Lucy Mecklenburg reveals her 2-month-old daughter Leila was hospitalized with bronchiolitis

Lucy Mecklenburg has revealed that her daughter Leila was taken to the hospital after getting ‘really bad’ with bronchiolitis.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the 30-year-old former TOWIE star shared a photo of her daughter in her hospital bed as well as one of her daughters breastfeeding to mark World Breastfeeding Awareness Month.

And in her caption Lucy, who shares Leila with fiancé Ryan Thomas, thanked NHS doctors and nurses for helping her little girl, who she revealed was given oxygen.

In a lengthy post, Lucy explained how her daughter had to be fed through a tube and shared her joy at being able to breastfeed again.

She wrote, ‘It’s #worldbreastfeedingawarenessweek and I wanted to share this memorable moment with you all.

‘Leela has been in the hospital with bronchiolitis since Sunday. He was being put on tube feed and oxygen.

‘This moment is that special moment she had her first proper breastfeeding again and it felt amazing. There were times in my BF trip with both of my kids that I felt like I just wanted my body for a day and sometimes felt overwhelmed by the sense of responsibility they put in me so much that Let me be fed.’

She continued: ‘This week I have felt lost in not being able to feed, or hug and play with my 2-month-old. Even though I rarely left her side, I used to miss her dearly.

A hell of a lot of worry, a lot of pumping and a lot of gratitude to the NHS doctors and nurses for getting my baby girl right again.

‘World Breastfeeding Week is all about educating, sharing and supporting so I wanted to share the meals of the week and some of the useful resources that have helped me which are connected in my stories. X.’

Bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract infection that affects babies and toddlers under the age of two.

Symptoms include adRye, persistent cough, dshortness of breath and whedging

Lucy also took to her Instagram stories to share the same image of Leila with the tubes attached to her, with the star listing her daughter’s symptoms.

She stressed that she is not qualified to provide medical advice, but hopes that by sharing symptoms, parents can know what to look for.

She wrote: Too many messages asking where I have been for five days.

‘Unfortunately Lilla got really bad with bronchiolitis so we’ve had a few days in the hospital. She is now at home and doing well.

She continued: ‘I’m obviously not in a position to offer medical advice but it’s our experience for parents who want to know what happened and what to look out for.

‘It started with Roman I think he picked up at a pre-school, then Lila grabbed him.

‘In three days she was not coping with it very well, was having stomach sucking, worsening cough, high temperature, coughing and choking on milk and her saliva.

‘He needed some oxygen in the hospital and was tube fed for a few days. She had a nasal swab that tested positive for RSV which causes bronchiolitis.

‘Swabs are no longer routine, but with Roman’s health issues it was important for me to know exactly what he had.’

The TV personality concluded by informing her followers that her baby girl is now at home and is recovering.

She continued: ‘She’s at home and happy now, just a little sleepy and still coughing.’