07/15/2026
To my amazing customers 🤍
I want to sincerely apologize for having to cancel this Sunday’s BubbleRae Pop-Up Shop. As many of you know, my children will always come first. Monday was the scariest day of my life when Caleb stopped breathing after swallowing baby cereal, turned completely blue, and had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance.
After a very long night admitted to the hospital, we’re so thankful he was discharged and back home!! He had a soft tissue X-ray done that showed his enlarged adenoids, AND he was diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough). Honestly, it finally makes sense why he has been struggling so much over the last week waking all night long basically choking on nothing, and we have an answer why his episodes became so intense because I was about to start my investigation and have my home tested for mold! I would’ve never thought he was sick. He had no symptoms.. only these sleep apnea symptoms. Since he was just 2 months old, he’s had loud breathing, poor sleep, enlarged adenoids, and episodes where he wakes up sounding like he can’t breathe. Even without the cough or fever, the whooping cough likely made his already swollen airway much worse. We’re now focusing on getting his sleep study scheduled as soon as possible to better understand what else may be contributing to these nighttime episodes.
The steroids have helped tremendously, and today he was able to eat without another frightening episode. Our entire family is taking antibiotics as a precaution while we focus on getting our little guy healthy and preventing the spread of this bacterial infection.
Because of everything that’s happened, I’m putting my pop-ups on hold. BubbleRae’s Pop-Up Shop isn’t going anywhere… it just needs to wait while I take care of what matters most.
If you commented for one of the free Furbaby mini soaps, I saved you one. They’ll be available for pickup at Balance Mind Body & Soul in Miller Place. And if you were planning to come Sunday for any BubbleRae products, just send me a message and I’ll happily bag your order for pickup and drop it off at the store.
Thank you all for your understanding, your patience, and especially your prayers. 🤍