ERIN Bates Paine’s sister has been slammed for her “tone deaf” and “tasteless” social media uploads as her reality star sibling fights for her life in hospital.
Mom of seven Erin, 34, has been in the hospital for weeks after suffering severe complications following the birth of her youngest child.
Her big sibling Erin Bates Paine remains in the medical ward after giving birth to her seventh child[/caption]
She was rushed to hospital for septic shock following her latest labor[/caption]
Fans have been quick to call out Carlin’s ‘tone deaf’ uploads[/caption]
Erin was rushed to hospital for septic shock after welcoming her seventh tot Henry into the world and currently remains under medical supervision.
Her husband Chad Paine, 38, has been sharing updates on his wife’s condition via Instagram, and his latest post had everyone in tears.
Bringing Up Bates star Carlin, 27, is also in the medical ward after welcoming her third child with husband Evan Stewart.
Yet in stark contrast from Chad’s heart-wrenching uploads, mum of three Carlin has been promoting her newfound bliss in her next stage of motherhood.
The TV star has not acknowledged her older sibling’s health battles at all, instead posting a handful of cheery sing-song videos to her Instagram page.
One featured Carlin and her pals prior to her giving birth, singing to a track with the words “the baby’s coming” as she held her baby bump.
In her caption she encouraged her followers to get involved and wrote: “We’ve got a little tiebreaker on the way… Any guesses? Boy or girl? Vote below!”
Another clip showed the star – again heavily pregnant – shimmying around and showing off her huge bump in her hospital gown.
She blew a kiss to the camera as her husband, in jest, suggested mock panic with the caption: “So sorry we were late, my wife was throwing a fit.”
FAN BACKLASH
The Instagram video clips have not gone down well with Erin’s loyal followers.
They have flooded Reddit with their comments, with one who simply posted a screen grab from one of the videos and put: “I have no words … I just leave this here.”
A second put: “Hard to believe it’s from the same family. Wowww.”
A third offered a more balanced approach and wrote: “Obviously, it’s normal that Carlin and Evan are excited about their new baby. They shouldn’t have to hide that. But putting on this little musical for social media is in really bad taste.”
One then raged: “It’s just wild! My family is so close we know when someone has a zit or pet dies we all mourn for it. I can’t even fathom wanting to celebrate right now or even if I did not for photos.”
Another simply posted: “That’s terrible.”
One fan then mused: “I don’t think they need to take a break from social media or even address Erin if they don’t want to but posting these bizarro world videos is obviously going to be poorly received by anyone with a clue.
“And that could honestly be their intention to boost engagement.”
SCARY SILENCE
Earlier this week, Chad’s followers expressed their worries after the TV star suddenly stopped providing updates after revealing over the weekend that Erin was on the “road to recovery.”
Fans feared that Erin’s condition might’ve declined shortly thereafter, prompting Chad’s silence.
However, he returned on Tuesday to announce that Erin had been transferred to a new hospital and was continuing her fight to get better.
He shared a clip of the couple crying while holding each other in Erin’s new hospital room.
He was then seen reading a touching letter to his sick wife penned by the pair’s little girl.
In addition to Brooklyn and their newborn son, Henry Blythe, Erin and Chad are parents to Carson, Everly, Holly, Finley, and William.
MATERNITY HORROR
Erin gave birth to their last baby boy on August 25, and the labor was considerably “more intense” than with their older kids, according to Chad’s earlier Instagram post.
As a result, she developed a “severe” UTI [urinary tract infection], kidney infection, went into septic shock, and suffered “lengthy and severe seizures” in the days after.
Erin and Chad had been open about their struggles to conceive after undergoing numerous miscarriages due to a blood-clotting issue.
After their son Carson was born in 2015, Erin had three surgeries to remove her ovaries and went on to have six more children.
Fans followed their story on the former reality series, Bringing Up Bates, which documented Erin’s family as one of 18 children.
The show ran on UPtv for 11 seasons from 2015 to 2021.
Carlin has given birth to her third child – yet her sing-song uploads do not reference Erin at all[/caption]
Erin Bates Paine’s husband Chad had been providing emotional updates from his wife’s sick bed[/caption]
She gave birth to their son Henry last month[/caption]
Erin’s family life was documented on reality series Bringing Up Bates[/caption]
