Mum's urgent warning to parents after her baby son gets trapped in bath seat

Mum's urgent warning to parents after her baby son gets trapped in bath seat Ciara Harvey said the 15 minute ordeal "felt like forever" as firefighters cut her six-month-old Reo free. The mum is now urging other parents to choose their seats carefully A mum called 999 after her six-month-old son began “hyperventilating” as she desperately tried to free him from a bath seat bought from Smyths Toys. Ciara Harvey, 20, said firefighters had to cut through the Bebeconfort Swivel Baby Bath Seat to free her son Reo after his lower body slipped through one of the openings. The mum-of-one, from Newarthill, Scotland, said she had used the seat almost every night for a couple of months without any problems. She had run Reo a bath after dinner on October 26 before realising with alarm that he had become lodged in the seat. Ciara attempted to lift Reo and the seat out of the bath and tried to use Vaseline to ease him free. She said the seat was digging into him at this point. She said: "He was lodged down one side and I thought he was just at an awkward angle and I’d be able to get him out. I realised he was stuck. I tried to put Vaseline around where he was lodged but I still couldn’t get him out. I was really panicked. I didn’t know what to do with myself. "He was crying at this point and was getting uncomfortable and it was digging into him. Reo was really distressed. I had never seen him as traumatised as what he was. "He was hyperventilating and my heart was breaking." Ciara said firefighters cut through the seat so they could lift Reo out at an angle. She said: "It was a relief to get him out. Although it was only 15 minutes, it felt like forever." Ciara said Reo had not been medically examined but had red marks on his legs and back and a bruise. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At 7.48pm on Monday, 26 October Operations Control mobilised one appliance to a property [in], Newarthill where the crew released a baby trapped in a bath seat. There were no reported injuries.” Smyths Toys lists the seat as suitable from “approx six months”. Ciara said Reo, who was nearly seven months old, could sit up on his own and had outgrown his bath lounger. She thought the seat was the next step. She has since ordered a different seat with a release button and is urging other parents to take care when choosing one. Ciara said: “I am just questioning how the product has been allowed [to be sold]. When I bought the bath seat, it never crossed my mind that this could happen.” She added: “Definitely pick one carefully as this has been traumatic for him and myself and I wouldn’t want another child or parent to go through this.” A Dorel UK spokesperson, speaking on behalf of Bebeconfort, said: “We are sorry to hear about this reported incident and understand that this must be a distressing experience for the family involved. The safety and wellbeing of children is of the utmost importance to us, and we take concerns of this nature seriously. “The circumstances surrounding this reported incident are currently under investigation. While this process is ongoing, we are unable to comment on the specific circumstances or individual complaint. We appreciate your understanding and will refrain from further comment at this stage.” A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "At 7.48pm on Monday, 26 October Operations Control mobilised one appliance to a property [in], Newarthill where the crew released a baby trapped in a bath seat. There were no reported injuries." Smyths Toys have been contacted for comment.