Jessa Duggar slammed for letting son Henry, 5, fall asleep with food in his mouth as fans fear he could choke
JESSA Duggar faced backlash for letting her five-year-old son Henry fall asleep with food in his mouth.
The Counting On star was previously ripped for "picking favorites" among her kids on social media.
And the hate has continued after Jessa, 29, shared a photo of her middle son Henry on Instagram.
In the picture, the five-year-old lay passed out on a wooden staircase, holding an open bag of goldfish in his hand.
The tiny tot wore a cream-colored sweater as he snoozed peacefully, and fans could spot a single goldfish resting half-eaten in his mouth.
Jessa captioned her snap: "This sweet little guy can fall asleep anywhere. Too cute not to snap a pic!"
However, fans were not impressed, as they raced to to slam the reality star for the "choking hazard."
"He's asleep with f**king food in his mouth! Who says to themselves 'oh let me take a picture' rather than taking the goldfish out of his mouth," one ranted.
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"He could literally choke to death accidentally and her first thought is to take a picture for Instagram."
"I bet she put that in his mouth. He fell asleep holding it and she thought it would be cute," a second slammed.
A third remarked: "I hope he doesn’t choke on that Goldfish," while a fourth speculated: "Fell asleep with food in his mouth. She can't be bothered to remove it.
"Sigh. It is like she hates Henry."
FAWNING OVER FERN
Jessa's parenting backlash followed fan commentary suggesting that she has been "picking favorites" among her four children.
Last month, the TLC star raised eyebrows when she gushed over her baby Fern’s first crawl but not Henry’s birthday.
The busy mom shared numerous adorable snaps of her six-month-old daughter crawling.
Alongside the cute photos, the Counting On alum wrote: “This deserves its own post.
“Girl can hold those planks better than I can!
“Fern has been trying to figure out that crawling business, and her seriousness and determination is absolutely adorable.”
The proud mom concluded the caption with a heart-eye emoji.
While many Instagram users noted how “adorable” and “strong” Fern looked in the photos, some critics rushed to to accuse Jessa of picking favorites when it comes to her four children.
In addition to Fern, Jessa also shares kids Spurgeon, six, Henry, and Ivy, two, with her husband Ben Seewald, 26.
BIRTHDAY SNUB
Henry's birthday was on February 6, which Jessa didn't celebrate with a post on her Instagram feed.
While posting the photos of Fern crawling, the initial Reddit user wrote: "Fern’s planking deserves its own post but Henry’s birthday doesn’t. Is Jessa trolling us snarkers?"
Another wrote: "Jessa has never seemed as attached to Henry as any of the other kids, and I don't understand why. Someone mentioned maybe it's because his birth took attention away from Spurgeon. That would be so sad, but either way, he's definitely lowest on the totem pole for her."
Many fans noted that Henry was a "difficult" baby, which led some to wonder if Jessa holds "resentment" against her second son.
A fan theorized: "I don't know why but Jessa always gives Henry the least amount of attention.
"She also loves the baby phase and parading milestones which makes me wonder if Henry is a little slow developer which is why she resents him. Poor boy!"
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Others wondered if Jessa will always favor her youngest kid, as one person wrote about Fern: "She better enjoy the attention now because she will get kicked to the curb once the next blessing is announced."
An additional person wrote: "Is it just me I feel like Ivy’s her favorite she posts about her and her antics constantly."
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