Reality star 'hanging on by a thread' after rushing newborn son to hospital

Daily Mirror

3 days ago

Emma Louise Connolly gave birth to her son just three months before he had to be taken to the emergency room
Model and reality star Emma Louise Connolly has opened up about a terrifying week where she was left "hanging on by a thread" after her newborn son had to be rushed to the hospital.
Emma, who is married to Made In Chelsea star Oliver Proudlock, told followers on social media about the toll that caring for two sick children under the age of three had taken on her.
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The couple welcomed their second child, Levi, in March this year. They also share daughter Bonnie Lou, who was born in 2022. On her Instagram story, Emma shared: "Oh my god, this week has been insane. It's hard. It's really hard to have kids.
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"And we've had sick bugs, we've been at the GP, we've been at the hospital, we've been to A&E. It has been a week. So, just so you know."
She added a caption over the video that read: "Hanging on by a THREAD. Both kids have had sick bugs, we have slept for about 7 seconds, my boobs feel like they are about to blow off and just here to say THIS IS HARD and to anyone else in the trenches I am with you."
Emma went on to say: "It's so tough when your little ones are sick and all you want to do is take their pain away and help them feel 110% again. It's hard on both of them, but especially challenging with Levi since he can't express what he's feeling."
Thankfully, the couple's terrifying week ended on a positive note. Emma continued: "Both kids are now back to full health and we're so grateful!!! Now for a big sleep. Good luck and god speed to anyone else in the trenches and I'll see you on the flipside!"
Emma and Oliver first started dating in 2014 after she slid into his DMs on Instagram to make a flirty comment about an earring she saw him wearing on Made in Chelsea.
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The couple went on to get married in a private ceremony in December 2020 after multiple COVID-related postponements.
They first announced their engagement during a romantic trip to Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2018. When their son Levi was born earlier this year, the couple shared the exciting news with fans online.
Oliver took to Instagram with a post saying: "He's here. Our hearts are fuller, our home louder, and our arms forever occupied. Levi Fox Proudlock, the perfect piece to complete our family of four."
During her second pregnancy, Emma gave followers a behind-the-scenes look at the go-to products she was using to help keep up her natural beauty.
She gave fans tips on what volumising spray to buy to manage pregnancy hormone hair, and also revealed which stretch marks cream she was using to keep the skin on her stomach from being drastically affected by the changes the baby brought.