A mum whose baby couldn't keep down his milk says her son would have died within days if she didn’t trust her gut. Abby Whittaker’s son Kingsley was just a few weeks old when she noticed he kept vomiting after every bottle feed.
The 28-year-old says she raised her concerns at a walk-in clinic in Ashton-under-Lyne where nurses believed the tot may have had tongue-tie, where the strip of skin connecting a baby's tongue to the bottom of their mouth is shorter than usual.
They then referred him to see a specialist. READ MORE: 'She understands her mummy is in heaven - she calls her a princess in the sky' READ MORE: 'My nightmare dentist reduced me to tears - now I'm going to lose all my teeth' But just two days later, Abby noticed Kingsley’s condition was worsening, prompting her to take him to the urgent care centre at Tameside General Hospital.
The youngster was given Gaviscon and Abby says she was assured he was suffering from either reflux or tongue-tie. That same evening, despite taking his medication, Kingsley’s condition continued to deteriorate and Abby returned to the hospital once more.
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