A mum spoke of her horror after her baby son turned blue and floppy while they watched a Christmas lights switch on.
Baby Archie suddenly became unresponsive at the festive event in Urmston, Greater Manchester, on Friday. Mum Nicola Williams recounted her panic as the "best night ever" suddenly turned to panic.
Nicola was walking with 15-month-old Archie in a woodland area when the toddler suddenly fell over and began holding his breath - something which the mum said he does regularly and usually lasts less than a minute.
But the mum-of-three began to panic when Archie's eyes rolled back into his head before becoming floppy in her arms, prompting her to scream for help. A heroic stranger then leapt to their aid, giving Archie mouth-to-mouth, then putting him into the recovery position. After that, he miraculously began to move again, and the woman put him on her knee holding up his chin to keep his airways open.
Thankfully, Archie opened his eyes and was returned to arms of his distraught mum. The incident was doubly distressing for Nicola, who lost her other son at 14 months.
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A stranger sprung into action when Archie became limp and lifeless (Nicola Williams)Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Nicola said: "The evening was absolutely lovely. We were dancing to the DJ having the best night ever. The kids properly enjoyed themselves. We noticed a woodland walk and thought we would take them there before getting a bus home over the road. Then Archie fell over and he started crying. My niece picked him up and he had held his breath. He normally does it but comes round straight away."
"I said, 'Archie, it's okay,' but he didn't come round. I took him off my niece and he just wasn't responding at all. His eyes rolled back into his head and he went completely floppy. I put him on the floor and said, 'Oh my God, help me, my baby,' and a woman whipped down and quickly did mouth-to-mouth. He started moving."
"She put him in the recovery position and he started moving a bit more. Then she put him on her knee and held his chin up to keep his airways clear." Nicola says what happened next now feels like a blur. "He looked at me and then looked at her all dazed," the mum, who works as a full-time carer, added.
Nicola was horrified when she saw his eyes roll back (Nicola Williams)"She passed him over to me and while this was happening, she told me to phone an ambulance. I was sat there with my phone in my hand, I didn't even phone the ambulance. I don't know what I was doing. I was just sat there crying. I just completely went into shock. I was there but I wasn't there. It was so upsetting."
Archie was taken to hospital for checks and discharged a short time later. Nicola now thinks if it weren't for the actions of the quick-thinking stranger, her son would be dead. "It was horrendous," she added. "If she wasn't there, no one would have heard us screaming. She saved his life."
"He literally died. He went on me; he was gone. His face was blue, his lips were blue and all around his nose was blue. He just lay on the floor like this little helpless thing. I thought he was dead. Archie was a miracle and a rainbow baby. I lost a baby before Archie and Archie was a twin. I lost his twin at 14 months."
"We tried for five years with Archie. All my children are blessings, but because Archie took so long, he is just something else. No words can describe how thankful I am."
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