Melissa Suffield rushes son River, 2, to A&E for the third time in two weeks

Melissa Suffield has revealed she rushed her two-year-old son River to hospital three times in the past two weeks when she urged parents to “trust your instincts.”

The former EastEnders star, 29, took to Instagram on Tuesday to reveal she was deeply concerned for River’s health as he battles a “nasty virus”.

Next to a photo of her son enjoying a cookie in the hospital, she explains: ‘Back to the ER again. That’s three visits in the past 16 days.’

Melissa continued: ‘Given 3 loads of nebulizer (he was NOT a fan) and some meds and he immediately recovered. I really enjoyed having a cookie in bed and making a friend whom he called Baby even though she was older than him.”

“I was sent home with inhalers to wean off the various nebulizers and some medications.

“Actually really glad we went in as it’s definitely where we needed to be. Always trust your instincts.

“Just a nasty virus that’s nasty. Fingers crossed, it goes by fast now, I don’t feel like a 4th visit next week, but above all just glad he is better now.’

Melissa shares River with her husband Robert Brendan, with whom she has lived for more than a decade.

Since giving birth, she has been open about her postpartum figure and posted on her Instagram account that she was dubbed the confident mama.

She recently posed in a baby pink underwear set to show off her curves and reminded fans that bodies don’t have to bounce back after a baby — while showing off parts of her own.

With her blonde locks pulled up into a high bun, the beauty seemed natural for the inspirational video.

Laying the video over the video, Melissa wrote, “Remember when we were pregnant and our bellies were precious? And then they were suddenly no longer appreciated by society?’

She then showed her body from different angles, detailing “new rolls,” stretch marks, slumped tummy, and a tummy that’s “not flat.”

Before we end the video with, “What if we remind ourselves that we are still beautiful and valued. And that we deserve to feel respected and valued by others and by ourselves.’

With a long caption, the actress urged women to see their bodies as normal when they change, rather than “rough.”

She wrote: ‘When do we stop seeing our bodies as great and start seeing them as used up and broken? Why do we see these postpartum bodies as something to overcome and make peace with?

“The goal is always to get back to the workout plan, the jeans, the pre-baby figure (as soon as a doctor signs you out), but you’re not the same person you used to be.” So it’s okay if you look a little different too.”

‘We are constantly changing, in so many ways – imagine living in a world that hadn’t taught us to beat ourselves up when it happens? Imagine if we just kept going through our lives finding joy and pleasure and working to be the best version of ourselves.

“Imagine if we looked down and saw a stomach like mine, we didn’t immediately think ‘rough’ and instead thought ‘normal’.”

Before concluding: ‘Because it is. It’s normal. There are SO many types of bodies, and each of them is a normal and beautiful thing. Only you can tell yourself often enough that you believe it.’