She placed her 30-day-old baby in the same bed with her, fed him and then put him to bed.

A SINGLE mother has described the tragic moment she woke up to discover her little boy dead next to her in bed.

When one-month-old Ben started fussing in the middle of the night, Amanda Saucedo, who is from Lorain, Ohio, was awakened. She changed Ben’s diaper and then brought him into bed with her to feed.

The mother of two, who had previously served in the US army, dozed off, but when she woke up at 8 am, she realized something was very wrong.

Ben was lying in a pool of his own blood, dead. On November 11, 2014, the atrocity occurred, and Amanda is still troubled by it to this day.

Amanda, who also has a son named Trae who is five years old, said to The Scientific Parent: “I turned to face my beloved Ben, who was curled up next to me as usual.

“But there was a problem. His nostril was stuck halfway down, and his face was pallid. When I stood up, I saw a pool of blood next to Ben.

“I muttered to myself, “No. This is not taking place!

“I scooped up my infant son, who was 30 days old, placed him on his back, and began to gently shake him while yelling, “Ben! Get up! Ben, get up!’

“I realized he wouldn’t wake up at that point. He had left already.

“As I spoke to the (911) operator, I paced my living room while carrying Ben downstairs.

“She repeatedly questioned me about starting CPR. I informed her that there was no purpose each time. Ben had left.

“He no longer resembled my Ben, and his little hard body was stiff in my arms. There was no hope, I knew. His absence lasted several hours.”

The police questioned Amanda about her use of drugs and alcohol, and the case was sent to an inquest.

Added Amanda “Was Ben in pain when he died? was the sole query I had for the coroner.

“Babies this small typically don’t experience pain from suffocation, he said.