“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. I thought one lolly wouldn’t hurt – he licked it a couple of times and within 60 seconds he held up the stick and showed me the sweet had come off the end. Luckily, her quick-thinking hairdresser pulled Baker off her lap and held him upside down before hitting his back and after 30 seconds, the sweet came loose.Īmy Mantle's son Baker (Image: Amy Mantle/SWNS)Īmy said: “Baker can be quite hyperactive, but he was sat on my knee and really behaving himself.

His shoulders began to bob up and down and when Amy asked if he was okay, he didn’t answer – when he continued to shake she realised something was seriously wrong. He swiftly got the lollipop off of the stick and held it up to show her, when he suddenly coughed. He was sat on her lap as she was getting her locks trimmed when he was offered a lollipop and thinking that it would be okay as she could see him in front of her in the mirror, Amy let him enjoy the sweet. “It was just horrific and I was shaking all day – I'll never forgive myself for putting him or myself through that.”Īmy was getting her hair done at You Hair and Beauty Lounge in Thornton-Cleveleys and had bought her son Baker along with her. It took around 30 seconds for the sweet to move out of Baker’s airway and now Amy is speaking out about the experience to warn other parents and advocate for first aid training for mums.Īmy, of Bispham, Blackpool, said: “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 for the dangers of these lollies. Luckily, her hairdresser, Gemma Fairhurst, came to the rescue by holding Baker upside down and repeatedly hitting his back to dislodge the lollipop. It was only when she saw that Baker couldn’t breathe that she realised what had happened and, when she couldn’t remove the sweet from her son’s throat, she began to panic. Baker was given the lollipop as a treat for him to enjoy while he sat on his mum's lap as she got her hair done.īut things turned sour when Amy saw that the sweet had come off the end of the lolly stick. Mum-of-two Amy Mantle, 33, told of the dangers of lollipops after her two-year-old son Baker choked on one - despite the fact she kept her eyes on him the whole time.Īmy, a public speaker and the founder of children's boutique, was left terrified on Thursday, April 28, after what was supposed to be a relaxing appointment at the hairdressers turned into a nightmare.

A mum is warning other parents to be wary after her two-year-old son choked on a lollipop - as he was sat on her lap.

Lollipop by Amy Lane