ITV 's Ashley James has shared a "scary" experience of rushing her young son to the hospital after he suffered a frightening seizure. The reality star revealed that her "world stopped spinning" when her son fell ill and had a seizure.

Ashley, 37, opened up about the incident when her three year old boy Alfie was urgently taken to the hospital after falling sick. Ashley wrote: "A slightly scary weekend over here as on Friday night Alfie had a seizure totally out of the blue."

"I debated sharing this but wanted to spread awareness as apparently it can be something really common in under 5s!" The former Made In Chelsea star continued: "So on Friday night Alf and Ada had a bath together as always."

"Tommy took Ada downstairs to bed, and then Alf suddenly said he had a bed tummy. I got him out of the bath and lay him down think he maybe had trapped wind and then he started to convulse. Long story short we ended up in A&E (eternal thank yous as always to our amazing NHS, long may we fight to protect you!) and I'm about to take him to a dr appointment today for a follow up just because he still wasn't sure right on Saturday."

Ashley added: "The doctor told me about Febrile Seizures - which is hopefully what Alf had. They are super common in under 5s when a child has a fever over 38C", reports .

The star disclosed that Alfie's temperature was 38.1C following his seizure, before rising to 39.8C the next day.

"They usually last for a few minutes and stop on their own and you just need to stay with them and put them in the recovery position. And of course in doubt call 111! " exclaimed Ashley. "I hope that's all it is but want to get reassurance! ".

"When your child is sick it's like the whole world stops spinning, it was so scary! But hopefully passing this information on will help any of you who might experience it."