After rushing her son to A&, E, Mrs. Hinch revealed his diagnosis of health, but thanks to medical experts, parents don’t need to worry about it.
Sophie Hinchliffe, known as Mrs Hinch, has revealed the scare she experienced when she rushed her newborn son Vinnie to the hospital earlier this week. It was there that he received a diagnosis for several conditions.
The cleaning influencer has not shied away from discussing Vinnie’s reflux challenges and made it public that an emergency visit took place recently. After thorough checks at A&E, Vinnie was finally diagnosed with reflux, cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA), and Laryngomalacia, which means he has a ‘floppy’ larynx that leads to noisy breathing.
According to the NHS, Laryngomalacia “affects the tissue in the voice box (larynx).” “Whereas this is usually firm (like the end of your nose) and helps gives the voice box its shape and produces sound, having this condition means tissue is soft and floppy.”
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The floppy tissue in a baby’s breath causes a “stridor” of loud breathing because it folds inward. The most prevalent cause of infants’ loud breathing is aryngomalacia.
While it’s now known what causes the condition, experts at the NHS believe it’s likely connected to how the muscles in this area have formed during pregnancy and need extra time to grow and become strong. Laryngomalacia can sound alarming because of the noisy breathing but generally does not cause harm or put your baby at risk.
When taking quick, longer breaths, crying, feeding, or lying flat, loud breathing can sound worse. No medical treatment is required, and the majority of infants are two years old.
On social media, Sophie shared poignant images of Vinnie during his hospital stay including a heartfelt photo where she is seen holding her little boy, who came into the world in February. Additional pictures show him resting in a hospital cot while hooked up with a monitor on his foot, and a cheery video catches him in a happy mood during his time in the ward.
Sophie and Vinnie, along with Ronnie and Lennie, his older siblings, who are clearly overjoyed to be back in their baby brother’s company, shared a video update back at home. After visiting Vinnie in hospital, the loving mother expressed her relief by saying, “Hello Everyone, a little update from us.”
She gave more information about Vinnie’s health issues and said she was grateful that she had spent the past week with her and that her intuition wouldn’t allow her to accept his symptoms as passing reflux. My gut wouldn’t settle on the phrase “it’s just reflux this will pass,” as Violet’s “reflux” journey is something I’ve never experienced before. After going to A&, E, I decided to take Vinnie, who had reflux and CMPA but also laryngomalacia.
The mother-of-three described the condition as “a common congenital condition, present at birth, where the soft tissues of the voice box collapse inward during feeding. It feels more comforting and nerve-wracking to finally have answers and to know as parents that we aren’t going crazy. If everything goes according to plan, I feel relieved that we have been given a chance and that a care plan has been put in place for Vinnie.
“We just need to start ensuring Vinnie’s weight increases over the course of the next month,” she said. She continued, explaining the complex emotions of relief and concern they are feeling. “One feed at a time.”
“(Don’t get me wrong… I know just how blessed we are as a family, but it really seems to be one thing after another knocking us down this last year, and my nerves feel broken to say the least). But we keep going, we all do, we have to, because things will surely start to look up again soon.”
In her heartfelt Instagram message, Mrs Hinch offered words of support to her followers: “So Just a gentle reminder today …. Never give up on your instinct. You’re not silly, your gut knows Have a beautiful Easter weekend everyone”, and reached out to other mums dealing with similar challenges: “(Ps For those also facing any of these cases, Laryngomalacia especially, It would be so reassuring hearing your story, thank you) xx”.
