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27th Aug 2015

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In case you missed them, here are our top three stories today.

IKEA cot warning: Baby died when pyjamas got caught on hook…

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Six amazing Irish hotels where kids can run free (and parents can relax)…

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Doctor Google helped this couple diagnose their baby’s unusual condition…

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PIC FROM MELANIE VARNEY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: An adorable baby whose tongue was stuck POKING OUT because of a fatal congenital defect has undergone surgery so it can fit in her mouth. Cute 18-month-old Ocea Varney suffers from Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome meaning her overgrown tongue was stuck out of her mouth - even on her ultrasound scan. Despite assertions her daughter was just being cheeky and that shed grow into it, mum Melanie Varney, 28, knew there was a more serious underlying condition. Doctors, nurses and even strangers told her it looked cute, but she was bigger than her twin sister and her oversized tongue caused complications with feeding. SEE CATERS COPY

 

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