Kate Ritchie's baby girl rushed to hospital

Kate Ritchie’s 15-month-old daughter Mae, suffers a terrible injury.

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A day at home turned very wrong when Kate’s daughter, Mae had to be rushed to hospital and treated for burns after tipping a hot drink over herself.

The former Home And Away star and her husband, former NRL player Stuart Webb, immediately called 000 for an ambulance.

‘To say they are upset would be an understatement. They’re wondering what they could have done differently, and they both feel awful about what happened,’ a close friend told New Idea.

‘Kate and Stuart are really concerned about permanent scarring,’ the friend reveals. ‘It’s a fairly large area, but it’s too early to know if there will be any long-term damage.’

We wish little Mae a speedy recovery.

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20 Comments

- - serotonin said
  - 08 Feb 2016
    3:21 pm
Poor little one. Accidents do happen, but hot beverages or food should always be put out of reach. I’m sure they’ll be extra careful from now on.

- - katelt said
  - 31 Jan 2016
    10:09 pm
It happens so fast. Hope she is ok

- - ella12 said
  - 06 Jan 2016
    11:37 am
The poor little darling. I wish her a super speedy recovery.

- - jodiev1980 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    6:57 pm
This is something that could happen to anyone. I hope she recovers soon.

- - mom80542 said
  - 16 Dec 2015
    11:41 am
I am horrified that I am going to accidentally hurt my bub. But at the end of the day accidents happen & we cannot cover our kids in cotton wool. I guess we just need to ensure that we make their environments as safe as we can and do the best. They should not feel bad about what happened as it was simply an accident. I do so hope she does not scar.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 13 Dec 2015
    7:37 pm
I hope dear little Mae recovers well. Poor little pet.

- - mom90758 said
  - 13 Dec 2015
    6:04 pm
I hope the little girl is now back home, safe and sound!

- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Dec 2015
    7:14 pm
that is scary! i know someone who had their kid do the same thing. kids can be so quick

- - Mummytoabeautifulprincess said
  - 10 Dec 2015
    8:35 pm
Wishing little Mae a speedy recovery. How frightening for them all!

- - Nas01 said
  - 10 Dec 2015
    3:09 pm
Wishing Mea a very speedy recovery. Poor little munchkin. Hot drinks can be so dangerous with little ones around.

- - mom134803 said
  - 10 Dec 2015
    3:38 am
Poor wee child and parents ! I can imagine their scare, but accidents happen. I remember one of my cousins got badly burned when it pulled a pan of cooked rice over itself at age 2. It caused permanent scarring.

- - mom110057 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    10:10 pm
Poor little Mae and poor parents. That would be enough to scare anyone..

- - taynik46 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    1:41 pm
oh no poor Mae, i hope because they sought treatment so fast that she doesn’t suffer any permament scarring – I bet they are beside themselves with feelings of guilt – it happens and its unfortunate 🙁

- - mum4107 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    1:18 pm
Oh my goodness how terrifying my thoughts are with them

- - mom135609 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    1:18 pm
Accidents happen, I know that my daughters have a lot of bumps and bruises and I feel terrible. I pray Mae has a speedy recovery. Kate and Stuart’s concern and obvious distress shows that they are kind and loving parents. Its sickening to know that there are some beasts out there that inflict this kind of pain and worse intentionally.

- - Ali9229 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    1:04 pm
poor little girl :/ can only imagine how Kate and Stuart are feeling. hopefully no scarring.

- - mom74640 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    12:47 pm
Lke nh

- - mom165081 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    11:25 am
Such a terrible injury at any age – how horrible for them! Hope she is ok.

- - mom160421 said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    11:01 am
I can imagine how the parents must be feeling. I really hope Mae doesn’t suffer any permanent scarring.

- - BellaB said
  - 09 Dec 2015
    10:17 am
How dreadful. This is all too common an accident.