Baby left covered in 'blisters and burns' after wearing Asda nappy for just 5 hours

A mum has issued a warning to parents after her was left with "blisters and burns" from an Asda nappy which he had worn for just 5 hours.

Rachel Hynd, 23, from Dunfermline, Fife, urged parents to be careful when using therange, Little Angels, which put her son through a "living hell". The private carer said her 13-month-old, Thomas, was red raw after wearing the nappy for just five hours.

The mum of two says he suffered from "blister-like" wounds which left him "crying in pain". She said she had only used because her go-to Pampers was out of stock. But the decision sparked an emergency trip to the , who prescribed Thomas with burns treatment.

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Rachel says she wants to raise awareness about the disastrous effects of the nappy. The supermarket chain has since apologised for the ordeal, but said its nappies meet "rigorous safety standards". Speaking about the ordeal, Rachel said: "I usually buy Pampers nappies but they were out of stock so I had to buy what I thought was the next best thing whilst in the supermarket that day, which was the Little Angels nappies.

"The was on him for five hours. I usually put him down and I don't hear from him until the next morning. I woke up to my son in absolute hysterics, crying in pain. I'd never heard him scream like that before. He's a very well-contented baby.

"When I pulled back his nappy, I thought 'what the hell is this?' His nappy wasn't soiled, his nappy was dry. It was almost like the urine had stuck to his skin and the nappy hadn't extracted the urine. There were cuts, blisters and scabs. I realised it was a burn. It was blistered and bleeding. The nappy was the only thing he had come into contact with. No should have to go through that."

Rachel took little to her GP who prescribed a course of treatment to soothe his wounds. Rachel said: "He couldn't sit in his high chair, he couldn't crawl about. I couldn't put him in a car seat or in the pram. He couldn't put any pressure on his bottom.

"It was a living hell. It was really hard to manage. The burns have healed but he still has a scar on his bottom. I felt extremely guilty that I had purchased these and put them on him. It was a living nightmare. When I pulled back that nappy, I never expected to be met with that."

Rachel added: "I contacted the day it happened, and they've been in touch asking me to return the nappies. I don't want any other child to go through what we went through. It was appalling. I'll never go near these products again. I'd rather drive to the end of the earth to get different nappies."

said that Little Angels nappies were the first supermarket brand to have been tested and accredited by the Skin Health Alliance. The SHA appointed a scientific review committee to independently assess the research and development behind the science of Little Angels nappies and First Pants. The explained that because a baby's skin is delicate, it can react to exposure to urine and that nappy rash can often be more severe in babies with very sensitive skin.

A spokesperson for Asda said: "We were sorry to hear about Ms Hynd's experience with this product. The nappies she purchased have been tested by an independent laboratory, which confirmed they meet all our rigorous safety standards. We sell over 10 million packs of nappies each year and each one is thoroughly tested before it reaches our shelves.

"In addition, our are accredited by the Skin Health Alliance, whose research shows our nappies cannot cause chemical burns because they are made from inert materials and conform to internationally recognised standards."