The Bates family has rallied around Erin after her health struggles following the birth of her seventh child. Her sister Katie lashed out at a fan. Stay on this page to see the shocking interaction.
Erin Bates Finally Home After Hospitalization
Erin Bates Paine and her husband, Chad, welcomed their seventh child at the end of August. She suffered unexpected complications after the birth that landed her in the ICU. She developed a UTI and a kidney infection that caused septic shock. The baby, Henry, was placed in the NICU after he was born.
After nearly a month in the hospital, mom and baby were finally released earlier this week. Erin Bates left in a wheelchair and revealed that she’s still struggling to regain the use of her right leg.
While Erin was in the hospital, her sister Carlin Bates Stewart gave birth to her third child. Several of the other Bates family members stepped up to help watch Erin’s six other children while she was in the hospital.
Katie Bates Lashes Out At Fan Over Erin
Erin Bates is one of Gil and Kelly Jo’s nineteen children. They have over thirty grandchildren with the newest arrivals and more to come later this year. One of Erin’s sister’s, Katie, posted on social media that she was sending a gift basket to Carlin after the birth of Carlin’s third child.
One fan asked what Katie sent to Erin after she gave birth to her seventh child. Katie responded that she doesn’t post everything she does and basically told the fan to mind their own business.
Katie said that she did send Erin something on the day Henry was born but didn’t post about it online.
Fans React To The Shocking Interaction
Bringing Up Bates fans were surprised that Katie took the question so personally. One fan wrote on social media that the question wasn’t that serious. Other fans of the show chimed in that Katie was a little too defensive about the question.
- “Aka what I sent Baby Henry wasn’t post-worthy so I didn’t document it. I only post what I know will get views and clicks.”
- “When someone gets defensive like this it’s usually bc there’s some truth to what they’re being accused of….”
- “Honestly, it doesn’t seem like Erin is close to her sisters. Maybe she doesn’t want her life talked about by them.”
- “But she posted what she gave Carlin….why not post what you sent Erin.”
- “So defensive. I bet what she sent Erin was prayers and a text.”
Some of the Bates siblings are online more than the others. Carlin and Katie are among the more active Bates kids, while Erin is more private.
Do you think the question about what Katie did for Erin after Henry’s birth was valid? Sound off in the comments.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
