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DH fell off the counter when he was 8 mths old (getting a bath in the sink). That has been by far the worst moment of my life!

Probably when my LO had a fever of 104.1 at 5 months old. She woke up red and crying inconsolably. So sad and scary :(((

We were at the mall play area and DS slipped out and got halfway down the mall. Someone figured he must have escaped from there (he wasn't wearing shoes) so she brought him back as I was becoming frantic looking for him. Yeah, I was shaking for the rest of the day.

The ironic part is that he's typically a shy/scared of strangers/Mama's boy type so I can't imagine what possessed him to take off on his own!

My middle DD was 3 and she swallowed one of those little metal keys you turn in stuffed animals that play music.

I had put her down for nap and she called me back into her room a few minutes later to show me it broke as she was spinning it to turn her music on. I said we will put it right here on her dresser and fix it when she got up. I went into my bedroom to do something (which was odd because I usually go right down stairs or she won't go to sleep.)

I heard a weird noise so I went to check on her and she was choking. She wasn't moving any air, wasn't making any sounds just kind of flailing her arms. I picked her up and started doing back thrusts. It wasn't comming. I ran outside with her while still doing the thrusts and yelled to my neighbor who was in their kitchen with her window open to call 911. SHe couldn't hear what I said so she came out and just as she did I got it dislodged.

Out of all the really intense things I have seen as an ICU nurse this was the scariest moment of my life. The look in her eyes when I first got to her and she couldn't breath is something that will never leave my mind.

With my oldest I had abruption of the placenta and she was in critical condition for several days, with a 3 week NICU stay. The first few days were really scary, but in a different way because there wasn't much I could do to change the situation-if that makes sense.

@aprilk: lo getting rotavirus/norovirus is one of my biggest fears!

we use a motion monitor with my DS, mostly because i'm a paranoid freak, but that's another story. anyways, one night he had scrunched himself so tightly in the corner of his crib that the sensor couldn't feel him breathing and starting alarming.

i was so scared that i just froze. thank goodness DH was home and nearly broke his neck, literally, to get to him. as soon as we realized he was ok i just broke down in sobs and rocked him for a good 30 minutes.

i have never been so terrified, ever.

This thread is making me sick to my stomach to hear all these scary stories!!

DD is still pretty young, so I haven't had a chance to have too many scares with her yet, but when she was 8 weeks old, I fell down the stairs with her in my arms. I made a loud scream, and poor DH came running faster than I've ever seen him move. DD was screaming (from being scared, she was fine), so I had to yell to him that she was okay so he could breathe. I got bruised pretty bad, but nothing serious. I was shaking the whole rest of the day thinking about how much worse it could have been. SO mad at myself too, because I was rushing since I was running late to get to work. Now I make sure to take my time when going down the stairs...

I think this thread has convinced me that an infant first aid/cpr class is a necessity! Still pregnant and thankfully, not major scares yet.

2 weeks ago when LO was lethargic and unresponsive and had to take him to the ER. Scariest moment of my life.

My biggest one is coming up-LO is having surgery next week. *augh* So far, we have had one nightmarish trip to the ER. If I never go again it will be too soon.

Both were falls.
First: We were trick or treating when LO was a little over 1. My husband was carrying him and as he was walking down someone's porch, he slipped and LO flew out of his arms. Luckily, he only have some scratches on the side of his face. Second: we get a call from our babysitter saying they got into an accident. I nearly passed out! The stroller hit a broken sidewalk and flipped over. LO landed on the pavement. He got a huge bump on his head. We went to the ER just in case but was nothing serious, luckily!

@Running Elley: that is what I'm dealing with now! It's
The worst!

DD has bronchiolitis and she has had 2 coughing fits where she'll turn bright red, stop coughing, face frozen mid cough and eyes wide like she is choking. She starts breathing a few seconds (which feel like months) later but it is utterly frightening.

Tripping holding her
Falling off bed for the first time
Rolling over when swaddled asleep
Choking on baby Tylenol
all in the first six months