Claire Sweeney, who recently split from the father of her little boy Jaxon, has started weaning her son onto solid food.
However she was left shaken after a terrifying choking incident saw him “turn purple”.
Speaking to BT.com, the 43-year-old explained: "I give him Ella's Kitchen pouches, which are great, and he has the breast and bottle, but I went to the doctor the other day and they said he needs to start trying different finger foods now.
“So I went to Tesco and bought a big bunch of bananas, sat him down, broke a bit off and let him start eating it. And he just went purple and choked.”
Thankfully Claire, who had taken a first-aid course while she was pregnant, knew exactly what she needed to do.
She said: “I had him upside down, whacking his back and I panicked - it frightened the life out of me.
“He was fine, the banana just flew out and hit mum on the face and the next thing he's laughing and smiling and I'm sitting crying, it was terrifying!"
However, despite this - and depite the fact that Claire went through a two tragic miscarriages before she was blessed with baby Jaxon - she says that she is no more over-protective than any other mother.
"I don't think I'm any different than any other woman,” she said.
“No matter how many miscarriages, most women feel the same."