http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255 It's a good thing my husband married me and not someone else.. that would maybe freak out and lose all sense of reality during an emergency.&nbsp; Whenever my children are in major distress I play the role of the calm Mommy. When our then 2 1/2 year old had&nbsp;a severe allergic reaction and started to go into anaphylactic shock (while I was 38 weeks pregnant) I did what any mom would do I guess - Calmy assigned someone to call 911, let the paramedics do their job, and once he was loaded into the ambulance, I could cry.. really cry!&nbsp; When one of our kids has a bleeding appendage, or what looks to be a broken bone, my husband is usually screaming about how bad it is, while I'm trying to just &quot;fix&quot; it. I do what needs to be done, then the moment someone else is able to take over I pretty much lose it emotionally.&nbsp; My husband on the other hand will freak out from the get go.&nbsp; Tonight, even though&nbsp;Daddy wasn't here to help remind me why&nbsp;I need to keep my cool, I&nbsp;was able to do it anyway. &nbsp;We were eating our dinner peacefully, when my 9 month old started gagging and choking on a piece of bread I had given him. Normally, I'm able to just take a look at him, and by the time the noise has gotten my attention, the choking has subsided. Unfortunately this incident was different.&nbsp; The gagging and choking started.. and didn't stop&nbsp;- right away anyway.&nbsp; I stuck my fingers in his mouth (BIG no-no) to no avail. Finally, I lifted him out of his high chair and performed what I call the &quot;Baby Heimlich&quot; - laid him across the length of my forearm and started giving him swift blows in an upward motion on his back. If this had gone on much longer at all, I would have had my five year old dialing 911 for assistance. After what felt like forever, the bread eventually dislodged, along with everything he had eaten before.&nbsp; Then the paranoia set in. I was absolutely shaken.&nbsp; Shaking physically, emotionally, mentally.&nbsp; It's so funny the coping mechanisms we're given as moms (and dad's too!). I didn't feel one bit of terror during the ordeal, but the exact moment that I knew everything was going to be alright, I could let my guard down and let myself &quot;feel&quot; again. It's a good thing my husband married me and not someone else.. that would maybe freak out and lose all sense of reality during an emergency.&nbsp; Whenever my children are in major distress I play the role of the calm Mommy. When our then 2 1/2 year old had&nbsp;a severe allergic reaction and started to go into anaphylactic shock (while I was 38 weeks pregnant) I did what any mom would do I guess - Calmy assigned someone to call 911, let the paramedics do their job, and once he was loaded into the ambulance, I could cry.. really cry!&nbsp; When one of our kids has a bleeding appendage, or what looks to be a broken bone, my husband is usually screaming about how bad it is, while I'm trying to just &quot;fix&quot; it. I do what needs to be done, then the moment someone else is able to take over I pretty much lose it emotionally.&nbsp; My husband on the other hand will freak out from the get go.&nbsp; Tonight, even though&nbsp;Daddy wasn't here to help remind me why&nbsp;I need to keep my cool, I&nbsp;was able to do it anyway. &nbsp;We were eating our dinner peacefully, when my 9 month old started gagging and choking on a piece of bread I had given him. Normally, I'm able to just take a look at him, and by the time the noise has gotten my attention, the choking has subsided. Unfortunately this incident was different.&nbsp; The gagging and choking started.. and didn't stop&nbsp;- right away anyway.&nbsp; I stuck my fingers in his mouth (BIG no-no) to no avail. Finally, I lifted him out of his high chair and performed what I call the &quot;Baby Heimlich&quot; - laid him across the length of my forearm and started giving him swift blows in an upward motion on his back. If this had gone on much longer at all, I would have had my five year old dialing 911 for assistance. After what felt like forever, the bread eventually dislodged, along with everything he had eaten before.&nbsp; Then the paranoia set in. I was absolutely shaken.&nbsp; Shaking physically, emotionally, mentally.&nbsp; It's so funny the coping mechanisms we're given as moms (and dad's too!). I didn't feel one bit of terror during the ordeal, but the exact moment that I knew everything was going to be alright, I could let my guard down and let myself &quot;feel&quot; again. en-us <p>That is terrifying! I'm glad he is OK!</p> <br /> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_254760 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_254760 <p>That is terrifying! I'm glad he is OK!</p> <br /> <p>Both of my parents are pretty good at keeping calm. But I guess it helps with my dad being an ex-ambulance driver in the Air Force for a little while, and my mom being a nurse. There tactics have rubbed off on me, and we I encounter injury on someone else I know to keep calm and try not to frighten them anymore then they already are. Plus, you can cope with situations much better in a calm manner then an freaked out one!</p> <br /> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_254992 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_254992 <p>Both of my parents are pretty good at keeping calm. But I guess it helps with my dad being an ex-ambulance driver in the Air Force for a little while, and my mom being a nurse. There tactics have rubbed off on me, and we I encounter injury on someone else I know to keep calm and try not to frighten them anymore then they already are. Plus, you can cope with situations much better in a calm manner then an freaked out one!</p> <br /> <p><span style="color: #800080">Good, fast thinking!&nbsp; Thank Goodness he is okay and you were thinking clearly!&nbsp;&nbsp;I know you are ready for the&nbsp;weekend now!&nbsp; ;0)&nbsp; Hope&nbsp;you have a quiet&nbsp;and uneventful evening!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_255511 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_255511 <p><span style="color: #800080">Good, fast thinking!&nbsp; Thank Goodness he is okay and you were thinking clearly!&nbsp;&nbsp;I know you are ready for the&nbsp;weekend now!&nbsp; ;0)&nbsp; Hope&nbsp;you have a quiet&nbsp;and uneventful evening!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>my goodness!&nbsp; what a quick thinker you are.&nbsp; i'm glad he's okay.</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_256479 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/28255/#c_256479 <p>my goodness!&nbsp; what a quick thinker you are.&nbsp; i'm glad he's okay.</p>