Kate Lawler has struggled to ‘get out of bed’ amid her daughter Noa’s THIRD hospital stay

Kate Lawler has admitted she has struggled to get out of bed some days since becoming a mother after her daughter Noa has endured three hospital stays.

The Big Brother star, 41, who welcomed her daughter last month, told how Noa is now back at home after she was rushed to hospital with a temperature of 38C.

Kate admitted that her three weeks of motherhood have been ‘the most challenging, emotionally draining and stressful three weeks’ of her life in an Instagram post.

Honest: Kate Lawler has admitted she has struggled to get out of bed some days since becoming a mother after her daughter Noa has endured three hospital stays (pictured with fiancé Martin)

Sharing several snaps of herself alongside her fiancé Martin and Noa, she wrote: ‘Noa decided to spend the day we registered her at the local town hall by allowing us to enjoy a dirty cheese pizza afterwards and then spiking a temperature, resulting in a trip to a&e and an overnight stay in hospital due to an infection. 

‘While the doctor informed us that Noa was showing signs of being quite sick and her initial tests were cause of concern, she fought back with antibiotics and we were sent home yesterday knowing that the chances of meningitis or septicaemia were now very low. 

‘We’re still waiting the final blood culture results from the lab but she’s been feeding well, she looks healthier and apart from hardly any sleep last night because of tummy cramps (a side effect of the antibiotics) she’s doing so much better and today is hopefully the only day we had to go back for her daily dose of IV antibiotics. 

‘Fingers crossed she gets the all clear tomorrow morning and we don’t need to go back for further IV antibiotics. This time three weeks ago she was just 7 hours old!’

Ordeal: The Big Brother star, 41, who welcomed her daughter last month, told how Noa is now back at home after she was rushed to hospital with a temperature of 38C

Ordeal: The Big Brother star, 41, who welcomed her daughter last month, told how Noa is now back at home after she was rushed to hospital with a temperature of 38C

Candid: Kate admitted that her three weeks of motherhood have been 'the most challenging, emotionally draining and stressful three weeks' of her life in an Instagram post

Candid: Kate admitted that her three weeks of motherhood have been ‘the most challenging, emotionally draining and stressful three weeks’ of her life in an Instagram post

Kate said she is praying the couple have ‘turned a corner’ and can finally start enjoying parenthood after a stressful few weeks.

She said: ‘It’s been the most challenging, emotionally draining and stressful three weeks of my life but I pray we have turned a corner now and can start to enjoy the newborn bubble everyone seems to have which so far has felt more like a horrible fairground ride I want to get off. 

‘It doesn’t mean I don’t love Noa, I’ve just honestly struggled and some days found it hard to even get out of bed. Winston Churchill once said: “If you’re going through hell, keep going,” so that’s what I intend to do for my daughter. 

Kate finished her post by calling Noa a ‘warrior’ and thanking her friends and family for their continued support.  

She wrote: 'We were sent home yesterday knowing that the chances of meningitis or septicaemia were now very low'

She wrote: 'We were sent home yesterday knowing that the chances of meningitis or septicaemia were now very low'

She wrote: ‘We were sent home yesterday knowing that the chances of meningitis or septicaemia were now very low’

‘Happy 3 weeks on planet earth my little warrior, she has no idea how much she’s loved far and wide. 

‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued love and support on this journey we’re on. My family, my fiancé, friends, you guys, you all mean the world to me. ❤️’

Kate revealed Noa had been taken to hospital on Tuesday and emotionally admitted that she’s ‘not sure how much more she can take’ and would instead love to be enjoying the ‘newborn bubble’. 

Just last month, Kate revealed she had rushed Noa to hospital on another occasion after discovering her finger had become infected and they were forced to stay in overnight but were discharged the next day.

She added: 'We're still waiting the final blood culture results from the lab but she's been feeding well'

She added: ‘We’re still waiting the final blood culture results from the lab but she’s been feeding well’

Adorable: Kate shared a series of heartwarming snaps of Noa as she detailed her daughter's latest hospital stay

Adorable: Kate shared a series of heartwarming snaps of Noa as she detailed her daughter's latest hospital stay

Adorable: Kate shared a series of heartwarming snaps of Noa as she detailed her daughter’s latest hospital stay

Kate said: 'She's doing so much better and today is hopefully the only day we had to go back for her daily dose of IV antibiotics'

Kate said: ‘She’s doing so much better and today is hopefully the only day we had to go back for her daily dose of IV antibiotics’

Kate wrote on Instagram: ‘Noa has improved and we’ve officially been discharged from hospital. I can continue giving her antibiotics at home.

‘Thank you to everyone at The Whittington Hospital for taking such excellent care of my baby girl.

‘I’m forever grateful and my heart goes out to anyone who’s little one is in the hospital right now. Some of the children I was on the paediatric ward were so poorly.’

The Virgin Radio star posted a picture of Noa strapped up to medical tubes in A&E on Instagram.

