When you become a parent, you will do anything to keep your baby safe and think what’s best for him. Whether it is for the little one’s safety, security or health, you just want to make sure everything’s seamless. But sometimes things aren’t the way they should be, and life takes you down an unfortunate path.

That’s what happened to a dad in Kansas, where he shared an unfortunate photo of his baby’s foot to warn other parents against a dangerous condition that they may not be aware of.

Just this September, Scott and Jessica Walker welcomed Molly into their family, which includes 3-year-old sister Mya, he told BuzzFeed News.

When Scott noticed an irregularity on his daughter's toe. He and his wife took off the little girl's socks and revealed something bizarre.

According to Scott’s wife, she noticed Molly seemed to be overheating, so she took off the baby’s socks. Then, she noticed something strange on her baby’s toe.

The baby had wrapped a piece of hair around her toe so tightly, it had cut into her skin. Doctors call the phenomenon “toe-tourniquet syndrome” or a “hair tourniquet.”

Had a small scare this afternoon with Ms. Molly. What happened was new to me, but apparently not totally uncommon, so I...

Posted by Scott Walker on Thursday, January 21, 2016

Dr. Julie L. Gallombardo, a clinical instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at New York University Langone Medical Center, told BuzzFeed News the condition is common and can be very serious if not immediately addressed.

In Molly’s case, her mom quickly removed the hair from her toe with a magnifying glass and tweezers. Walker said the baby’s foot is healed, but he realized the situation could have been much worse.
Parents can learn from the family’s story by checking their child’s digits for hairs if they are crying for no apparent reason because the condition can pop up out of nowhere, Dr. Gallombardo said.