Mom scolded her dog for constantly breaking into the nursery — until she realized why and rushed her baby to the ER

A mom could not figure out why her dog kept breaking into the nursery where her baby was sleeping. While she was initially exhausted by his repeated antics, she soon learned it was a life-saving act. Kelly Andrew posted on X (formerly Twitter) under @KayAyDrew to explain the series of events that had them rushing her baby to the emergency room. Later, she expressed deep gratitude for her beloved dog and publicly lauded his alerting skills that saved her baby’s life.  

One night, Henry, a Boston Terrier, refused to leave the owner’s baby daughter alone in the nursery. He kept barging in and waking the baby up repeatedly, which left Andrew at her wits’ end. She could not understand her dog’s strange behavior and scolded him for the disturbances. The mom from Boston revealed she was getting “fed up” with Henry’s break-ins, but eventually realized something devastating. “Last night, the dog kept breaking into the nursery and waking the baby. She’s been sick, and I was getting so fed up with him,” she wrote in the X post.  

Andrew noticed her baby daughter was not breathing. Though she skipped the details, the mom revealed that they spent the rest of the night in the hospital. “I don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t woken her. We don’t deserve dogs,” the caption read. Two pictures were shared in the post. The first one showed the top of her hero dog's head in the bedroom, and the other portrayed an emotional moment as the father held the baby sitting on a hospital bed, kissing her forehead. Before she knew it, the post blew up on the internet, receiving 208,000 hearts from touched viewers.  

Taking note of the overwhelming love and support, Andrew shared an adorable picture of Henry sitting on the couch. “Thanks for all the well wishes, everyone. The baby is doing much better today, and we are home with Henry, who bravely held the fort all night, even though he is scared of the dark,” the caption stated. She also praised the ER department of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for their prompt treatment that helped save their baby’s life. “Not just for our little one, but night after night, patient after patient. They go above and beyond in their care, and it shows,” the mom mentioned. 

Fellow pet owners shared similar experiences in the comments, ensuring Andrew did not feel alone. The post became a celebration of dogs as loyal protectors. “My dad fainted in the yard while we were inside the house, and my dog kept trying to wake him up. When he didn't, she went upstairs and forced me to follow her to where my dad was lying in the grass. He received CPR!” said @marieinthecloud. An amazing memory by @DigitalDragons read, “Many years ago, we had a cat that slept with me in my crib. One night, the cat went in and tried to get my parents up. After being thrown unceremoniously out of the bed several times, he peed on my dad's chest and ran out and back to my crib, where I was, blue, and not breathing.” "My cat would always come to find me whenever I was about to attempt to end my life when I was a teen," wrote @alyssawaking.