A seven-week-old baby boy tragically died after suffocating in a breastfeeding sling. His father spoke out, warning other parents about the lack of safety information available and urging caution when using baby slings.
A heartbroken father whose newborn baby boy accidentally suffocated to death in a breastfeeding sling has told of his anguish - and issued a warning to other parents. James Alderman - known as 'Jimmy' - was being breastfed within a baby carrier worn by his mother, Ellie, as she prepared to take him to his cousin's second birthday party.
But devastatingly unbeknown to Ellie, 39, Jimmy had slipped into an unsafe position too far down in the sling while she walked around the house and started to suffocate. Jimmy collapsed after five minutes, sparking a frantic attempt by his panicked parents to revive him before paramedics arrived and took over. Tragically, Jimmy died three days later on October 11, 2023, aged just seven weeks -with a coroner this week warning that 'very little' safety information is available to parents about the risks of baby slings. Now speaking out for the first time, Jimmy's grieving father George Alderman has described how his family's life has been ripped apart by the accident - and that he and his wife are 'living every parents' worst nightmare'. 'The slings look so innocuous and are sold as being something extremely helpful for busy parents,' the emotional 38-year-old from Surrey told MailOnline - adding: 'The last thing you think of is that your child is going to die in them. 'They're pushed as a lifesaver but in the most extreme cases it’s exactly the opposite thing.' James Alderman - known as 'Jimmy' - was accidentally suffocated to death while being breastfed by his mother in a 'handsfree' baby sling, popular with parents Jimmy was just seven weeks old when he died. He is pictured with his father George Alderman, 38, mother Ellie, 39, and older brother Arthur, three Pictured is an example of one of the baby sling designs which have become popular with parents On the day of the tragedy, George was packing the car and getting his oldest son, Arthur, ready, while wife Ellie was looking after Jimm
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