Millie Radford spends ‘Valentine’s night in hospital’ as her family’s left ‘wiped out’ with Covid
IT'S meant to be one of the most romantic nights of the year.
But Valentine's Day evening was anything but for Millie Radford, who spent hers in hospital.
The 22-year-old took to her Instagram stories to reveal that she and her family have all been battling Covid.
Sharing a picture of a poorly baby Elodie sleeping, the mum-of-three : "I can't believe how bad we've been wiped out with Covid.
"Poor Elodie has been the worst - we spent our Valentine's night in hospital."
Despite being just five months old, Elodie has had several health struggles, including a bout of respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV, which saw her hospitalised in November 2023.
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The nasty illness infects most children within the first two years of their life, but can be particularly dangerous for newborns.
And as Elodie was only born in September last year, it meant she was particularly susceptible to the contagious virus.
While her daughter was in hospital, Millie did her best to raise awareness of RSV, to highlight just how dangerous it can be.
She shared a picture of Elodie peacefully sleeping, despite having a breathing tube, before posting a graphic which gave more information about the virus.
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The image detailed how RSV can be transmitted in a similar way to a cold or the flu - via tiny droplets in the air which come into contact with the mouth or nose.
Elodie bounced back from the hospitalisation in time for Christmas, as Millie shared a gorgeous picture of both her daughters in matching outfits.
In a recent episode of the Radford family's reality show 22 Kids and Counting, Millie opened up about how she's been coping as a mum of three young children.
"It’s hard to watch all three,"; she said.
"Going from one to two, I found that ok, it wasn’t too bad.
"But going from two to three, that was definitely hard!"
She added that her one-year-old son Chester is the most mischievious.
"You could take your eyes off Chester for a split second and he’ll be up to no good," she sighed.
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"Tea time is normally the worst time. Chester is really hyper.
"Everyone refers to him as a Wreck It Ralph child."
