[header] How to treat a conscious choking infant [title] Notice if the infant is coughing or crying. [step] If so, wait. The infant may expel the foreign object he or she is choking on. 
Do not try to dislodge anything from the baby's throat at this point as the attempt may just push the item down further. Proceed with steps to treating a choking infant only when it is guaranteed the infant is choking.