She added: 'Fingers crossed she gets the all clear tomorrow morning and we don't need to go back for further IV antibiotics. This time three weeks ago she was just 7 hours old!'

She added: ‘Fingers crossed she gets the all clear tomorrow morning and we don’t need to go back for further IV antibiotics. This time three weeks ago she was just 7 hours old!’

She explained that she telephoned 111 after finding the baby’s fingertip ‘red, hot and swollen’.

Kate said: ‘Was told to bring her straight to A&E to get it seen to as it’s infected.’

The TV star wrote: ‘We’re having to stay in overnight as she’s too young to be sent home with antibiotics.

‘They’ve attempted to put a cannula in four times but it’s not worked. Noa was so distressed. They are giving her a rest before trying again.’

Grateful: Kate finished her post by calling Noa a 'warrior' and thanking her friends and family for their continued support

Grateful: Kate finished her post by calling Noa a ‘warrior’ and thanking her friends and family for their continued support

Kate later wrote: ‘It took eight attempts to get her cannula in. That’s eight needles into a different part of her hand and foot until they were successful. We have to stay 24 hours. I need to sleep.’

Sharing a picture of her poorly hand, Kate later updated her followers and said: ‘Noa has paronychia. It’s an infection of the finger and it’s being treated with antibiotics via the cannula.

‘She slept well from 4am. She looks healthy so hopefully it’s a sign she’s responding well. Hopefully we can go home later this evening.’

Sharing a snap of her little tot sleeping peacefully, Kate said: ‘I am in awe of this little lady’s strength and bravery.’ 

Tough time: Kate revealed Noa had been taken to hospital on Tuesday and emotionally admitted that she's 'not sure how much more she can take'

Tough time: Kate revealed Noa had been taken to hospital on Tuesday and emotionally admitted that she’s ‘not sure how much more she can take’

Kate previously detailed the ‘overwhelming’ seven days she had experienced since arriving home from the hospital with her little girl.

The radio presenter explained that Noa was rushed to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) because she was showing signs of breathing difficulty, but was released after doctors ran a series of tests and gave them the okay to return home.

She illustrated her post with a series of images of herself breastfeeding, showing her postpartum figure and breaking down in tears.

Honestly detailing her experience since returning come, Kate admitted that the ‘past 7 days at home that have been the most overwhelming experience of her life.’

Hospital stint: It comes after Kate shared snaps from her second stint in hospital with Noa last week after she rushed the newborn to doctors when she developed a 'nasty-looking' finger infection

Hospital stint: It comes after Kate shared snaps from her second stint in hospital with Noa last week after she rushed the newborn to doctors when she developed a ‘nasty-looking’ finger infection 

Kate said she cried while typing the post and revealed she breaks down when people ask her how she is ‘doing’ since welcoming her first child.

The TV personality said: ‘While Noa is beyond perfect, I don’t know if I’m coming or going. One minute I’m fine, the next someone asks how I’m doing and I burst into tears.

‘As I type this and ask myself that very question – how are YOU doing it’s made me cry. I’ve cried so much since she was born.’

Giving examples of what has made her feel emotional since giving birth, Kate said: ‘I’ve cried because I’m tired, I’m not feeling confident in what I’m doing or if either of us are doing it right…

Sad: She shared pictures of her hand wrapped up

Update: And another of the baby holding on to her mother's finger

Sad: Kate posted pictures of her daughter’s hand wrapped up, and another of the baby holding on to her mother’s finger

‘Over horrendous, dark thoughts about losing my daughter, when our meditation playlist came on as it reminded me of when Noa was in NICU.

‘I cried over spilt milk – literally. Expressed milk, poured into a storage bag which fell over, sending milk everywhere. BRILLIENNNT.’

‘I cry because my hands and my arms are in excruciating pain from carpal tunnel syndrome.

‘Nobody told me this is common for new Mums. Anyone else suffered from this? Pins and needles, numbness, shooting pains in hands and up my arms. I’ve got wrist splints on now though which are helping.’

'Overwhelming': Kate previously detailed the 'overwhelming' seven days she had experienced since arriving home from the hospital with her little girl

‘Overwhelming’: Kate previously detailed the ‘overwhelming’ seven days she had experienced since arriving home from the hospital with her little girl

The Big Brother star announced her pregnancy in September, two years after revealing her engagement to Martin, her partner of seven years.

Kate was previously adamant about never wanting children, until she turned 40 and realised Martin was the one she wanted to have a baby with.

The couple’s journey from pregnancy to parenthood was documented in MTV’s new series Celebrity Bumps, which aired on March 3.

Thankful: After the birth, Kate took the moment to thank her 'wonderful' NHS midwives and fiancé Martin after a complicated labour, with Noa having to be placed in an incubator

Thankful: After the birth, Kate took the moment to thank her ‘wonderful’ NHS midwives and fiancé Martin after a complicated labour, with Noa having to be placed in an incubator