Louise Thompson reveals her son Leo, four, has been hospitalised with bleeding tonsils – after sharing that she finally feels ready for a baby after traumatic birth

Louise Thompson and Ryan Libbey’s son Leo, four, is in hospital after suffering from bleeding tonsils.

Made In Chelsea star Louise, 35, shared photos of her son recovering in his hospital bed with a cannular attached to his bandaged hand.

Reassuring fans that he was ‘doing really really well’ under the care of doctors and nurses, Louise explained that it was ‘a wild start to the year.’

‘Hopefully just a temporary blip. Anyone else’s child had bleeding tonsils before?

She later shared a photo of the sunrise from her son’s hospital room as she thanked her Instagram followers for their messages.

‘Thanks for your kind messages. He is doing really really well and as always has been loked after incredibly well bu angels of our universe (I feel a suitable LinedIn job description for nurses and doctors).

‘I think I have the most supportive mum following on here ever. You guys are so brilliant – so practical, resourceful and everyone has dealt with some kind of drama at some point over their life so between 1.5million of you I think we have nearly everything covered.’ 

Bleeding tonsils is due to inflammation or irritation, often from infections which can include bacterial like strep or viral, according to the NHS, but it can also be from trauma or tonsil stones.

Earlier this week Louise opened up about her desire to grow her family and her fears over her ‘uncertain’ fertility journey. 

The former Made In Chelsea star nearly died when she gave birth to Leo in 2021 after an emergency caesarean, druing which she lost ’12 and a half litres of blood’.

She went on to suffer with PTSD and post-natal anxiety due to her near-death experience and has since been diagnosed with Lupus, Asherman’s syndrome, suffered a second Hemorrhage, and has also had a stoma bag fitted.

The star has spoken candidly about how she struggled being a new mother as she recovered from the trauma of the birth.

However Louise has shared that she is hoping to ‘expand her family’ this year after her and partner Ryan are ‘finally feeling ready’ to welcome another child. 

The TV personality admitted she is ‘afraid’ of the couple’s ‘complicated’ journey ahead after previously stating she is likely unable to carry another baby due to severe health complications from her traumatic first birth. 

Despite this, Louise explained she is ‘writing from a place of hope’ as she opened up in a lengthy social media post. 

Sharing a sweet picture of Ryan and Leo with the caption, ‘All I want for 2026… Is a baby!’ written across it she penned: ‘I’m about to share something incredibly personal in a totally public arena, and it feels a little unhinged, especially when our fertility future feels so uncertain.

‘I guess it could be because I shared an Instagram story a few days ago saying I would hard-launch this news on Saturday, and now it’s Monday night.

‘My hands are tied, and I’m holding myself accountable. I’m a people pleaser by nature, and I hate letting people down, but that’s not really why I’m doing this. 

‘One of my New Year’s resolutions was to truly lean in to the notion that this is MY life and that I must respect it. It belongs to me and not you, nor anyone else, for that matter. 

‘And so far it’s going pretty well, but I do seem to have this strange personality trait where I need regular reminding that there isn’t a big bossy teacher sat on the other end of all my work, harshly marking it. That applies to everything I do. Writing and other things. So naturally this is all pretty nerve-wracking. 

‘But here is a reminder to myself: I’m 35 years old, and I work for myself. No one is judging me except for me, and I don’t TECHNICALLY HAVE to share anything. I want you to take that message into 2026, too.’ 

Louise shared that she is ready to share her journey and opened up about a miscarriage she suffered in 2020 before welcoming son Leo.