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Kalah
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I just about had a heart attack, I thought I was going to have to rush her to A&E to have her stomach pumped!!
Kili was playing quietly in her play pen next to me as usual, I heard her cough so looked over. I see bits of white stuff all over the floor, her hands, face, mouth. I immediately thing she's ripped a toy open and is eating the fluff, but the stuff was wet. I looked at her nappy and sure enough she had ripped it open (was wearing a skirt) and pulled handfulls of the absorbent beads out and ATE them!!!
I immediately gave her water and cleaned her up while OH call NHS direct.
We were both expecting a trip to hospital but were very surprised when the nurse on the phone said "as long as she's able to breathe, eat, and drink water, she's fine" He said that all nappies have to be non toxic to be sold and the beads won't harm her at all. I told OH to make sure and mention the beads were full with wee at the time
and he said that's still fine, better in face since that means they won't absorb any more liquid from her stomach and will pass right through her with no problems. He said it was even better that it was an asda smart price nappy since they don't even have any extra chemicals they're just plain and simple generic absorbent beads.
Scared me to death! But useful info if anyone else goes through this now you know it's ok if they eat the beads as long as they can still breathe, eat, and drink water! It seems so strange that it's fine!
ETA: Out of curiosity, what would you do if this happened to your LO? I was absolutely panicking thinking it would absorb her stomach contents and expand her stomach too much or something and she would have to have her stomach pumped, I'm wondering if I was over worrying by thinking that or if that's what others would have thought too?
Kili was playing quietly in her play pen next to me as usual, I heard her cough so looked over. I see bits of white stuff all over the floor, her hands, face, mouth. I immediately thing she's ripped a toy open and is eating the fluff, but the stuff was wet. I looked at her nappy and sure enough she had ripped it open (was wearing a skirt) and pulled handfulls of the absorbent beads out and ATE them!!!
I immediately gave her water and cleaned her up while OH call NHS direct.
We were both expecting a trip to hospital but were very surprised when the nurse on the phone said "as long as she's able to breathe, eat, and drink water, she's fine" He said that all nappies have to be non toxic to be sold and the beads won't harm her at all. I told OH to make sure and mention the beads were full with wee at the time
and he said that's still fine, better in face since that means they won't absorb any more liquid from her stomach and will pass right through her with no problems. He said it was even better that it was an asda smart price nappy since they don't even have any extra chemicals they're just plain and simple generic absorbent beads. Scared me to death! But useful info if anyone else goes through this now you know it's ok if they eat the beads as long as they can still breathe, eat, and drink water! It seems so strange that it's fine!
ETA: Out of curiosity, what would you do if this happened to your LO? I was absolutely panicking thinking it would absorb her stomach contents and expand her stomach too much or something and she would have to have her stomach pumped, I'm wondering if I was over worrying by thinking that or if that's what others would have thought too?
I guess I have to switch now. 
they are pretty amazing actually, but I'm guessing the better brands might not be so easy for LO do break open. I decided she'll have to always have something to cover her nappy during playtime from now on, which I should have been doing anyway since she learned how to take it off a few weeks ago and poo'd everywhere 
