Infant CPR

I am embarrassed to say that we did not take CPR training before Keira was born. We took an infant care skills class and figured we would watch a YouTube video when needed.

Now that Keira is eating solid foods I knew we needed some real training. The classes at our hospital were not convenient for us (since we would need a babysitter) so I went online to find something better and finally found this:

It is available here: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CommunityCPRandFirstAid/CommunityProducts/Infant-CPR-Anytime_UCM_428979_Article.jsp#mainContent

 and costs about $50.

We watched the video last night (finally) and practiced on the mini baby. It is surprising how hard you have to push on the chest. The video also shows you how to try to help baby if she is choking by dislodging the object.

I feel much more relieved knowing that if something happened we could take action immediately until professional help arrives. Remember that ANY CPR is better than no CPR.