After 18 days in the hospital, Erin Bates Paine— and her baby, Henry—- are finally home.
On Saturday, the Bringing Up Bates star posted an update to her and husband Chad Paine‘s joint Instagram account, revealing that she and Henry were sent home, after both spending 18 days in the ICU and NICU, respectively, following a plethora of health issues suffered after Henry’s birth on August 25. This marks the first time that Erin herself has been well enough to post an update.
As The Ashley previously reported, Erin first went into the ICU after developing a severe UTI and kidney infection after Henry’s birth. The infections put Erin into septic shock, and caused her to suffer a lengthy and severe seizure. According to an update given by Erin’s pastor, the seizure she suffered was a 15-minute-long grand mal seizure. He also stated that Erin had been unable to move one of her legs as of last Sunday.
Erin confirmed in her latest update that she, unfortunately, still can’t move one of her legs, but that her health has improved enough that she could go home.
“After almost three weeks in the hospital, I have never been so thankful to finally head home to our babies,” Erin wrote. “We don’t have all the answers yet, and I still don’t have function in my right leg, but we are choosing to count every blessing—especially the gift of being together again. Your prayers have carried us through and mean the world to our family.”
Erin and Chad are also the parents of six other kids— Charles, Brooklyn, Holland, Everly, Finley and William. Earlier this week, Chad shared a video of himself reading Erin a letter written by Brooklyn. He received quite a bit of criticism for posting the video, which many fans felt was “too personal” to share publicly.
Anyway, another photo posted in Saturday’s update showed baby Henry being released from the NICU after 18 days on Friday. Yesterday, Chad posted on Instagram to thank their friends and family for all of the help they’ve provided to him, Erin, Henry and the kids at home. In the comment section of the post, Erin’s parents, Gil and Kelly Jo Bates, wrote about Erin thinking about others even while she was in the hospital.
“Erin, we’re still praying for a full recovery & answers!” they wrote. “You’re incredible strong & brave, & in spite of this rough journey, you’ve constantly thought of everyone else in the room- from trying to DoorDash food to apologizing over & over for any trips any one has made on your behalf. We love you so much & we’d travel to the moon & back to get to be with you!”
(Kelly Jo and Gil live in Tennessee, while Erin and her family live in Florida.)
In another recent update, Kelly Jo mentioned that they’ve been hesitant to share updates on their daughter “since Erin’s diagnosis has changed several times.”
“She’d recover from one thing just to experience yet another complication,” she wrote. “It’s puzzled the doctors who’ve done a significant amount of testing, so without an exact diagnosis & with her condition changing often, it’s been harder to share.”
While the family hasn’t shared Erin’s diagnosis or test results with the public, Chad can be heard telling Erin in the video posted on Wednesday that her MRI result “looks good.”
Erin has struggled with her health for years. Before her first son, Charles, was born in 2015, Erin suffered three miscarriages, which she has said were likely due to a blood clotting disorder she has. In 2019, Erin and Chad spoke to People after being told Erin’s health issues may prevent them from having any more children after their fourth-born, Holland.
“After consulting with our doctor, we realized having another baby was not going to be in our future. It was sad, just because we both really love kids, but I knew Erin’s health was the biggest priority, and we were overwhelmingly grateful for the four little blessings God has already given us,” Chad said at the time. “We were content knowing that God sometimes has a different plan than our own.”
In 2021, Erin had multiple surgeries due to ruptured cysts, resulting in her having one of her ovaries fully removed, and the other partially removed.
Despite her health issues, the ‘Bringing Up Bates’ star went on to have three more babies after Holland at a very fast pace. Daughter Finley was born in January 2022. Less than two years later, Erin and Chad welcomed son William (prematurely) in October 2023. Less than 22 months later, they welcomed Henry.
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