A mum who has received burns to her face, neck and chest has posted a viral message for all mums who carry their babies in a hands-free carrier.
Molly Landis was cooking in her kitchen when her stove burner exploded and a fire ball burned her face, neck and chest.
Her Facebook post shows burns and blisters on her chest, neck and face.
But while the mum is shocked by what happened to her, she is thankful that she wasn’t wearing her 4-week-old baby in her wrap carrier.
Every other night, she had been ‘baby wearing’ and on this particular night, her baby fell asleep in her swing.
The mum has shared her warning on Facebook about the dangers of baby wearing when cooking. So far the post has had nearly 20,000 shares.
Her full post reads:
I don’t normally post this kind of stuff or personal information but after sharing this story with close friends I am urged to share this story. On Tuesday I was involved in an accident where my stove burner exploded and sent a fire ball to my face, neck and chest. This caused open wounds and burns to my face and chest. Yes, this is horrible and painful but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how lucky I truly am. As a new mom I often wear my sweet 4 week old in my wrap carrier (we know we all love being hands free especially with a needy babe)..on this particular night a guardian angel was watching over me and my baby bc for the first time in her life she fell asleep in her swing and I wasn’t wearing her while I was in the kitchen. The worst of my burns is to my chest- exactly where her precious little head would have been laying if she were in her carrier. The point of my message is to pleaseeeee be cautious of the activities we do while wearing our babies! Since this happened I have had so many moms say “omg, I do that all the time” .. we never think it could happen to us and I never thought it would happen to me. So grateful she wasn’t near the explosion.
The important message to take from this awful accident is to never wear your baby when cooking and to be aware of hazards when using a baby carrier.
We wish Molly a full recovery from her burns.
