Lucy Watson has had a traumatic few days with her son Willoughby (Picture: Instagram)
A Made in Chelsea star was left feeling ‘grateful’ after a ‘scary’ ordeal saw her baby son needing to spend two days in hospital.
Lucy Watson, 33, who shares baby Willoughby James with her former Made in Chelsea co-star James Dunmore, 35, updated fans on social media.
After Willoughby was welcomed into the world in March, Lucy revealed she was ‘lucky to be alive’ after a traumatic birth that became a ‘life or death situation’.
And eight months later she was back in a ‘scary’ situation after Willoughby endured a medical emergency that left him needing two days in hospital.
She posted on Instagram: ‘Grateful to all be back in our beds after the last two days in hospital with Baby W. Sending love to anyone with a sick child.’
‘It’s so scary but so important to trust your instincts with these things. Thank you to the NHS for looking after my baby,’ adding: ‘RSV season is on us.’
Willoughby was in hospital for two days (Picture: Instagram)
RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus, which is a common virus that affects the lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages of infants.
Lucy shared an intimate snap of James and Willoughby cuddling in a hospital bed as they waited for treatment – James read to Willoughby in the picture.
Another image showed Willoughby sitting up in a cot while holding a small football – an oxygen tube had been put up his nose to help him breathe.
Lucy and Willoughby are back at home after a tough 48 hours (Picture: Instagram)
Reflecting on the incident, she added to her statement: ‘So, so grateful for the child health and safety course we did when I was pregnant. Honestly because of this we knew the signs to look out for.’
After saying that she ‘couldn’t recommend it enough’ that parents take a health and safety course for their children, she listed the symptoms of RSV on her Instagram story.
Lucy revealed that she was in labour with Willoughby for 15 hours in March of this year, recounting the story for her followers on TikTok with a nine-minute video.
‘The midwife checked me and his head had come out of my cervix that was like a mass of swelling, she was concerned by that because his head looked so swollen and sore.’
She continued: ‘He was going into my cervix like a brick wall. When she checked me in a few hours, it was the same situation.
‘It got to the point where his heart rate was really high. I was exhausted, the alarm was going off in our room, you could tell everyone was really worried. They came in and said we need to get him out he’s not in a good way.’
Then Lucy described how she heard the words nobody wants to hear at all, let alone during childbirth: ‘[The midwife said] this is a life or death situation and we need to get him out now.’
Thankfully, Willoughby was born safely after an emergency caesarean section.
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