Bath time is one of most children’s favorite times of the day, a time to splash, play, and have fun. But for one Illinois family, a seemingly innocent bath toy nearly cost their young son his sight, leaving a horrific experience and an urgent warning to other parents.

Eden Strong was giving her 2-year-old son Baylor his regular bath when she noticed one of his eyes was swollen.

At first, he didn’t give it much thought, thinking it was just water in his eye. However, after 12 hours, Baylor’s condition worsened considerably.

“His eye looked like it was popping out of his face,” Eden said in a viral Facebook post. “It was very cloudy. He had a very high fever.”

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Baylor was suffering from a potentially serious bacterial skin infection known as cellulitis. Who’s to blame? A simple squeezable bath toy.

“I later found out that because water is never fully expelled from these types of toys, bacteria can grow that you can’t get rid of,” explained Eden.

Those innocent-looking bath toys that toddlers adore had become a breeding ground for dangerous bacteria, and it nearly cost little Baylor his sight.

“They warned me that he might lose vision in the worse eye, but in the end, thank God, his eyes healed,” said Eden, who posted shocking photos of Baylor’s swollen and infected eye to warn other parents.