Megan McKenna has shared the terrifying experience of rushing her baby son to hospital after he was left 'screaming in pain' and vomiting.
The 31 year old former TOWIE star, who welcomed son Landon last October with her 27 year old footballer fiancé Oliver Burke, has been keeping fans updated on her motherhood journey so far on social media. However, on Friday, Megan took to Instagram Stories to share that she had to rush Landon to hospital after he fell ill. She explained that Landon was distressed and dehydrated due to vomiting and became inconsolable.
Megan trusted her gut feeling that something was seriously wrong and rushed him to A&E, urging other new mums not to second-guess themselves. Megan has previously shared with her followers that Landon has had digestion issues and was on medication for painful reflux, which the star revealed worsened when she was advised to stop the treatment. In a lengthy Instagram post featuring her little one asleep in a crib, she shared: "One thing I'm learning about being a mum, always trust your gut.
I was told to stop Landon's omeprazole by his paediatrician.
This made me feel really uncomfortable as I begged to get him on it in the first place due to him having terrible reflux from 6 weeks. He finally has got himself to a good place after being on the baby omep for 4 months. "I begged to get more but was told he needs to stop now.
Because I was told to stop when I really didn't want to, I'm now sitting on a baby ward after being in AandE all last night because Landon has got gradually worse throwing up so much it was scary. Screaming in pain and reaching till his face turned red and had now become dehydrated from all the vomiting", reports the Mirror. She continued: "The
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