Toddler Swallowed Marble

A glass marble is inert smooth and round and should pass through her with no trouble.

Toddler swallowed marble.

The most popular foreign object for children to swallow are coins. It s not limited to babies or toddlers either. It s likely that she ll pass the object in her stool and end up no worse for the experience. I think my child swallowed a marble or something.

My husband is a nurse and isn t worried. My 4 year old daughter swallowed a semi flat marble like gem that people use for outside decorations or plants. Little kids learn about their environment by using their. We can check that off our been there done that.

2 moms found this helpful. From coins and marbles to button batteries and magnets learn signs your child swallowed something and when to seek medical attention children particularly babies toddlers and preschoolers are curious by nature. What should i do. These objects often pass all the way through the digestive tract in 24 to 48 hours and cause no harm.

Young children and sometimes older children and adults may swallow toys coins safety pins buttons bones wood glass magnets batteries or other foreign objects. They want to touch smell and yes taste everything they can get their hands on. Push the fiber and plenty of liquids for a few days and check when she goes potty if you can. There are worse things to swallow.

Two year old kyah allemang daughter of nick and megan allemang of neligh was hospitalized recently when a marble she swallowed sunk into a pocket between her small and large intestines and refused to pass naturally leading to an infection. If your child swallowed something that s not sharp or otherwise potentially dangerous and it doesn t seem stuck in her throat she ll probably do just fine on her own. It s been 6 hours and she seems ok. When a child swallows a marble coin lego or other items that is not food the item is referred to as a foreign.