Mother nearly chokes her 16-month-old baby to death
Mother nearly chokes her 16-month-old baby to death when her long hair became wrapped around his neck like a noose as they slept
- Emma Chipili, 35, was asleep with her baby when she woke to find him choking
- Her long brown hair had tightly wrapped around 16-month-old Lincoln’s neck
- When she woke in a panic, he attempts to free her baby only caused it to tighten
- Husband Justin was on hand to untangle her hair from Lincoln, saving his life
A mother of a 16-month-old baby nearly chocked her son to death when her long hair became wrapped around his neck like a noose as they slept.
Emma Chipili, 35, was asleep in bed with baby Lincoln when she woke to find him struggling to breathe and her hair tangled around his throat.
Her long brown hair had come loose in the night and was like a noose suffocating the helpless tot who was choking in terror.
Emma Chipili, 35, of Ferndale, Rhondda, South Wales, was asleep in bed with baby Lincoln when she woke to find him struggling to breathe and her hair tangled around his throat
In a panic she tried to loosen her hair but pulled it even tighter.
Luckily her husband Justin had just come in from work and was able to rescue his little boy before it was too late.
Mrs Chipili said: ‘I ran down the stairs screaming holding Lincoln to the side of my head. Justin had just got home – he literally started ripping my hair out.’
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Mother-of-six Emma went on to social media to warn other mothers with long hair about the dangers.
She said: ‘Lincoln has always bed-shared with me since he was a baby, but I’m always aware of being careful with my hair.
‘I had loosened my hair a bit because I had a headache. I fell asleep and I could feel him moving around. I woke up and realised my hair was tight around him.
Luckily her husband Justin had just come in from work and was able to rescue his little boy before it was too late
‘I started to panic but as I tried to undo my hair it kept getting tighter.’
Mrs Chipili, of Ferndale, Rhondda, South Wales, has slept with Lincoln alongside her in bed dozens of times before.
Carer Mrs Chipili said: ‘It all happened so quickly. I tried to get my fingers between my hair and his neck but the gap was too tight.
‘I was really hoping that someone else was there. It was scary. I was crying and shouting for help.’
Lincoln was left with a red mark around his neck after his lucky escape late on Tuesday night.
Emma added: ‘I just want other mums to be aware how easily this can happen – they should always wear a bobble if they share a bed with their kids.
‘I have always followed the rules with that sort of thing. A lot of people wouldn’t know, a lot of people wouldn’t think about it.’
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