'Worst moment of my life': Olympic gold medallist swimmer Giaan Rooney, 35, reveals her baby daughter Lexi 'stopped breathing and turned blue' - with her husband performing CPR to save her life
- Giaan Rooney reveals terrifying moment her baby daughter stopped breathing
- On Tuesday night, her little girl Lexi suffered a seizure before she turned 'blue'
- The former Olympic swimmer's husband Sam performed CPR on their daughter
- The little girl was rushed to hospital where the family are waiting on test results
Former Olympic swimmer Giaan Rooney has revealed the terrifying moment her baby daughter stopped breathing.
The 35-year-old, who lives on the Gold Coast, said her quick-thinking husband Sam Levett performed CPR on their 11-month-old girl Lexi to save her life after she suffered a seizure.
Taking to Instagram, the mother-of-two shared the traumatic ordeal after her daughter was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night.
Cradling her baby girl on the hospital bed, the Olympic gold medallist described the event as the 'worst moment of my life'.
Former Olympic swimmer Giaan Rooney has revealed the terrifying moment her baby daughter Lexi stopped breathing (pictured together)
The 35-year-old, who lives on the Gold Coast , said her quick-thinking husband Sam Levett performed CPR on their 11-month-old girl Lexi to save her life
The mother shared the traumatic ordeal after her daughter was rushed to hospital on Tuesday
'Last night was the most terrifying moment of my life,' she said.
'Our 11-month-old Lexi had a seizure, stopped breathing and turned blue. My amazing husband gave Lexi CPR as I called an ambulance and talked to the operator.
'We are still in hospital but out of danger, just waiting on test results as they believe she has a virus which caused her temp to rise dramatically, causing the seizure.'
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By sharing the story, the mother, who has a four-year-old son named Zander, said she wanted to encourage other parents to learn CPR.
'Both Sam and I did an infant CPR course when Zander was born and last night, despite the panic, it all kicked back in,' she explained.
'So please, if you have children or are around kids often, brush up on your CPR skills, hoping you never need it, but prepared if you do. #emergencyroom #infantcpr#worstmomentofmylife #perspective.'
The 35-year-old, who lives on the Gold Coast, said her doting husband Sam Levett performed CPR on their 11-month-old girl Lexi after she suffered a seizure
By sharing the story, the mother, who has a four-year-old son named Zander, said she wanted to encourage other parents to learn CPR
Her latest social media post comes just months after she opened up about 'mum guilt' following the birth of her second child - baby Lexi.
At the time, she admitted she was 'struggling to get my groove back' when she returned to work.
'I find the days at home with #lexilevett monotonous yet the days I work I miss her like crazy,' Ms Rooney said in December last year.
'I find the work days stressful on a number of levels (baby brain is a THING I tell you!) right down to what to wear.'
The mother said she often rocked the 'mum guilt' even though she loves her job when she's at work.
'[I'm] exhausted with the constant juggling act of life with a couple of kids...but love them so much I feel my heart could explode!' she said.
'Makes me realise how much pressure we put on ourselves to try and get it all "right", whatever that is?'
Rooney won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record for the women's 4×100-metre medley relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is currently a television presenter.
Giaan Rooney of Australia celebrates with the gold medal after winning the women's 200m Freestyle finals at the Nishi Civic Pool during the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in 2001
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