Mum’s heartbreaking warning about Easter eggs after 5-year-old daughter’s death
If you’re planning on giving chocolate eggs to your grandchildren this Easter, you might want to think twice about which products you choose.
A heartbroken mother has taken to UK parenting website Mums Advice to share the tragic story of her five-year-old daughter’s death from choking on a Cadbury Mini Egg.
“With Easter coming up I want to warn you all about another deadly choking hazard, one that tragically took away my child,” she wrote.
“It has been just short of three years since my precious little girl Sophie passed away. She had choked on a mini egg and I was unable to dislodge it, even with back slaps and pushing up and under her ribs.
“I had done a first aid course only six months prior to this event so all the techniques to help a choking child were still fresh in my mind but it didn’t help, I watched the light slip away from my babies eyes, I tried in vain to save her.”
The Mini Egg packaging does contain a “choking hazard” warning that the product is unsuitable for kids under the age of four, but Sophie was a year and a half older than the age restriction and still managed to choke on it.
“Sophie was five and a half so not a tiny tot, yet this seemingly harmless treat took my angel away.
“If your children enjoy these chocolate treats please watch them extra close and remind them to sit down whilst eating them or avoid them altogether.”
Unfortunately, the heartbroken mum isn’t the only parent who ended up regretting the purchase.
“My twin girls are 14 years old now, when they were 5 one of them choked on a mini egg and for years after I could not let her have them,” another mum wrote. “When I finally did they were cut in half and closely supervised. I’ve never forgotten it and even today when she has them I still have to remind her what happened all those years ago. So sorry for your loss.”
Another woman’s son was also five when he had a choking scare due to the Mini Eggs.
“He was in his car seat nibbling on them and then he began to choke, my first instinct was to stick my finger in his mouth to dislodge it, luckily it worked but in hindsight I could have pushed it further back! You do what you feel is necessary at that time but I think they should be made smaller. Hate to imagine how many kids have been unlucky. The company should change the design to prevent any more loss of life! My heart goes out to the ones who did not make it.”
Tell us in the comments below, will you avoid buying these Easter eggs for your grandchildren after reading this heartbreaking story about 5-year-old Sophie?