'We swore by these nappies': Father shares shocking photos of his three-week-old baby's red and inflamed skin after Asda's newborn diapers caused a 'chemical reaction'
- Jordan Bartliff took to Facebook to complain about Asda's Little Angels nappies
- Revealed that his newborn son had a 'chemical reaction' to the diapers
- Asda has said it is currently investigating a batch of the nappies
- Baby had been wearing the nappies for three weeks with no adverse reaction
- His warning to parents on Facebook has been shared over 70,000 times
A father has taken to social media to warn parents against purchasing a brand of Asda nappies after they caused his newborn son to have a severe 'chemical reaction'.
Jordan Bartliff, who is thought to be from Doncaster, shared shocking images of his three-week-old baby son's reddened skin with his Facebook friends after using the Asda Little Angels diapers, which are aimed at newborns.
In the photos, the infant's groin appears red and inflamed in all of the areas where the nappy has touched his skin, on what Jordan has described as the 'worst day' in his family's lives.
The father said his baby had to placed on oxygen in hospital as a result of the adverse reaction.
Jordan Bartliff has shared shocking images of his son's reaction to Asda's Little Angels newborn nappies
As well as sharing photographs of his son's reaction to the products Jordan posted a heartfelt status, in which he revealed that the family had been subjected to hospital visits as a result of his baby's reaction.
In his warning to other parents, Jordan writes: 'So Saturday morning has to be the worst day of our lives so far, we opened a fresh pack of newborn little angels to put on the baby, we go to change the nappy an hour later, and these pictures are the results.'
Jordan goes on to explain that the reaction was not caused by an allergy and claims that doctors have put it down to something more worrying.
Jordan revealed that his son's reaction to the product had required him to be put on an oxygen ventilation
In his post shared on Facebook Jordan revealed that doctors believe that his son suffered a chemical reaction as a result of the nappies
He continues: 'And NO he's not allergic to them, that's been ruled out. It looks like a chemical reaction as been confirmed by the hospital As he's been wearing the same nappies for 3 weeks prior to this. With no problems whatsoever. (sic).'
After sharing his status on Sunday, Jason's (pictured) post has received more than 57,000 shares from fellow parents
Jordan goes on to urge fellow mums and dads to be vigilant when it comes to buying nappies from the supermarket chain.
He adds: 'I don't normally put personal stuff on Facebook but as it's happened to such an innocent little life at 3 weeks old the day it happened who bearing in mind is 5 weeks early, who is now needing oxygen through a machine because of this.
'I wouldn't want it happening to any other little soul, so please be vigilant and careful with these nappies as it obviously is a bad batch. We swore by these nappies and use them with our first born before anyone starts saying their children wear these all the time so do mine.
'Were heartbroken words cannot explain how we feel right now Please share this to make other parents aware. Thankyou. (sic)'.
The shocking photos quickly caught the attention of fellow parents and since sharing the post yesterday it has received more than 22,000 reactions and over 70,000 shares.
Jordan has since posted an update to say that the baby was being transferred to hospital in Sheffield.
Lizzy Massey, Vice President of Own Brand at Asda said the supermarket is currently investigating a batch of the nappies (pictured)
Responding to the post Lizzy Massey, Vice President of Own Brand at Asda said; 'Our hearts go out to the Bartliff family and hope their baby son makes a full recovery soon.
'We’re in touch with his Dad and have collected the nappies so that we can test them along with others in the batch. We are still investigating.
'We take our responsibility to parents most seriously and as a precaution we have decided to remove our Little Angels newborn nappies from sale until we know why this happened.
'Customers should be assured that our Little Angels newborn nappies are made in a completely closed, automated environment and thoroughly tested to make sure they meet our quality and safety standards.'
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