Mums Tragic Warning to Parents About Headbands on Babies

A woman has shared a heartbreaking warning about the dangers of young babies wearing headbands.

In a since-deleted post the woman took to Facebook, to share her friend’s devastating story, shared Daily Mail.

She revealed that the mother had left her 14-week old daughter sleeping in her carry cot, wearing a headband.

When she returned just thirty minutes later after taking a shower, she discovered that the little girl had died from asphyxiation.

Taking to Facebook she wrote: ‘All mums please be aware, putting this warning out for all mums who have wee babies and use the big bow headbands on them.

‘My friend has sadly just lost her 14 week old daughter whilst she thought she was sleeping in her carry cot after a long walk.

‘When she came to check on her she had the bow headband down over her wee nose and mouth and wasn’t moving.. she had passed away.

‘Post mortem revealed death due to suffocation asphyxiation. She wanted me to share for other new mums the danger some of these baby fashion accessories can have.’

‘She had left baby Holly sleeping for only 30 minutes while she showered and changed and forgot to remove her headband and is utterly devastated.’

The post attracted almost 90,000 shares as well as 10,000 reactions from shocked parents.

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Just heartbreaking. Our thoughts are with the family.

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28 Comments

- - mom268263 said
  - 31 Oct 2020
    9:09 pm
So very tragic.

- - mom360699 said
  - 08 Oct 2019
    4:44 pm
A good reminder to all mum’s…this poor lady!

- - AmbieBambi said
  - 31 Jul 2019
    3:34 pm
That’s so sad! The poor woman. I don’t think you can judge mums who make mistakes like this. It can easy happen to anyone and you’d never forgive yourself 🙁

- - happymum2018 said
  - 02 Jul 2019
    5:39 pm
You shouldn’t leave babies unattended always take them with you though a very sad story I’m really sick of hearing I only turned my head for a moment

- - mom206279 said
  - 02 Jul 2019
    7:14 am
You should never leave a baby sleeping alone with anything like that on. For that matter if bub is in a carry cot then just bring it into the bathroom with you.

- - becstalou said
  - 02 Jul 2019
    7:01 am
Devastating news and hopefully getting this story public saves someone else.

- - Sarah said
  - 20 Jun 2019
    9:25 pm
Such a sad sad thing to happen from a moment of forgetfulness

- - mom376182 said
  - 20 Jun 2019
    11:57 am
This is so very sad for everyone involved. I think that there should be more warnings for such things and a ban on headbands and other hair accessories for young babies.

- - mom111059 said
  - 19 Jun 2019
    1:12 pm
It is a wonder that headbands have not been banned given babies have died.

- - Blossom said
  - 18 Jun 2019
    7:48 pm
Such a tragic loss of a tiny life.

There has been so many warnings about baby’s head bands. Many would not be aware of previous ones. Why haven’t they been banned???

- - mom111059 said
  - 16 Jun 2019
    3:06 pm
What a terrible thing to happen. I feel so sorry for the family esp. the mother who was looking after the baby.

- - mom160421 said
  - 16 Jun 2019
    12:33 pm
I cannot imagine how devastated this family must be. So very sad.

- - DaffyD said
  - 16 Jun 2019
    8:04 am
A heartbreaking story and its brave of her to post and warn others

- - mom376374 said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    10:33 pm
This is eye opening

- - mom290396 said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    8:44 pm
That poor mother will never forgive herself! My girl was born with a full head of hair and I was too worried about putting anything in her hair. Hopefully she finds some peach and forgives herself in time

- - skbou said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    3:02 pm
The most innocuous of things turns out to result is something so tragic. Poor poor bubba, poor Mumma.

- - curlytops said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    12:57 pm
That’s so sad. My thoughts are with the family.

- - Ellen said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    3:55 am
Aw bless, what a sad story. Poor baby Holly, poor mum ! My heart goes out to her, she must feel so devastated and guilty.

- - mom146810 said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    12:22 am
Its so so sad to read this, I dont know how the mum will overcome this loss. She will blame her for that tragic loss.

- - mom119776 said
  - 14 Jun 2019
    11:36 pm
I cant imgaine what this mum is going through. I dont understand bows on babies heads especially at such a young age.