Child swallowed a ball bearing!

[malfoyy]

111 say go to A&E within 12 hours, ex nurse MiL says it will pass by itself?

So what to do? Help 😟

Take the advice of the people who work in the medical profession. Not someone who no longer works as a nurse. It could be stuck so woldnt be able to pass anywhere

Go to A and E. You need to check it’s moved into the bowel and isn’t sat in the stomach being broken down by acid. It’ll probably be absolutely fine but you should definitely check. Sorry.

When mine swallowed a coin we took her to a&e just to be safe. We were there literally 15 mins, the triage nurse used a metal detector to check it had gone down into her stomach and not got stuck anywhere.
A few medical friends said they would advise a&e to friends and family but if it was their own child they’d be tempted to watch and wait.
I’m glad we went for the peace of mind.

Go to a&e if that's what you have been told. Go now before it gets too manic.

I would imagine your MIL is right and it will pass however it needs checked

Another saying go to A+E. Theyll xray and maybe do some bloods to make sure the metal coating of the ball bearing isn't causing any problems with your little ones biochemistry.

Let us know how you get on. This is actually a very common thing..you wouldnt believe what inanimate things kids eat .

Would it be busier now or if went at 6am?

Our A&E has been on news for how bad it is 😟

Take snacks with you and orange juice if you can, to help get things moving

My dd did exactly this, but didn't confess it to me for several days. So by then the situation was a little different, as we weren't sure whether or not it was still in there!

Took her to GP who advised an X-ray. X-ray showed nothing in there, so it must have passed.

I would take your DC to GP (or similar) just in case there's anything they can advise. Though I doubt there's anything to do at this point. And make DC poo in a potty instead of a toilet - you have the lovely task of checking to see whether the ballbearing is in there.

I did some googling at the time and apparently one thing to watch out for is if they start coughing a lot. Take them to A&E if this happens, because there is a tiny possibility they may have inhaled the ballbearing into a lung, rather than swallowing it. This is vv unlikely, though.

Go to A&E. Don't let them play with magnets in the meantime.

We were told not to bother checking the poo to see if it had passed, basically as once it had got to the bowel it had no choice but to pass so it would be there whether we saw it or not.
I did mention it to DD’s pre school in case they were shocked when she went to the toilet and there was a shiny penny in there!

Take snacks, distraction things. Your little one will be seen and moved upto the childrens assesment unit fairly quickly.

All A+E's are busy and they seem to be busy most of the time in my experience. The sooner you get there, the sooner you'll get back and in your own suroundings again. If you hang on until morning, you may be sat thinking about it all night and best to get little one checked out as soon as possible.
What was the ball bearing from?
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