Scary situation that turned out to be okay!! So I'm sharing 💀😅

2 days ago I put a clip in my daughter's hair because her hair is getting in her eyes. She would take it off and try to put it in her mouth. I would always grab it and tell her no. For the majority of the day she had it in her hair. When we got home I was exhausted and laid on the couch resting my eyes while she played. Well when I got up I noticed her hair clip was missing. I look around on the floor and it's nowhere to be found. I assume the worst, she accidentally ate it. I started to look up what could happen, the severity and if I needed to contact her doctor, and how long it could take for her to poop it out. Well last night at 12 am she just started howling and crying in pain. This is unlike her because she sleeps really well. I assumed it was because she was trying to pass the hair clip. I'm freaking out because I didn't tell my partner. She's crying for 10 minutes straight and extremely upset, and my partner has brought her to the living room, holding and comforting her. I'm googling images of hair clips stuck in the intestines of toddlers, freaking myself out even more. I'm praying as hard as I can that she's okay, and by some miracle she didn't swallow the clip. I'm pacing around the living room looking at the floor and I walk towards the air vent on the ground. I look inside the air vent, continuing to pray, and what do I see? The clip!!!! All of the sudden I calm down, and start thanking the universe that she didn't swallow it. The reason she's in so much distress is because she's teething! So I jump up and get some Motrin and a warm bottle of milk and continue thanking the universe. After comforting her a little more she finally gets tired and I can lay her back down to sleep. I'm still overcome by all kinds of emotions, but again just extremely thankful that she is okay. So, because of this situation I'm definitely not going to put hair clips on my daughter until I absolutely know she's over the phase of putting stuff in her mouth. It could be until she's 3, 4 or 5! I don't mind. After this incident I would rather not experience the fear and regret that I did for the past 2 days. Hopefully this story helps other Mama's to be mindful and help our babies be safe. I know we love making our babies look extra cute with hair accessories, but we must be very mindful of them! 🥲