Shocking way baby boy almost choked to death in Kmart

Mum reveals the moment her five-month-old son choked and could have died after she placed a seemingly innocuous object into her baby capsule at Kmart. Photo / Facebook

A thankful mum has revealed the moment her 5-month-old son choked and could have died after she placed a seemingly innocuous object into her baby capsule at Kmart.

She reached out to Australian child safety group Tiny Hearts Education to inform other parents of her terrifying experience.

She said she was shopping in Kmart with her husband and her son Alfie when she placed a pair of socks on her son's blanket in the capsule.

"Little did we know his hand grabbed the socks and he began sucking the clip," she said.

"He sucked the clip so hard he swallowed and began gagging."

She said she had only taken her eyes off him for a "second" but, in that moment, the clip became lodged in his throat.

The little boy was gagging so hard that he was vomiting bile.

"Thankfully we didn't have to perform CPR," the mother said. "He was rushed to hospital and required emergency surgery. They told me it was lodged 3cm in his throat."

The boy was rushed to hospital where the hanging clip was surgically removed, he has since made a full recovery. Photo / Facebook

Thankfully, the boy made a full recovery, but the mother said it was an experience she will never forget.

"Feel horrible I took my eyes off him for a moment," she said.

The Tiny Hearts Education Facebook page shared the mother's horrifying story with the sympathetic caption: "I can only imagine the fear this family must have felt in that moment. Forever grateful when stories like this have a happy ending - thank you to this Mama for allowing us to share with the community."

Dozens of parents posted their gratitude to the mother for sharing the story.

"Omg I would never of thought that could be possible. Thanks for this post to educate," read one such comment of support.

Plunket New Zealand warns that "anything smaller than a ping pong ball is a choking hazard– including small toys, parts of toys, coins and food."