A mum has been left devastated after her “happy and healthy” baby died at just three-months old.
Heartbroken Chloe Evans, from Aberdare, Wales, lost little Mackenzie-Brian Evans in December 2021.
The little tot had just learned how to smile and the 26-year-old parent has since shared the horrific experience of not knowing what happened to her baby boy.
She was even forced to wait years for answers and mental health support, and claims she waited nearly two years to see a counsellor after the baby’s tragic death.
She told Wales Online : “I wouldn’t want another parent to go through what I’ve gone through.”
Chloe Evans)
Chloe Evans)
As she had done for the last three months, Chloe put her baby to bed but the next morning discovered him not breathing.
She said: “I phoned the ambulance and I had to do CPR until they arrived.”
Tragically, he had died in his sleep.
“He was really healthy and he went to bed and I just couldn’t get over it the next day,” Chloe said.
The devastated mum praised the support and compassion she received from the emergency services during this tragic incident.
She said that the ambulance managed to get to her home in 10 minutes, adding: “The support from the paramedics was brilliant because they did everything they could, but they couldn’t save him because he’d been gone longer than we thought.
“One of the police officers that attended the scene stayed in my oldest son’s bedroom while the paramedics worked on my youngest.”
Chloe Evans)
The 26-year-old had to wait a month until the new year to bury her baby and finally laid him to rest on January 10, 2022.
But she was left longer than that wondering, and was left waiting for answers as to what had happened to him.
Over a year later, an inquest took place on June 6, 2023, which shared the postmortem examination revealed there was no specific medical explanation for the little boy’s death.
So his medical cause of death was that he died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) – also known as ‘cot death’ – the unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently healthy baby.
Chloe shared how she and her family have had good and bad days since Mackenzie-Brian’s death, but accessing support over the last two years has been a struggle.
She added: “I’ve had to see the GP quite a few times. I’ve had to be referred to the mental health team a few times. But the support I’ve had hasn’t been the best, I’ve had to wait nearly two years to see a counsellor face-to-face.”
She was also in touch with a bereavement charity before “the calls stopped”.
She added: “It would be nice to have some sort of counselling so I can like talk about how I feel.”
However, she says her grandparents have been a “brilliant” support team during this difficult time.
In a loving tribute to her son, she said: “Mackenzie-Brian was a content, beautiful boy who was in our lives for a short time.
“He will remain in our hearts forever.”
His seven-year-old brother Harley added: “Goodnight, gorgeous brother.”
A spokesperson for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said: “We extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Miss Evans and her family during this extremely difficult time.
“We encourage her to get in touch with us directly so that we can address her concerns.”
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