Gabrielle Union dismissed her followers’ concerns that her infant daughter Kaavia James may have respiratory distress syndrome.
Gabby’s followers expressed their concerns after the proud mommy posted a video of herself showering Kaavia with kisses.
Fans commented that Kaavia appeared to be struggling to breathe because she showed signs of supraclavicular retractions, or inward movement of the muscles in the neck.
Retractions occur when the baby is overcompensating by using her neck muscles to force air into her lungs.
Kaavia showed no other signs of respiratory distress syndrome which include:
On Friday evening, Gabrielle posted a lengthy statement on Instagram asking her followers to stop giving her unsolicited medical advice or parenting opinions.
She wrote:
“Trust that she is surrounded by medical and child care specialists. Know she is safe and watched closely at all times. Trust that I won’t post anything that puts my child in danger or opens me up to unsolicited online medical or parenting opinions.”
She added:
“@kaaviajames is loved. She will be kissed. She will be loved on by the people that love her. She will be safe. If and when I have questions (as a new mom I have tons) I will not hesitate to ask my online community for help and suggestions. But yall have never known me to hold my tongue so trust that I will ask for help.”
Gabby posted a video of Kaavia being examined by a pediatrician who said Kaavia’s lungs sounded “clear as a bell” and she was perfectly healthy. “Your beautiful baby girl sounds perfect and I don’t see any signs of illness whatsoever,” he said.
As a precaution, the doctor swabbed Kaavia’s nose and sent the sample to a lab to test for a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms in adults but can be dangerous to newborn babies.
He added “There’s literally zero chance that it will be positive.”
Watch the video below.
