‘She Stopped Breathing’: Sadie Robertson’s Daughter Choked—How Baby Kit Is Now
'Duck Dynasty' star Sadie Robertson, 28, opens up about her terrifying choking emergency at home
Key Takeaways
- Robertson credits CPR and quick action as paramedics rushed to their home.
- Kit spent one night in the hospital for observation and has since made a full recovery.
- Robertson says she is now working through waves of anxiety and trauma after the scare.
Every mother’s worst nightmare became terrifyingly real for Sadie Robertson this week. The beloved Duck Dynasty star, 28, shared an emotional update on Saturday, April 11, revealing that her youngest daughter, Kit, choked and stopped breathing during a routine evening at home. What followed was a heart-pounding emergency that tested Robertson’s preparation, her faith and the strength of her family. Here’s everything to know about what happened and where baby Kit stands now.
Sadie Robertson’s terrifying account of Kit’s choking emergency
The crisis struck without warning during an ordinary moment—the kind so many of us know well. Robertson detailed the incident on Instagram, explaining that Kit was eating a snack in her high chair while Robertson was finishing up dinner prep nearby.
“Kit was sitting in her high chair this week, eating a snack while I was finishing up dinner prep, when she began to choke. Within seconds, you could tell the severity of the situation. My mom pulled her from the high chair and placed my girl into my arms just as she stopped breathing,” she recalled. “Everyone went into action and into prayer. Mom called 911, I started CPR and everyone began to pray out loud and move the other kids downstairs.”
How Sadie Robertson used CPR to save Kit’s life
In that terrifying moment, Robertson’s instinct and preparation kicked in. She described herself as someone who “likes to be prepared for all situations” and said she had previously watched videos on administering CPR “while hoping and praying I would never have to use this knowledge.”
That preparation made all the difference when it mattered most.
“I can only explain it now like my body just knew what to do. I felt God’s Spirit guiding me, partnering with me in what I had learned and seen. I remember saying out loud, ‘what do I do?’ and then immediately started doing it and declaring life,” she recalled.
Baby Kit’s miraculous recovery and hospital stay
After Robertson performed CPR, Kit began breathing again just as first responders reached the family—a moment Robertson called nothing short of miraculous.
“After following protocol for a baby choking and doing CPR, Kit miraculously coughed and began to breathe, just as the paramedics arrived… it was truly terrifying, but God. I rode in the back of the ambulance with my girl, still afraid, but praising God,” Robertson went on.
Kit spent one night in a local hospital for observation and made a full recovery. Robertson shared a sweet detail from her husband, Christian Huff, who followed behind the ambulance.
“Christian drove behind [us to the hospital], following us and told me there was a rainbow over the ambulance the whole way there😭🌈,” she wrote. “We stayed the night for observation, but she charmed the nurses just a few hours later and is now perfectly healthy, happy and brightening everyone’s day!”
Robertson accompanied the post with a video of Kit laying peacefully on her lap, calling her child’s survival a “miracle.”
Sadie Robertson’s honest words about anxiety and trauma
In the days since the emergency, Robertson has been candid about the emotional toll the experience has taken—something many mothers can relate to when the adrenaline fades and the weight of what happened settles in.
“I’m currently walking through the waves of anxiety from the trauma of the situation, and the immense gratitude for the miracle of Kit’s full recovery and God’s undeniable hand on this situation,” Robertson revealed via Instagram. “I’ve been off social media and having my family and amazing team help me on here for some time while I work on having a sound mind.”
She added that the experience was “hard to talk about in my real life, much less on social media.”
Sadie Robertson’s family and life as a mom of three
Kit is the youngest of three daughters Robertson shares with her husband, Christian Huff, whom she wed in 2019. The couple are also parents to Honey James Huff, 4, and Haven Belle Huff, 2. Kit arrived in August 2025.
Robertson, who hosts the WHOA, That’s Good podcast, has spoken openly about how motherhood changed her perspective. “Since becoming a mom I don’t feel that I need to prove anything to the world … or maybe just my idea of ‘the world’ changed. the world used to be everyone outside of my home … now it’s the ones in it,” she wrote via Instagram in 2024.
More recently, Robertson confirmed on her podcast in March that she and Huff are in no rush to expand their family. “We’re not planning on having a fourth child anytime soon. Ideally, we’re going to give it a lot of space in between,” Robertson told her listeners. “I would love some time to heal my body and also just enjoy the stage we’re in, but we’d love to one day have another baby.”
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