Mothercare has issued an urgent recall on a popular model of baby bouncer after a 10-week-old baby slipped through it and dented his head on the floor.
River Bennett became unresponsive after the fall and was rushed to hospital by his mother, 21-year-old Kelsa Hutson, from Hull.
Doctors told Ms Hutson that the dent in her son's head could stay with him until he is two years old, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Mothercare has now recalled models from a particular batch of the “Loved So Much” bouncer which it says are potentially dangerous if “assembled incorrectly”.
Ms Hutson told the MEN that her son was sitting in the bouncer when it gave way, and he fell.
She said: “River was in his bouncer, I was sat behind him watching TV and all of a sudden he literally just fell through it, hitting his head extremely hard on my laminate flooring. He was screaming.
“I rang 999 straight away. He did fall asleep for around 10 minutes and we were unable to wake him.
“The ambulance arrived and we went to hospital where we were told he was thankfully okay, but the huge dent in the back of his head will go when his head reshapes at around one to two years of age.”
Mothercare is urging all parents who have purchased one of the bouncers with a batch date of December 2015 onwards and with a barcode ending 843611-3 to stop using it immediately and return it to the a Mothercare branch. All other batches and models are unaffected, the company said.
Mothercare’s product recall page states: “Mothercare is undertaking a voluntary recall of the Mothercare loved so much bouncer due to a risk of injury when using a bouncer that has been assembled incorrectly.
“In the event of incorrect assembly there is a risk that the fabric seat unit could become detached from the frame, which could result in a child falling through.
“This action has been taken to ensure the safety and well-being of our customers and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.”
