I’m sharing shock photo of my nine-month-old baby to warn parents of dangers of mobiles hanging above cots

A MUM has shared a shocking photo of her nine-month-old baby to warn parents of hanging mobiles above cots.

Teigan Campbell had the "scare of her life" when her daughter Poppy got one of the cords from the sensory object wrapped around her finger.

The string had dug so deep, a line was left where it had cut into the poor baby's skin.

The Coventry mum said she was surprised Poppy didn't lose her finger.

Teigan is now warning other mums to think again before hanging toys above cots.

In a post on Facebook, she said: "Last night I had the biggest scare of my life, Poppy usually has her mobile (she’s had since a newborn) on to settle her down when she’s going down.

“For about half an hour after she went to sleep, I didn’t hear a peep out of her until I was in the shower and she started crying randomly - which is really unusual for Poppy to wake in the night now.

“When I went to check, my daughter had the string of the mobile wrapped around her finger, so tight I thought my child was going to lose a finger, that tight in fact I was struggling to remove the string at the start!”

Crying her eyes out and calling 111 for guidance, Teigan massaged Poppy's finger to try and get the circulation back into it.

She added: "I’m just so lucky and grateful that I ran into her room at the right time and that my daughter still has a thumb left!

"This is just a reminder and a warning for all mums out there to be extra vigilant when buying cot mobiles for their little ones and go for a thicker string option (also look out for hairs wrapped around fingers and toes!)

“I really did get the shock of my life."

Teigan has since thrown the mobile in the bin and said it won't "be allowed back" in her daughter's room.

Another mum recently warned of small hairs getting wrapped around the toes and fingers of tots.

Sara Ward noticed a red line across her five-month-old son's middle toe.

The mum rushed baby Logan to the hospital as his toe grew purple and circulation became restricted.

Thin hairs that go unnoticed and cause problems are known as Hair Tourniquet Syndrome - and can cause major damage.

Two mums, Nikki and Rach, shared a post to their Instagram about the dangers.

They said: ''Hair tourniquets occur when a hair or other fibre, such as a thread, wraps itself tightly around a body part, most commonly on a finger or toe.''

Although, the duo explained, hair tourniquets are a relatively rare occurrence, they require quick recognition and treatment in order to prevent long-term damage.