Molly-Mae defended after item in baby's nursery raises safety concerns
Molly-Mae has been defended by fans after critics hit out at her for sharing a sweet photo of her baby's nursery.
The social media star is now a mum-of-two, and shared a picture of the nursery for her new son, Midas.
Following the birth of her daughter, Bambi, the stylish content creator shared lots of inspirational imagery for a chic nursery for the little one, so it's no surprise she's doing the same for her son.
The pictures show a neutrally decorated nursery full of beautiful decor, as she held her tiny son who was clad in a baby blue sleep suit, with his head on her shoulder.
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Molly-Mae said: 'Midas’ nursery… We reused the cot and cloud lights from Bambi’s nursery because I loved them so much.
"It feels really special having them in his room at our new house too."
What should have just been a cute post soon turned sour when social media commenters rushed to tell Molly-Mae that an item in the background could be putting her newborn baby at risk.
They noticed a reed diffuser, designed to fragrance the room, on one of the shelves behind her.
One worried fan pleaded: "Please don’t use a reed diffuser or other air freshener devices in a newborn room as inhaled chemicals can cause allergies or other respiratory issues."
Another added: "Get the reed diffuser out. Now."
However, her fans were quick to rush to her defence: "All of these experts on baby safety don't realise babies sleep in the room with you for the first six months, he won't be sleeping in that nursery anyway!"
One accused, "Have people seriously not got anything better to worry about."
"Please have a day off, he's not going to sleep in there for the next six months," insisted another.
"I don't understand why people get mad at other's life decisions" defended one fan, while another agreed: "She already said Midas will be next to me in their room, she said it in her vlogs before he was here."
"She can't win!" empathised one viewer, as another hit out: "It's her house, her baby, leave her alone."
Recent research examined the toxicity of reed diffusers, and it looked at 305 cases where young children and babies were exposed to the fragrance bottles, but the majority were accidental ingestion of a part of it rather than breathing it in.
The team concluded: "Although reed diffusers have a high potential to cause serious toxicity, the majority of patients in our study developed no or only minor symptoms, probably because most exposures involved the ingestion of only small quantities of fragranced liquid."
The Poison Control website also says they are a danger if the liquid is swallowed.
It follows criticism over the distinctive cot, which looks to be made out of plastic with one harsh critic calling it 'the jail cell they kept Hannibal Lecter in’.
The acrylic cot reportedly cost around £8,000, and she has reused it after baby Bambi slept in it too.
Tyla reached out to Molly-Mae's representatives for comment.
Topics: Molly Mae Hague, Parenting, Social Media, Tommy Fury
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