{"id":1999187,"date":"2025-09-05T11:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1999187"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:57:21","slug":"bringing-up-bates-michaela-bates-addresses-sister-erins-health-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bringing-up-bates-michaela-bates-addresses-sister-erins-health-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Up Bates&#8217; Michaela Bates Addresses Sister Erin&#8217;s Health Scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Bringing Up Bates <\/i>alum <strong>Michaela Bates<\/strong> is grateful for fan support as her sister <strong>Erin Bates<\/strong> remains hospitalized with sepsis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA huge thank you to every who has been praying for my sister Erin and her family over the past few days,\u201d Michaela, 35, wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOMLGwRj-0o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Thursday, September 4. \u201cWe are overwhelmed with gratitude for the outpouring of love, concern and prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She added, \u201cI have not been able to respond to every message, [but] please know that the comments, texts and messages have touched our hearts deeply and we are so grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Michaela also shared a photo with Erin\u2019s newborn son, Henry, and gushed in her caption that the little one is \u201can absolute angel baby.\u201d (Erin, 34, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/erin-bates-and-chad-paines-complete-relationship-timeline\/\">gave birth to her seventh baby<\/a> in August.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bringing-up-bates-star-erin-bates-health-update-after-septic-shock\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bringing-up-bates-star-erin-bates-health-update-after-septic-shock\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Bringing Up Bates&#8217; Star Erin Bates&#8217; Health Update After Septic Shock<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBringing Up Bates star Erin Bates is still fighting for her life after going into septic shock following the birth of her seventh baby with husband Chad Paine. \u201cLast night, Erin suffered a lengthy and severe seizure. Up to this point, Erins infection was getting better, but we found ourselves back in a place of [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are completely in love with him,\u201d Michaela added in her upload.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Michaela and Erin\u2019s sister-in-law <strong>Whitney Bates<\/strong>, who is married to <strong>Zach Bates<\/strong>, shared a message for further prayers in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to send Erin all our love and praying so hard for her <span class=\"s1\">\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc<\/span>,\u201d Whitney, 31, replied on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium credit-added wp-image-4091447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Michaela Bates Is Overwhelmed With Gratitude by Support Amid Sister Erin Hospitalization\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michaela-Bates-Is-Overwhelmed-With-Gratitude-by-Support-Amid-Sister-Erin-Hospitalization.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Erin (Bates) Paine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Brother <strong>Lawson Bates<\/strong> echoed their respective sentiments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cLove these photos and so happy you got to visit and support Erin during this time,\u201d Lawson, 33, commented. \u201cWe\u2019re all continuing to pray for her total healing <span class=\"s1\">\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/erin-bates-loved-ones-offer-support-amid-septic-shock-recovery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Erin-Bates-Chad-Paine.jpg?crop=0px%2C61px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Erin Bates, Chad Paine\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Erin-Bates-Chad-Paine.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/erin-bates-loved-ones-offer-support-amid-septic-shock-recovery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Erin Bates&#8217; Family and Friends Offer Support Amid Septic Shock Recovery<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMessages of support are pouring in for Bringing Up Bates star Erin Bates as she recovers from septic shock days after the birth of her and Chad Paine\u2018s seventh baby. Paine announced the birth via Instagram on August 27, 2025, revealing that Bates had experienced \u201ccomplications.\u201d \u201cAfter a long and emotional labor, our miracle arrived. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Several hours earlier, Erin\u2019s husband, <strong>Chad Paine<\/strong>, revealed that the reality TV alum had recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bringing-up-bates-star-erin-bates-health-update-after-septic-shock\/\">suffered a setback<\/a> in her health scare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cLast night, Erin suffered a lengthy and severe seizure. Up to this point, Erin\u2019s infection was getting better, but we found ourselves back in a place of heartache, uncertainty and tears,\u201d Paine, 38, wrote via Instagram. \u201cShe is in the ICU, and the doctors are running scans and tests to determine the cause. Erin is extremely weak and spent hours only half-conscious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/bringing-up-bates-comprehensive-guide-to-the-bates-family\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bringing-Up-Bates-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C199px%2C1800px%2C1017px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Bringing Up Bates family\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bringing-Up-Bates-family.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/bringing-up-bates-comprehensive-guide-to-the-bates-family\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Bringing Up Bates&#8217;: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bates Family<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGil Bates and Kelly Jo Bates have 19 children, and for 10 seasons, their lives were documented on Bringing Up Bates. The couple tied the knot in December 1987 and welcomed their first child the following year. By 2012, Kelly had given birth to nine boys and 10 girls, without any multiples in the mix. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Paine continued, \u201cAs her husband, it is one of the hardest things I\u2019ve ever faced \u2014 to sit by her side and watch her struggle while being so helpless to ease her suffering. I love her more deeply than words can express, and I can\u2019t even imagine life without my best friend. The hours have been long and heavy, and I know many hearts are aching to see her this way, along with mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Shortly after Erin gave birth to Henry last month, she developed a severe UTI and kidney infection and was hospitalized for septic shock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cShe is currently still in the ICU as doctors continue to treat, diagnose and search for answers,\u201d Paine <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/bringing-up-bates-erin-bates-is-in-septic-shock-after-welcoming-baby-no-7\/\">wrote via Instagram<\/a> earlier this month. \u201cWe would covet your prayers for this beautiful girl who is such a light in a dark world. We are holding onto God\u2019s promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing Up Bates alum Michaela Bates is grateful for fan support as her sister Erin Bates remains hospitalized with sepsis. \u201cA huge thank you to every who has been praying for my sister Erin and her family over the past few days,\u201d Michaela, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, September 4. \u201cWe are overwhelmed with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1999188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[30162,246958,24003,22702],"class_list":["post-1999187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-health","tag-celebrity-health-scares","tag-celebrity-news","tag-family"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bringing-Up-Bates-Michaela-Bates-Addresses-Sister-Erins-Health-Scare.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}