A mother has shared a stark warning after her baby monitor captured the moment her one-year-old son suffered an allergic reaction. Brielle Mahoney was doing laundry when she heard 'weird noises' coming from the monitor, prompting her to rush to her son Roman's bedroom.
The video, which has been viewed over 21 million times on Instagram, shows Brielle sprinting to Roman after realising something was wrong. She later clarified that Roman was having an allergic reaction to eggs and that she was grateful to have reached him quickly.
'It sounded like he was struggling; my stomach instantly dropped,' Brielle told Newsweek. She admitted she often feels 'crazy, overly anxious or judged' for keeping the baby monitor close, but added: 'I’m grateful I am glued to the monitor because it allowed me to get to my baby quickly and help him.'
Many Instagram users shared similar experiences, with one saying the monitor helped her save her daughter from suffocation, and another crediting it for helping her oldest child survive food allergies. Brielle said she shared the story to remind parents they are not overreacting: 'We’re just being mothers to our babies.'
