the dangers of leaving a small child with milk. When you have done no such thing - Rhubarb et al are the ones who have highlighted the dangers surely ? In response to your rather dogged attempts to convince anyone who disagreed with you that they were wrong ? I could tell you a few horrific tales about my own experiences of a child with an aspiration pneumonia, but I hope that the information that has already been highlighted fOR you is enough to enable you to make an informed decision about risks.

LittleMrsHappy · 23/02/2010 16:46

batty, it is well known NOT to leave babies unattended with drinks, did you know a baby/ child can drown on a tablespoon of water?

ALL this is evident and also in your yellow brick road book.

bottle propping (not saying you do, but IS roughly the same associated risks) as night time drinking with a child.

here's a little google search on bottle propping

www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=1&oq=dangers+of+bottle+&hl=en-GB&ie =UTF-8&rlz=1T4SNYKen-GB__GB367&q=dangers+of+bottle+propping

you knew instinctively that it was wrong to bottle feed your child, you said so yourself on page one of this thread, so you got some information from somewhere, or your natural instinct said NO to you? that it WAS wrong.

Not sure if the above has been said, but you yourself, knew it was "wrong" to do so.

Lulumaam · 23/02/2010 16:48

you're glad you highlighted the dangers, bettykoda, you who thought it was a myth and WTF ?

loooong time since i've had formula in the house, am sure there were warnings on the tin, on bottle packaging, in baby books, in maternity notes , red book etc not to prop up the bottle or leave a baby alone with a bottle

you seem to have changed your story from being the one who was going to do it, to the one who was puzzled when a friend told you to do it, to going to do it but with water not milk, to being glad you've highlighted hte dangers of this

BoysAreLikeDogs · 23/02/2010 16:53

Lulu I think you need to scroll down to my post of 13:59

Original poster
BattyKoda · 23/02/2010 16:57

I am glad I brought it up, alot of people had said they do it, but didn't consider the risks, they are now, so they can make an informed decision.

I ahd no idea about the link to SIDs so thanks Rhubarb for drawing attention to it.

My point about not being told not to leave a child alone with a drink was just that, not propping up a baby with a bottle of milk, thats a seperate thing. It's everywhere that you don't leave a child alone with food, although it is obvious. Nothing about leaving a child alone with a drink though.

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Lulumaam · 23/02/2010 17:02

@bald

batty, you thought it was a myth, you were prepared for a flaming as you referred to a hard hat.

if you had said

'Hi, my friend has suggested i leave my toddler a drink of milk or water with him in his cot at night, i have heard it is dangerous, but am not sure why, can anyone post any useful links or advice?'

you would have had a totally different response

Lulumaam · 23/02/2010 17:03

or, 'loads of my friends leve their babies/ toddlers with a propped up bottle or a beaker in their cots, i have heard it is dangerous, please can you give me some useful advcice/facts to give them as to why it is a bad idea'

not i think the choking is a myth, here is my hard hat, convince me otheriwse

Original poster
BattyKoda · 23/02/2010 17:04

lulumama - I didn't think it was a myth, I was asking if it was....

Oh I give up, you've all made up your mind about me, I'm ill so probably not explaining myself very well and my cat is mithering for a drink so I have to go and supervise him now anyway. I'll leave you to it.

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LittleMrsHappy · 23/02/2010 17:06

but propping a bottle up, and leaving a baby/child something to drink is about the same risks tho............

Morloth · 23/02/2010 17:07

I think you need a harder hard hat.

LittleMrsHappy · 23/02/2010 17:07

you never asked if it was, your OP title indicates otherwise batty.

I knew what you were referring to tho.

Lulumaam · 23/02/2010 17:08

you asked "

AIBU to think the choking risk is just a myth?

here is your OP

"As in, "it's dangerous to put your baby/toddler to bed with a bottle/beaker as they might choke". Is it more dangerous than say a dummy? I have found one story on the web of a baby choking on a dummy, but can't find anything about the risk of choking on fluid.

(I have asked this on another thread but have had no response so I have put on my hard hat and am braving it here, please go easy on me smile) "

so, you know, hardly a non contentious way of asking

Lulumaam · 23/02/2010 17:09

or my friend thinks the choking risk is a myth, AIBU to think otherwise?

dont you see how it is totally different??

diddl · 23/02/2010 17:15

We have never done this.
On the rare occasions that any wakes up thirsty they get up & get a drink.
When the children were young we fetched a drink for them.

Spoof · 23/02/2010 17:23

Nuff nit-picking. The thread has highlighted it. If batty wants to take credit - well, so what? Its patently obvious to anyone reading the thread what the facts are. This is just arguing for arguing sake now.

What I really want to know is...fio, did you??

BoysAreLikeDogs · 23/02/2010 17:30

yy fio we need to know

FioFio · 23/02/2010 17:33

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 23/02/2010 17:38

no no noooooooo

Spoof · 23/02/2010 18:00
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