Warning to parents over washing pods after McFly Harry Judd's son hurt

An urgent warning has been issued to parents after McFly star Harry Judd's three-year-old son Lockie was rushed to hospital after an incident involving a washing tablet.

The 38-year-old's wife Izzy took to Instagram on Wednesday to detail the 'traumatic' few days the family had suffered and warn others. 

Alongside a black and white snap holding her youngest child's hand, the author, 40, revealed her son was rushed to A&E after he got hold of a washing pod and split the contents in his eye. 

He had 22 litres of fluid flushed into his eyes over several hours before the pH levels came down to a normal level. 

Izzy said: 'It's been a traumatic few days… the reason I'm sharing this is because I don't want another family to experience this and although we all get told the risks of cleaning products at home, reminders are always important.

'So please, please put cleaning products high up and completely out of reach- this has been my scariest moment as a mum, I'm so sorry for others who have experienced these kind of awful accidents too.'

Izzy said she forgot to put the washing pods away before Lockie got a hold of one and it burst into his eyes 'in that split second I wasn't there'.

'We rushed to the hospital… Lockie's pH levels in his eyes were 8 and they needed to be 7,' she said.  

'It took all night flushing out Lockie's eyes with 22 litres of fluid before finally getting the pH down. 

'We couldn't be more grateful to the A&E nurses who showed unbelievable dedication and kindness, not only to Lockie but also to me.

'As you can imagine it was pretty horrendous having to watch and put Lockie through that, he doesn't like getting his hair washed let alone having to lie there for 10 minutes for each litre of fluid.

'We are now being closely monitored as his right eye is injured from the chemicals, we are in the best hands though and I'm so grateful to the specialists. 

'Little Lockie is such a determined and brave little boy.'

It comes after a baby was left scarred for life after he was burned by a partially dissolved Fairy laundry pod leaving him 'screaming'.

Rosie Stewart claims her son Amias Vitorino was left crying while wearing the sleepsuit but she put it down to it simply being 'off'.

After tending to the 11-month-old twice during the night on October 5, Ms Stewart got up at 5am in order to soothe him.

However it was only as she took his babygrow off that she noticed the sleeve sticking to his right arm and after taking it off spotted the two-inch mark on his inner elbow.

She saw the mark on the inside of the babygrow matching the size of the burn - with a pungent detergent smell - putting it down to it being off.

The mother, from Preston, Lancashire, said: 'That greasy-looking stain is the pod that's not fully dissolved and then gone on his skin and burned him.

'I felt dead guilty. It's not something you expect to see and because I left it so long and not realised, that's why I felt guilty.'

Fairy Non-Bio manufacturers Procter and Gamble said they were 'very sorry to hear about the family's experience' and encouraged Rosie to get in touch so they could investigate thoroughly.

Following her discovery, Ms Stewart rushed her baby to the hospital where doctors rinsed his arm to remove all traces of the chemical and monitored his vitals throughout the day.

Days later the wound scabbed over and a red mark has now been left on his arm.

The mother-of-four has now said she feels guilty for not realising something was wrong and claims she will no longer buy the Fairy non-bio pods.

She added: 'I took him to A&E because it was going redder and redder and I didn’t know what to do.

'I Googled it and things were coming up saying chemical burns can be dangerous. I panicked and just wanted to get him checked as I didn’t know how to treat it.'

Following this, she has vowed not to buy Fairy products again for fear it could happen again.

She mother added: 'It's a red scar now, I think it might be permanent.'

Fairy Non-Bio's own packaging features a glaring red 'corrosive' warning symbol, states to keep out of reach of children and states 'danger: causes serious eye damage'.

A spokesman for Fairy Non-Bio manufacturers Procter and Gamble said: 'We are very sorry to hear about the family's experience.

'We care deeply about those who use our products, in fact nothing is more important to us than their safety and wellbeing.

'Given we have no record of contact regarding this incident, we would encourage the family to call us directly using the freephone details on pack so we can better understand the situation and investigate accordingly.'

The NHS advises that if you get a strong chemical, such as oven cleaner or bleach,  in your eye you should go to A&E or call 999 and keep rinsing your eye with water while waiting for medical help. 

Parents are urged to keep washing tablets away from children by placing them on a high shelf, in a closed cupboard and something with a safety lock.

Soap manufacturers and children's charities across the UK and Europe joined forces in 2014 for a campaign titled Keep Caps From Kids.

It aims to provide concrete advice to parents and people looking after young children to ensure the safe use of liquid laundry detergent capsules.