The Bachelor Australia 2017‘s Tara Pavlovic-Shepherdson has revealed her newborn daughter Edi-Rae is battling a “really dangerous” condition in hospital.
Tara, who appeared on Matty J Johnson‘s season of the dating show, shared updates on Instagram about her eight-week-old’s health after noticing she was struggling to breathe.
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“Our baby turns eight weeks today, and here she is fighting her biggest battle yet in ICU,” she wrote on October 27.
“I noticed her working hard to breathe on Monday, so we went to emergency and she kind of perked up when we arrived, so we were sent home, but they said to come back if she starts going downhill.”
Tara then explained that she noticed Edi-Rae was “head bobbing” the following day and returned to the hospital for further monitoring.
It was then that the doctors discovered the newborn had three viruses: adenovirus, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Noting that she and Edi-Rae have been at the hospital “ever since” the diagnosis, Tara said RSV could lead to bronchiolitis, which “can be really dangerous for babies”.
Tara Pavlovic-Shepherdson Says She Was “Shocked” to Learn of Edi-Rae’s Viruses
In a subsequent Story, the mum of two said she was “so shocked” her daughter “had these viruses”.
“I didn’t even know she was sick until she started struggling to breathe,” Tara confessed. “She had a little cough for a while, but I didn’t think anything of it.”
She said her whole family, including hubby Nick Shepherdson and their one-year-old son Paddy. have also recently had a “runny nose and cough”.
“I can’t believe how quickly she deteriorated. I have never been so scared in my whole life,” she said.
“She is such a strong little girl. I am so proud of her. She is going to come out of this like superwoman.”
Some hours later, The Bachelor fan-fave revealed to fans that Edi-Rae’s “stats [had] improved”, and she was being transferred to the paediatric ward.
“Feeding tube has been off, and she is taking the bottle and boob, which is massive! So proud of our little girl!”
Wishing Edi-Rae a swift recovery!
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