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On Thursday, theBringing Up Batesstar, 27, gave an update on the health of her newborn sonJadon Carl, who was transferred to the NICU shortly after his birth on Monday.
The reality star, who shared on Wednesday that thenewborn was receiving treatment after his oxygen levels had dropped, said Jadon is “steadily improving” after he had a “rough night” in the NICU at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
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“We called family and prayed, and thankfully God heard the many prayers going up! 🙌🏼 Today, Jadon has been steadily improving throughout the day, and he looks so much more peaceful,” she continued. “Watching him struggle to breathe the past couple days has been so heartbreaking, but now to see the turnaround this morning was a miracle!”
“As you continue praying for Jadon, we do ask that you also remember all of the other families here at Children’s Hospital that are facing tragedies and difficult times in their lives as well. We love you all and grateful for each one of you ✨,” she concluded the post.
Jadon weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., at birth. The couple’s rep recently told PEOPLE, “Bradley [the couple’s first son] is named after Zach’s dad, Gilvin, and Zach and Whitney always knew that if they had another little boy they wanted to name it after Whitney’s dad, Jimmy Carl, who goes ‘JC’ or ‘J.’ They chose Jadon Carl, giving him the same middle name and initials as his Papaw.”
Whitney - who is also mom to daughtersKhloé Eileen, 19 months, andKaci Lynn, 5 later this month, and sonBradley Gilvin, 6½ — wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday: “After months of waiting on our special boy, finally meeting Jadon face to face was all we dreamed it would be and more. There’s no way to describe the feeling and emotions we felt when we first held him in our arms.”
Speaking with PEOPLE last year, Whitney explained that herpregnancy had not been without its challenges, as she and her husband were both diagnosed with COVID-19.
source: people.com
