I was left with second -degree burns after a baby bottle exploded on my chest

A young mother claimed that a baby bottle on her chest ‘exploded’ – drenched her with a burning formula that ‘ponts half of her nipple’.

Leona Downie, from Blackpool, Lancashire, says that on 30 April she was preparing the five-month-old Arlo Minles’s Milk formula with the same mom baby bottle she had used since his born.

The 18-year-old claims that she waited 15 minutes for the boiling water in the kettle before she pours it into the bottle and adds the milk formula.

But she says that when she shook the bottle to mix the milk, he burst open on both ends and ‘exploded’ over her chest.

‘I remember that I heard a bang and both the top and the bottom [of the bottle] Bladder away, “said Leona. “It exploded. All hot milk went over me. My whole body started to burn and I thought I would die.

“The burn was on the entire left boob. All skin started to peel off immediately. It was red and very painful. I shouted and bursting out of crying.

Leona says she immediately started screaming and jumped in a cold shower to illuminate the burning sensation, the feeling that she was ‘stabbed’.

She added: ‘I was in a lot of pain and could not stop thinking about it. It was terrible and felt like I was constantly being stabbed. It was a second -degree burn. I was afraid it went to Scar for life. ‘

The mother hurried to the A&C unit of Blackpool Victoria Hospital, where she was told that she had suffered second-degree burns from the warm milk solution.

Gruesome photos show that the left breast felic red from the teenager where the formula of the warm milk had burned her skin.

After the dead skin of its 11 cm long burn location had removed, a nurse dressed her wound and fired her from the hospital.

‘It pulled half of my nipple, so I don’t really have a nipple. This was from the burn.

‘The combustion location was 11 cm long and 5 cm wide and this covered my nipple. I no longer wear low -cut peaks because of my scar, because it is quite ugly. ‘

The full-time caregiver hopes to warn other parents about what happened to her while using a MAM baby product.

Mam Baby says that they are ‘very worried’ because of Leona’s injuries and currently investigating.

‘I cooked the kettle and left the water a bit. The kettle was only half full, “said Leona.

The MAM Baby manual says that ‘cooling time of at least 20 minutes is presented by Mom for the boiled water to cool enough to be used to come up with a bottle.

“Depending on the volume, however, the water can still be very hot after this time and you have to be careful to prevent weavering.”

Leona said she had prepared Arlo’s feeds in this bottle since he was born on December 6 last year.

“It’s not a new bottle. I had them for five months and have been using them since the birth of Arlo. I use bottles so every night and it is the first time it happened.

“I use this bottle up to three times a day and I always ensure that the top and bottom are properly screwed when they both come loose.”

After her burning, Leona says that she has emailed a complaint to Mam Baby and now uses another bottle brand to carry Arlo.

She talks about her experience to warn other parents about what happened to her.

“The pain only stopped a few days ago,” Leona continued. ‘My skin is really tight, so I can hardly move my arm and it is simply drawn.

“Mothers must be careful. These bottles must be safe to use around the baby, and they are clearly not.

“This bottle is intended for hot milk to go inside. Your kettle water must be 70 degrees to kill the bacteria in the formula.

“I let the kettle water cool for 15 minutes before I put it in the bottle to make sure it was safe for my baby and also safe to shake.”

A Mom spokesperson said: ‘The safety of our customers and their babies is at the forefront of everything we do and Mam strives to guarantee the highest quality standards.

‘All our products are tested rigorously and meet the applicable safety standards. The question of the bottle is certified for and standard 14350: 2020.

‘We are very concerned about Leona’s injury and we are currently arranging that her bottle is being collected to enable us to test it thoroughly and to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.

‘Clear instructions about safe use are supplied with each bottle.

‘These never include boiling water in the bottle and let the boiled water cool for at least 20 minutes before it is introduced in a bottle to reduce the risk of scaling.

“While preparing a bottle, we recommend that you should never do it with a baby in the neighborhood and always shake softly with the base over a sink while you are wrapped in a towel or cloth.”