Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson reveals baby girl Honey is sick with RSV

Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson Huff has revealed her baby girl Honey is battling respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

The 24-year-old TV personality, who gave birth to her first child with husband Christian Huff on May 11, detailed Honey’s health concerns in a moving Instagram post on Friday.

“We’ve been through this privately, but I want to open a window for you because I know so many people around the world are going through this,” Sadie began in the long caption of a photo she and Honey appeared in. in a hospital bed.

In the image, Huff lovingly watched Honey, who was intubated, as they snuggle under a fluffy blue blanket.

She continued, “The last few days have been very difficult. Seeing your sick child is one of the most heartbreaking things.

“Seeing his little struggle makes me cry like I never cried, but seeing his strength gave me smiles that I never smiled. The love I have for this girl is second to none.

“She makes us laugh when we want to cry, because of her wild and gentle fighting spirit,” Sadie said. “Seeing nurses and doctors love her and laugh at her silliness in the midst of illness brought joy to a dark room.

‘It’s not over yet, and it’s sad, but we believe in it for the days to come! To all the moms and dads who watch their child suffer from the disease, I cry with you.

The Dancing With The Stars alumna, who is a devout Christian, concluded her article with a psalm.

“That’s what we’re saying right now …” You did it: you turned the savage lament into a swirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning ring and adorned me with wild flowers. calm about you. God, my God, I can’t thank you enough. Psalm 30: 11-12 MSG I am very grateful to our friends and family who believe this with us! RSV you stink.

Almost all children will be infected with RSV by the age of two, according to the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention, but the majority of these cases are mild.

The CDC website states, “One to two in every 100 children under 6 months of age who are infected with RSV may need to be hospitalized. People in hospital may need oxygen, intubation and / or mechanical ventilation (help with breathing). Most get better with this type of supportive care and come out within days. ‘

Sadie’s journey as a new mom hasn’t always been easy. In July, Huff spoke candidly about the postpartum anxiety she had felt since taking in Honey.

The New York Times bestselling author detailed her constant “fear” and struggle to fight a “toxic brain spiral” of negativity, which has begun to plague her since first becoming a mom. .

Speaking on his podcast Whoa! That’s good, Huff has disclosed the nuances of his daily anxiety regarding his daughter. “I am constantly trying to fight the fear in my life,” she began.

Sadie began to talk about the difference between postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression, and spoke vaguely about emotional highs and painful lows – putting most of them in “fear.”

She spoke about her general struggles with anxiety, but explained that they started to take a different shape after welcoming her daughter.

“It was so many emotions going on that I couldn’t fight the fear like I usually do… I didn’t even realize it was going up as much as it was,” she said. said about the hormonal anxiety she was feeling.

Huff then opened up about a certain level of post-traumatic stress disorder she suffered during the traumatic childbirth with Honey – after previously explaining on her podcast that the infant was “stuck” under her pelvis and squeezing her own cord. umbilical, which prevented air circulation.

“Because Honey and I had the job that we went through, my mind kept thinking about ‘what if this had happened,’ she began.

“What if it lasted another minute and she didn’t make it,” “what if she didn’t end up coming out and neither did,” explained Sadie, retailer. his spiraling inner monologue.

“It’s such a toxic brain spiral to go through that it will manifest itself somehow,” Huff explained of the never-ending worrying thoughts. “And for me, it was extreme anxiety.”

“I hadn’t even realized that these thoughts throughout the day made me nervous, made me feel all these feelings of anxiety and tightened my chest, like I couldn’t breathe anymore.”

Sadie went on to say that she kept her struggles private – even from her husband Christian – because she said she was also “so happy” to be a mom as a whole.

“I didn’t understand how I could be so happy and joyful, but also feel so much fear,” Huff said of the complexities.

“I realized that you don’t have to choose just one of these feelings. You don’t have to choose fear and trade all the joy. You don’t have to choose the joy and trade all the fear. It can actually go hand in hand.

“The reason I was so scared was because I loved him so much,” Huff continued. “However, just because it makes sense that I was scared, that doesn’t mean it’s something I had to live with.”

She went on to say that she had come to a point where she needed to talk about the fear she felt with Christian and his family, and also spoke of the guilt she felt that her “fear was stealing the sweetness” of her. maternity.

In the end, she said she had learned to let gratitude flood fear. “It’s important that you don’t let this thought spread and that you exchange it with a different thought,” she explained.