The heartbroken parents of a seven-month-old baby boy who died after suffocating on a nappy bag have set up a Facebook page in their son’s memory, in the hope of educating others about the dangers of the disposable sacks.
Little Maison Amison tragically passed away in March 2013 after suffocating on a plastic nappy bag that he pulled into his cot. His mum has now created a Facebook page called Maison’s Memory, with the aim of raising awareness about the suffocation risks the bags pose,
“My beautiful boy Maison was seven months and one day old when I found him dead. He had somehow reached the changing stand next to his cot in the night and pull some nappy sacks out of a pocket.
At least sixteen babies have died after suffocating on nappy sacks in the last ten years and this number could be even higher as they are only recorded as accidental deaths not nappy sack suffocation.
Nappy sacks are very attractive to young children with the noise they make and once a baby has hold they can not let go. Awareness is being spread by Maison’s story and lots of health care professionals now warn about the dangers of nappy sacks. First aid courses are also mentioning the dangers. All this is thanks to the lovely people who share Maisons story and help warn others.
I can’t change that I have a child who died but I can help prevent another family being ripped apart like ours.”
Maison’s mum says that they initially believed his death was a freak accident,
“Then we found out that actually at least sixteen other babies died before Maison from suffocating on nappy sacks. Most were younger, some older. Each story slightly different, a gust of wind blowing the bag across the room, a toddler helping look after baby and leaving the bag in reach, a cottop changer, a changing bag and walking baby. The results are the same though, heartbroken families.”
She warns that at least one person reading this won’t have thought about the dangers,
“If you have them at home where are they? Are you one hundred percent sure there are no random ones down the sofa or lying around somewhere? Is high actually high enough? How many of you have them in the changing bag but dont keep the changing back up high out of reach twenty-four-seven?”
