In testimony, Clara Maia said she saw her baby purple and fighting for his life
This Wednesday, June 7, digital influencer Clara Maia had a scare that every mother wouldn’t want to experience. She shared on her social networks that her son Antônio, almost 2 months old, choked on breast milk an hour after feeding.
In the video recorded by the baby monitor in the children’s room, it was André Coelho, Clara’s husband, who noticed the first signs of suffocation and alerted his wife:
“He saw that José was turning red, milk was coming out of his nose and mouth, a lot of milk. When I arrived, I was already picking him up, which I knew how to do. Thank God, I was overcome by a calm that I still can’t explain myself. Now, just thinking about it makes my heart beat,” said the influencer after the shock.
Clara knew how to perform the Heimlich maneuver, which is what saved her baby’s life. Do you know how it’s done? OR My life explains step by step how to perform this procedure that helps infants and children during a choking episode.
How to tell if a baby or child is choking?
The first signs of suffocation are very evident: the child cannot breathe, cannot make sounds or cough, the face begins to turn red and purple over time. Therefore, it is important that you know how to act as quickly as possible at this time.
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Source: Terra
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