As I was about to pick up my phone to call 999 he started crying and the lolly came out of his mouth. “My hairdresser swung the chair around and tipped him upside down, she was hitting him in the back for probably thirty seconds and another lady ran over to help.

The sweet from the lolly was stuck in his throat – I leaned him forwards and hit him on the back as hard as I could but it was like it was all in slow motion.Īmy cuddled Baker 'for about twenty minutes' following the scary ordeal (Image: Amy Mantle / SWNS) “His shoulders started moving faster and that was when my hairdresser shouted ‘he’s not alright’ and I realised he wasn’t breathing. He made eye contact with me in the mirror and his shoulders started bobbing up and down but he’s a bit of a clown and likes to make people laugh so I asked if he was okay again. “It was in his mouth and it sounded like he crunched it, so I just told him to be careful – then he did a little cough like he was trying to clear his throat. Man arrested after falling off scrambler bike in police chase.Drunken arsonist glugged '12 cans' and set fire to own home.“I thought one lolly wouldn’t hurt – he licked it a couple of times and within sixty seconds he held up the stick and showed me the sweet had come off the end. Gemma reacted quickly to pull Baker off Amy's lap before holding him upside down and hitting his back and after 30 seconds, the sweet came loose.Īmy said: “Baker can be quite hyperactive, but he was sat on my knee and really behaving himself. He wasn't able to answer when she asked him if anything was wrong and continued to shake - causing her to panic. “It was just horrific and I was shaking all day – I'll never forgive myself for putting him or myself through that.' Amy was getting her hair done at the You Hair and Beauty Lounge in Thornton-Cleveleys when she noticed that Baker was starting to bob up and down.Īmy Mantle's son Baker (Image: Amy Mantle/SWNS) Now Amy, a public speaker, has warned other parents of small children to be extra careful with lollies - and promote first aid training.īlackpool native Amy told the Mirror: “Normally I’m so paranoid about things and I never give my children lollies, grapes or Maltesers, but I thought because 'he’s sat on my knee and he’s really behaving, one won’t hurt.' It made me realise that a one-off could be fatal and awareness is needed of the dangers of these lollies. She rushed over and held Baker upside down, before hitting him on the back a number of times to dislodge the lollipop. His mam Amy was unable to remove the lolly from her son's throat and it was only the quick thinking of salon worker Gemma Fairhurst which prevented a tragedy. The terrifying incident happend after two-year-old Baker was given the sweet treat at a hairdressers. A toddler was left struggling to breathe after a horrific incident saw him start choking on a lollipop that had come off its stick.

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