A young mother has spoken out about the terrifying moment she found her baby son bleeding in his bassinet after his toe was cut.
Erin Duffy, from Adelaide’s Murray Bridge, went to feed her six-week-old newborn son Parker on Monday morning when she saw the cot covered in blood stains.
Frantically checking her son’s body, the horrified mother found a cut on his toe.
She believed little Parker had gotten his tiny toe caught in the mesh of the Childcare Lullabye Bassinet, which she purchased from Big W.
Erin Duffy (pictured with her partner Tyler and their son Parker), from Adelaide, went to feed her six-week-old newborn son Parker on Monday morning when she saw the blood-stained cot
The horrified mother found blood stains in her baby son’s bassinet after his toe was cut
‘I went into my son’s room, he was asleep, and then he started crying so I went to pick him up, I moved his blanket and there was blood all on the side of the bassinet,’ she told 7News.
‘I saw a massive amount of blood all over him, his blanket and his bassinet. I got mum to come straight away and she took him to the doctors quickly so I could get dressed and get he’s bottle and meet her there.’
Following the ordeal, Ms Duffy said she noticed her son’s toe has started blistering.
‘Turns out Parker had gotten he’s little baby toe stuck in the little holes in the side and it cut he’s baby toe,’ she said.
‘We think it might be because maybe he was rubbing his foot against the fabric.’
Following the ordeal, Ms Duffy said she noticed her son’s toe has started blistering, in which she believed was the cause of his foot being rubbed against the fabric
The mother said her son has been sleeping well but his tiny toe has been blistering
The mother said Big W has since apologised to the family and even upgraded the bassinet to a newer model
The mother said Big W has since apologised to the family and even upgraded the bassinet to a newer model.
The retailer said the company will not remove the bassinet from shelves because it fully complies with safety standards – but confirmed it will inspect the family’s cot.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Childcare Nursery’s manufacturer CNP Brands for further comment.
Ms Duffy revealed the bassinet was a gift from her mother.
By sharing her story and pictures, the mother said she wanted to issues a warning to other parents in an effort to prevent the same incident from happening to them
She believed little Parker had gotten his tiny toe caught in the mesh of the Childcare Lullabye Bassinet, which she purchased from Big W
By sharing her story and pictures, the mother said she wanted to issues a warning to other parents in an effort to prevent the same incident from happening to them.
‘I never even thought of something like that happening and I thought it was a good idea having the holes to help the air flow but not now,’ she said.
‘Very very dangerous. Although Parker’s cut wasn’t big at all he lost a lot of blood… He’s okay now and is very happy sleeping.
‘Anyone with this bassinet, please keep on eye on your little ones toes. I’m just trying to spread the hazard so it doesn’t happen to another little bubba.’