Baby Swallows Pin From Crib Amulet: Mother Issues Warning to Parents

It began like an ordinary afternoon at the family’s home and nearly ended in disaster.

Six-month-old Adir David had been put down for his usual nap in his crib. Hanging above him was a gold amulet that had been passed down through the family for four generations and was believed to offer protection.

But that very object nearly led to tragedy when its safety pin came loose and fell directly into the baby’s mouth.

“Then He Started Vomiting Blood”

Adir’s mother, Tair, recalled the terrifying moments in an interview with the Israeli news site Walla.

“That afternoon, I was home with all four children. I put Adir down to sleep in his bed. A short time later, I suddenly heard a choking sound and then crying. I ran to him immediately.”

When she reached the crib, she noticed something alarming: the safety pin was missing.

“The pin was no longer there. In that moment, I understood that he had probably swallowed it.”

Tair immediately called for her husband, Yosef. Moments later, the situation became even more frightening.

“He came right away and tried to help him, and then Adir started vomiting blood. It was a very frightening moment. We didn’t know what to do.”

The terrified parents rushed their baby to a medical clinic, where an X-ray clearly revealed the safety pin inside his stomach.

Amazingly, Adir soon began smiling and appeared calm. But despite his outward appearance, doctors understood that he was in serious danger.

He was urgently transferred to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Doctors Discover an Open Safety Pin in His Stomach

At the hospital, doctors discovered just how dangerous the situation had become.

“We understood that this was an open safety pin,” explained Dr. Ze’ev Davidovitch, a physician in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Department at Hadassah Ein Kerem. “When a sharp foreign object is in the digestive system, especially when it is open, there is a real risk of perforation of the esophagus or the stomach.”

The sharp tip of the pin had already become embedded in the wall of Adir’s stomach.

“One part was stuck in the tissue and the other part was on the other side of the stomach,” Dr. Davidovitch explained. “It had to be removed very carefully so as not to cause a tear or further injury.”

Doctors decided to act immediately.

Adir was taken to the operating room, where the medical team used an endoscope, a flexible tube inserted through the mouth that allows doctors to examine and treat the digestive tract without making an open incision.

Removing the safety pin required extreme precision.

“You can’t simply pull out an open safety pin,” Dr. Davidovitch explained. “You have to understand exactly which direction it is lodged in, release it gently, and only then remove it safely.”

With heavenly mercy, after about half an hour of intense tension, the procedure was completed successfully.

“We were able to extract the pin in one piece, without further damage to the tissue,” Dr. Davidovitch reported.

A Mother’s Warning to Other Parents

Relieved that her baby was safe, Tair expressed her gratitude to the medical team.

“At Hadassah, they took him into the operating room very quickly. They explained to us exactly what they were going to do and what the risks were. Within about an hour, it was all behind us.”

Now, she has an important warning for other parents.

“No matter how sure you are that the object is securely attached, do not leave anything above a baby’s crib,” she said. “We did it with good intentions and out of the belief that it would protect him. We never imagined it could put his life in danger.”

Dr. Davidovitch echoed her warning, emphasizing that seemingly harmless objects can pose a serious risk to babies.

“Even objects that parents never think twice about can become extremely dangerous. It is very important not to hang safety pins, jewelry, amulets, necklaces, or any small object above a baby’s crib or anywhere nearby.”

For Adir and his family, an ordinary afternoon turned into a terrifying reminder that even familiar objects placed near a baby’s crib can become dangerous in an instant.