'Traumatic few days': Pop star's warning to parents after household product landed son in hospital
By Amy Lyall|
Pop star Harry Judd and his wife have shared a warning to other parents after their son got hold of cleaning products and ended up in hospital.?
Judd, a member of the band McFly, and wife Izzy opened up about the scary ordeal when their three-year-old son Lockie got chemicals in his eyes and needed urgent treatment.
"It's been a traumatic few days," the mum-of-three wrote on Instagram alongside a snap of herself holding his hand.?
"The reason I'm sharing this is because I don't want another family to experience this and although we all get told the risks of cleaning products at home, reminders are always important.
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"So Lockie managed to get hold of a washing pod which he then burst open and managed to get into his eyes very badly. In that split second I wasn't there, I also forgot to put the washing pods away," she continued.?
"We rushed to the hospitalกญ Lockie's Ph levels in his eyes were 8 and they needed to be 7.
"It took all night flushing out Lockie's eyes with 22 litres of fluid before finally getting the ph down."?
Izzy thanked the hospital staff for their dedication and kindness to not just Lockie, but her as well.?
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"As you can imagine it was pretty horrendous having to watch and put Lockie through that, he doesn't like getting his hair washed let alone having to lie there for 10 minutes for each litre of fluid ?," she continued.?
"We are now being closely monitored as his right eye is injured from the chemicals, we are in the best hands though and I'm so grateful to the specialists. Little Lockie is such a determined and brave little boy.?
"So please, please put cleaning products high up and completely out of reach จC this has been my scariest moment as a mum, I'm so sorry for others who have experienced these kind of awful accidents too."?
The comments on the post were filled with well wishes for Lockie and a speedy recovery, but so many parents thanked her for sharing the warning.?
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"So scary. Thank you for sharing. That can't have been easy. Hope his recovery is swift," commented one mum.?
"I'm so sorry this happened. Thankyou for sharing because it's so easily done and those pods do feel so soft and tempting. It's a wake up call to many of us I'm sure. Sending lots of love and wishing a smooth recovery," replied another mum.?
Harry and Izzy are parents to three, a daughter Lola, eight, and boys Kit, seven, and Lockie.
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