![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mum-who-thought-newborn-had-jaundice-was-told-hes-sickest-baby-in-hospital/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_ESKR_MGA_101122babyluca-3jpeg.jpg&description=Baby Luca will now have lifelong illnesses after bravely fighting off ecoli-induced sepsis, with his terrified parents thankful to have their twin boy home and safeBaby Luca will now have lifelong illnesses after bravely fighting off ecoli-induced sepsis. Pictured with twin sister Isabelle A mum who thought her newborn baby had jaundice was horrified when doctors turned to her and said "he's the sickest baby in the hospital". Twin boy Luca Dowse was delivered as a normal, healthy baby before he was suddenly struck down with a terrifying bout of E-Coli at just four weeks old. His mum and dad - Katie Carney, 30, and Michael Dowse, 35 - then noticed a yellowish-grey tinge to his skin and he refused to feed. This prompted his worried parents to rush the tiny baby to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough on October 21. They believed he had a bout of jaundice - but the reality turned out to be far scarier. Once at the hospital, Luca began to develop sepsis, and his distraught parents were told there was nothing that they could do for him as his situation worsened, TeessideLive reports. Isabelle (left) and her twin brother Luca ( Katie Carney) Little Luca is slowly on the mend after a brave fight with multiple life-threatening illnesses ( Katie Carney) The baby boy was then rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle by ambulance, but what ensued was worse than Katie or Michael could have imagined and something no parent should go through. After multiple assessments by doctors, it was found that due to a lack of oxygen when doctors tried to incubate him, Luca's spleen had become irreparably damaged and, as a result, he would need to take antibiotics for the rest of his life. Sadly, he wasn't out of the woods. When doctors at the RVI performed a lumber puncture on him, they found out that he also had meningitis, as well as a heart murmur. As little Luca begins to grow and develop, he will need to be closely monitored by the neurological team, and sev){kind=link}
Baby Luca will now have lifelong illnesses after bravely fighting off ecoli-induced sepsis, with his terrified parents thankful to have their twin boy home and safe
A mum who thought her newborn baby had jaundice was horrified when doctors turned to her and said “he’s the sickest baby in the hospital”.
Twin boy Luca Dowse was delivered as a normal, healthy baby before he was suddenly struck down with a terrifying bout of E-Coli at just four weeks old.
His mum and dad – Katie Carney, 30, and Michael Dowse, 35 – then noticed a yellowish-grey tinge to his skin and he refused to feed.
This prompted his worried parents to rush the tiny baby to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough on October 21.