Courtesy Reanna Bendzak(NEW YORK) A mom in Canada is sharing a warning about eating and drinking outdoors as summer approaches.
Reanna Bendzak said she, her husband and their two children were at an outdoor barbecue in March when she gave her then-7-month-old daughter a piece of celery to chew on.
"Our daughter was cutting her second tooth, so we gave her a piece of celery to chew on, just to help soothe those gums," Bendzak, who asked that her daughter s name not be used, told ABC News Good Morning America. "It wasn t warm by any means, but it was sunny so she was covered neck-to-toe in a onesie and we had a sun hat on her, so we thought she was fairly well-protected."
Bendzak said she and her husband wiped their daughter s face multiple times throughout the afternoon with a cloth, but didn t at the time wash her face with soap and water.
The next morning, Bendzak said her daughter woke up with a rash around her mouth, which later in the day worsened into bl