Facebook has admitted it made a mistake when a photo of an Alabama boy who was born without a nose was removed from the social media website because it was deemed to be too controversial. The photo of Timothy Eli Thompson that was removed when a pro-life group posted an ad about the infant's story have since been reinstated. Little Eli was born premature on March 4 without any nasal passages or sinus cavities, a condition so rare it only has a one in 197 million chance of happening. Scroll down for video . Timothy Eli Thompson was born without a nose in March in Alabama and his mom put his photo on Facebook . Facebook removed a photo of the boy after a pro-life group put it in an ad in an effort to promote his story . The social media site has since reversed its decision after public protest and admitted it made a mistake . Facebook reversed its decision after public protest, according to Yahoo Parenting. A Facebook spokesperson said: 'The photo in question is not in violation of our advertising policies or our community standards. 'The ad was mistakenly disapproved by a reviewer when it was initially submitted. 'When the advertiser challenged the disapproval, we corrected the error.' A post about the removal of the photo by Eli's mother Brandi McGlathery was shared 30,000 times in six hours, WKRG reported. Brandi said: 'I posted the status with a link about it saying no one's going to keep me from posting photos of my child. 'If I can see completely distasteful things on Facebook all day long, then I can post a picture of my son. 'He was everywhere and he broke the internet!' A nationwide account has been created at Wells Fargo for the baby boy. Anyone can now walk in and donate . Eli's parents, Brandi McGlathery (left) and Troy Thompson (right) are raising money for him on GoFundMe . Eli had to undergo a tracheotomy at only five days old. Doctors hope to be able to drill nasal passages in Eli's skull which will allow him to breathe when he is older. A family friend  set up a GoFundMe page to help Eli's parents pay for his care and there has been a nationwide account created at Wells Fargo for the baby boy. As a result, anyone would like to can walk into a Wells Fargo branch and make a donation to Eli Thompson's account. Brandi wrote: 'He will have to have a tracheoomy & a feeding bag inserted into his stomach, which is also not what I expected. 'I would be so grateful for anything anyone could spare, but if you cannot afford to help with money I will be just as appreciative for prayers for my sweet Eli. 'He has a long road a head of him & we need all the support we can get.' Doctors hope to be able to drill nasal passages in Eli's skull when he's older which will allow him to breathe . After he was born, Eli was treated at the USA Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile for three weeks. McGlathery, 23, is diligently tracking the ups and downs of her baby's progress on the Eli's Story Facebook page. On April 14, she wrote: 'Our poor baby had lost weight & has a case of granuloma. 'Silver nitrate has been ineffective, so we're trying alternate routes. 'Praying they work, otherwise he will undergo a small surgery to remove it.' Eli's mother is worried about what her son will have to experience as he grows up. 'My biggest fear for Eli is that the world won't see him as the beautiful, brave little boy that I see him as,' she wrote. No matter what, the mother-of-three calls him 'the most beautiful boy I've ever laid eyes on'.
Timothy Eli Thompson was born without nasal passages or sinus cavities .
Mother Brandi McGlathery said ad with photo of her son that pro-life group posted about him was removed by Facebook for being too controversial .
A post she wrote about it was shared 30,000 times and photo was put back .
Facebook is now admitting ad was not 'in violation' and ban was a mistake .