Mum’s heartbreaking warning after baby is suffocated by teddy bear

A mum has issued a warning after her baby daughter was suffocated by her teddy bear.

Last month, 18-month Connie Rose Walsh was sleeping on her bed when she rolled towards the side, was covered by her teddies, and tragically suffocated. Her mum, Dexy Leigh, said she had padded the side of the bed with teddies to stop Connie from falling off the side. Writing on a Facebook tribute page for her daughter, she said that she blames herself. Dexy Leigh explained what happened:

"I had packed down the side of her bed with teddies and placed a big one on top of the smaller teddies to stop her from falling down the side of her bed. "And she did exactly that but as it was all teddy bears she went under the massive teddy and fell asleep with the angels."

The Scottish mum went on to say that if she didn't place the teddies there, her daughter would only have "a small bump on her head." Dexy Leigh said that she wants other parents to know that leaving teddies on your baby's bed can be potentially harmful. "Let them fall," she said, "don’t try to stuff small places up with soft things just leave it empty. "She had a bed guard at one side and the smallest gap from her wall to her bed and that’s where I had put all her teddies - my biggest regret in life." Dexy Leigh finished her post by saying that she will always love and miss her daughter. She said:

"I miss you Connie so much life is so unfair at times. "I’m so glad a proud you were my little girl you made me who I am today and now I’m even stronger for your big sister. Your smile can make anyone come from a really dull place to happy in seconds."