Moana Hope baby son released from hospital after recovering from RSV

Former AFLW player Moana Hope told her Instagram followers her newborn son Ahi was released from hospital after receiving treatment for a respiratory infection.

She revealed her son, who she welcomed with wife Isabella Carlstrom, had been suffering from a bout of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), a virus that causes respiratory infections and can lead to bronchiolitis or pneumonia.

According to Hope, Ahi was having trouble breathing and had to be admitted to a hospital for treatment to help get his oxygen levels back to normal. 

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Hope has always emphasised the importance of family to her life, so for her, this hospitalisation was very difficult.

"There is no harder thing to deal with or process or witness than watching your kid be sick if you're completely helpless. It's the worst feeling in the world," she said.

Ahi is still recovering at home and according to Hope, he is doing okay. However, he is still suffering from some symptoms.

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"He's just waking up in pain at the moment and has not been able to sleep very long but he's doing much better," said Hope. 

The former Australian Survivor star thanked the hospital for their help during a trying time and complimented the doctors for doing an amazing job.

Moana Hope currently has two children with HER partner Carlstrom. Their older child, Svea Hope Carlstrom, is almost two years old. 

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The family welcomed their new son, Ahi Joseph Carlstrom, just over a week ago. 

According to NSW Health, RSV is very common and almost all children will have had it by the time they turn three.

While it is generally quite mild and consists mostly of cold-like symptoms such as a runny nose, cough, sneezing, and a fever; its symptoms can be more severe in babies under 6 months old. It is generally spread through coughing and sneezing or by touching contaminated surfaces.