Erin Bates Paine is still recovering after going into labor early in August. She was in the hospital for almost a month. Will she have more kids? Keep reading to see her response after constant questions from fans.
Fans Constantly Barrage Erin Bates Paine About More Babies
Erin Bates Paine announced in the spring that she was expecting a baby with her husband, Chad Paine. It was their seventh. Henry Blythe Paine arrived earlier than expected. Erin was rushed to the Florida hospital in August. Mom and baby survived the birth, but Erin had complications that landed her in a Florida ICU for weeks. She had a UTI and a bladder infection that led to sepsis. The doctors didn’t know if she would pull through or not.
But she slowly recovered. At the same time, her newborn baby was in the NICU to gain his strength. They were both finally released after weeks in the hospital. Erin Bates Paine is still struggling to regain the use of one of her legs. The Bates family starred in a reality show on UPtv about their massive family. Gil and Kelly Jo Bates have nineteen children. The show aired for ten seasons. It went off the air in 2021, but fans still keep up with various family members on social media. Gil and Kelly Jo are done having kids, but they’re constantly welcoming new grandbabies. Carlin Bates Stewart had her third child while her sister, Erin, was fighting for her life in the hospital. Whitney and Zach Bates recently announced that they were expecting their sixth baby in 2026.
Erin Bates Paine has received a lot of prayers on social media. But there is almost always a comment encouraging her to stop having more babies.
- One social media user wrote, “You already had far too many kids. And then you put your entire family at risk by having yet another one. I wonder if this will knock any sense into things?”
- Another said, “No more children. Take care of the life you have and the life of your children. You could have died.”
- One fan addressed her husband. They wrote, “Chad please let your wife rest..She had babies 10 months apart. Her uterus was not even healed yet.”
Bringing Up Bates Star Breaks Silence About More Children After Almost Dying
Erin Bates Paine has ignored all the comments about whether she should have more kids or not. Until now. She finally addressed the elephant in the room in the comments on her most recent post.
The fan asked, “Would you like to have more children or did this experience put you off?” Erin Bates Paine replied, “We love children so much, but Henry will be our last.”
The Bringing Up Bates star and her husband’s family is complete after the birth of their seventh child. Do you think that is the right decision for their family?
