Father claims his baby daughter nearly choked to death on Tommee Tippee dummy

The worried parents had to quickly remove the teat from her throat

Earl Wilson's wife had to remove the teat from their baby daughter's throat

A worried dad says his 18-month-old daughter turned blue and nearly choked to death on a Tommee Tippee dummy.

Earl Wilson, from Doncaster, said that it was only due to his wife’s quick actions that they were able to remove the teat from her throat.

His post on Facebook has since gone viral on social media being shared more than 17,000 times and commented on 4,000 times.

Tommee Tippee said it will launch an investigation into the claims.

Mr Wilson wrote, “Beware, my daughter nearly choked on this Tommee Tippee soother yesterday morning,”

“If it wasn't for my wife's quick thinking I'd hate to think what would of happened.

“My daughter turned blue and Sam had to remove the teat from her throat.

“My main concern is it's an owl dummy (associated with night) so people will be using it at bed time.

“I don't think my daughter would be here now if this happened in the middle of the night.

Other parents shared the same concerns with Tommee Tippee products

“I've been to B&M on York Road and they say they're going to contact head office.”

In response, concerned parents shared their experiences with one mum saying she had a similar chocking problem with her child.

She wrote, “My daughter almost choked on one of these as well, I heard a muffled noise and when I went into the room she had the whole dummy in her mouth and it was lodged.

“I believe the dummies are too small and something needs to be done by Tommy Tippee.“

However, others said they had no problems with the same product.

“My son has these exact dummies he has had them about four months and they are fine,“ one person said.

Tommee Tippee has said it will be launching an investigation and contact the parents involved but insisted that all of its products comply with strict European safety standards.

“The safety and wellbeing of babies is at the heart of absolutely everything we do, so we’re taking this extremely seriously,” a spokesperson for the brand told The Mirror.

“We’re very sorry that Earl and his wife and daughter have had this experience; it must have been very distressing for them.

“We’re going to investigate this thoroughly, and would like to speak to Earl as soon as we possibly can, so we can get the soother back and examine it. We have already contacted them and are waiting to hear back.

“We would like to reassure parents that all of our products comply with strict European safety standards.

“In addition, to give parents further reassurance before using the soother, we always recommend they pull the soother in all directions and look for bite marks before every single use, and throw away at the first signs of damage or weakness.

“Anyone with any questions or concerns can contact us via our Facebook page or via our Careline 0500 97 98 99.”