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Our hearts go out to singer Lisa McHugh and her family after baby Hallie Marie had to be rushed to hospital seriously ill with RSV.
Poor Lisa and Hallie have been through the wringer. After a 37-week pregnancy, her baby girl arrived “unexpectedly” in July and that was only the beginning of a nine-day stint in the neonatal ward.
Now, Hallie Marie has contracted RSV and bronchiolitis, which Lisa has admitted has been “tough” to see her baby “so weak.”
In a lengthy message shared on social media, Lisa penned: “When I became a first-time mum I always had a fear of RSV and Bronchiolitis. I was very conscious of the environment Milo was ever in or around, but also as a first time mum, you sometimes can’t help but have the feeling that you’re overreacting or being over paranoid whether you just battle that internal voice or you’re made to feel that way by others.
“I know I chose to avoid situations as much as I could that I wasn’t comfortable having Milo around, instead of just being upfront and saying the real reason!
“I don’t want to have my child around people who ‘just have a sniffle or head cold’ or who are ‘over the worst of it’ because it definitely wont be that way for a baby,” Lisa continued.
“Milo was one of the lucky ones who didn’t catch RSV.
“But sometimes no matter how hard you try, it unfortunately just happens and that’s the case for poor Hallie. She’s had the toughest and most heartbreaking few days in hospital. I can’t describe how horrendous it has been to watch her so weak and in so much pain and being unable to take that pain away
“She is still very sick in hospital but she’s getting amazing care from the nurses and doctors in SWAH. We just hope she starts to get some relief and turns a corner soon,” Lisa continued.
“Keep our angel in your prayers, she’s a little fighter as she’s shown us before but they all help and are all appreciated.”
We’re keeping baby Hallie in our thoughts. No doubt she’ll be right as rain soon with her mummy, daddy, and big brother Milo looking after her.
*This article was originally published on RollerCoaster.ie.