A MUM has issued a chilling warning after her baby daughter was reportedly rushed to hospital when she swallowed water beads.
Mum Ashley and her husband Jonathon were left baffled by gradual changes she began to notice in her ten-month-old tot Kipley.
But she claimed her perfectly healthy and happy little girl soon stopped sleeping through the night and developed rashes on her face, leaving her concerned.
After visiting their GP, Ashley says her worries were "dismissed" by the medic.
But just weeks later, the mum explained in a TikTok clip that little Kipley suddenly woke up "projectile vomiting".
After rushing their daughter to the hospital, the panicking parents watched her undergo countless tests but doctors simply "couldn’t figure out what was wrong" with her.
Ashley says medics then made the decision to perform investigative surgery on the youngster to determine the cause of her strange symptoms.
The terrified parents were later told they had found a popular children's toy in Kipley's stomach - much to their horror.
They had purchased water beads for their six-year-old daughter Abigail as a birthday gift months earlier, but did not allow their youngest daughter to play with them.
Ashely explained: "The beads arrived with no warning label, they didn't even have directions.
"The girls have separate play areas. We did everything right. And our kid ended up in the hospital.
"We didn’t even know she had swallowed any beads before they pulled them out of her."
The small colourful beads are made from a water-absorbing polymer and are a popular toy to encourage sensory play for children.
When they are placed in water - they expand in size.
After the surgeon removed the water beads from her stomach, Kipley seemingly began to recover and started to put on weight.
This changed her – the way she walked, the way she talked, the way she interacts with the world and the way it interacts with her… she doesn’t even sleep the same.
Ashely said. "She looked good - and then hell broke loose."
The mortified mum claimed her daughter suffered a brain injury, adding: "A part of our daughter died.
"It suddenly hit without warning and altered the course of her life and our family’s life forever.
"This changed her – the way she walked, the way she talked, the way she interacts with the world and the way it interacts with her… she doesn’t even sleep the same."
Now Ashley is on a mission to raise awareness of the catastrophic dangers the kids toy can have.
She has created a website dedicated to informing other unwitting parents.
The mum wrote in a post: "The level of blame and shame placed on parents and caregivers whose children have suffered water bead injuries is heartbreaking and disturbing.
"Water beads should not be toys! They should not be marketed for children!
"Our story is a warning I hope you hear. Water beads should only be used for display, not play."
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