According to The Sun, Kailyn Lowry’s one-year-old son, Rio, was exposed to a virus during a recent hospital procedure. Kailyn called the situation an “absolute nightmare” for her family.
The outlet reported that she was speaking with Lindsie Chrisley on the podcast Coffee Convos. Kailyn said she got a call from the Department of Public Health on Sunday, January 7th. Public Health officials allegedly informed Kailyn that Rio had been exposed to a “certain virus” when he was in the hospital on December 29th.
Rio was in the hospital to get tubes implanted, a procedure meant to help address his post-natal health conditions. Kailyn and her boyfriend, Elijah Scott, Rio’s father, have discussed these health conditions on her other podcast, Barely Famous. Rio was born in 2022, and after his birth, Kailyn and Elijah became aware that something wasn’t right.
People Magazine reported that in the delivery room, Elijah said that Rio was “barely breathing and also had fluid in his lungs.” Elijah also said he was worried about the baby. Kailyn started crying in the delivery room, asking if Rio was okay. Elijah told Kailyn, “Yes, he’s fine.” Kailyn said on the podcast that the baby “wasn’t fine.” Elijah told Kailyn, “No, but I’m trying to keep you calm and still trying to worry about him.” He also confessed, “It’s kind of traumatic in a way.”
Rio’s Health Scare
Kailyn confessed to panicking on January 7th after speaking with the Department of Public Health. Public Health officials advised Kailyn to isolate Rio from everyone else in the house until January 19th, but he had already been around her other kids at home for over a week. She said, “I start freaking out,” and her home life became chaotic. Her sons Lux and Creed had to be kept from school, and Kailyn’s regular childcare providers weren’t allowed in her house either.
Then, Kailyn alleged that she began to see signs of that alleged virus in Rio. Doctors advised her to go to a specific hospital, and Kailyn was put in an isolation room with Rio so he could get tested for the virus. Kailyn revealed to Lindsie that she was in that isolation room “for hours.”
Finally, Kailyn spoke with a doctor about Rio’s test. According to TMZ, she said on the podcast that the doctor told her, “Yeah, unfortunately, this does look like a positive case of XYZ.” XYZ isn’t the actual virus. Kailyn called it that because she’s keeping the specific virus a secret.
Kailyn got frustrated in the hospital due to alleged communication issues with the doctors and medical staff. She said the staff believed Rio had become infected “out of state.” Kailyn alleged that she had to correct the hospital staff for their misinformation. She said she explained to them that the hospital where Rio had his tubes implanted was just “up north” in her home state.
Kailyn also made a surprising statement during her Coffee Convos podcast. Although a doctor allegedly said that Rio’s test was positive, Kailyn said, “Anyway, long story short, he’s negative.” She also revealed that Rio “still has to quarantine.” Kailyn concluded that it had been a “rough start to 2024.”
Kailyn Kept Her Fifth Pregnancy a Secret
Rio is Kailyn’s fifth child, and she surprised her fans by keeping that pregnancy a secret. Kailyn Lowry now has seven children. She and Elijah also have twins together. They were born in November 2023. Kailyn had previously claimed she wasn’t trying to have any children with Elijah, and allegedly, her pregnancy with Rio was a “pleasant surprise.”
Kailyn made a conscious decision not to reveal she was pregnant with Rio. In an exclusive statement to People, Kailyn said, “I wanted to be able to tell my own story on my own terms and kind of share what information I wanted to share instead of being within a contractual obligation or storyline.”
Kailyn knew people were spreading rumors about her being pregnant with a secret baby. She told People, “I kind of feel like my hands are tied. People are announcing it for me, and so, at this point, I might as well just talk about it.”
Kailyn also admitted that her family, Elijah’s family, and their closest friends “all obviously knew” that they were expecting a child in 2022. Kailyn confessed that an intimate baby shower was held; she called it “incredible.” Family and friends who attended the baby shower were asked not to bring their phones. Kailyn said it was “a really great time to kind of disconnect.”
Ultimately, Rio’s birth was allegedly leaked by someone at the hospital, explained People. Kailyn even called the leak a “violation,” and she alleges that the leak is being handled “internally” by the medical facility where Rio was born. Kailyn said, “That was definitely one of the sadder moments,” following Rio’s birth.
