In a message dated 8/9/98 3:57:56 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< 2 month old who is having periods of what mom describes as
 choking and gagging.  Baby is not really spitting up only seems like she is
 going to. Does it periodiacally...not while breastfeeding and not really
 following any particular pattern. >>

This post brought to mind a Reuters report I read about recently:

"doctors at Nemours Children's Clinic in Orlando, Florida, reported in the
journal Pediatrics... "

"Pediatricians said small children who cannot understand that gum should not
be swallowed ought not be given it.  In another case, a 4-year-old girl
suffering from constipation was found to be swallowing her gum, often just to
get another piece.

Finally, doctors removed a clump of four coins encased in chewing gum lodged
in the oesophagus of a one-year-old girl whose symptoms were drooling,
coughing and trouble swallowing. "
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It may be a really off the wall thought, but could this baby have gotten a too
early start on "solid" foods here?  Is the mom supplementing with cereal "not
so well mixed" in milk?  Older siblings sharing small toys and treats?

LLLove,

Deya Stavinoha, LLL Leader
Longview, TX
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