Lynelle McNellee

My Back to Work Postpartum Story

Of all the weeks to get sick, it had to be the week I was starting back at work (I’d just had nine months off on maternity leave). By the time my first shift came around my head felt as heavy as a brick with congestion, I was living in fog land and pseudoephedrine just wasn’t an option (breastfeeding Mum over here). Panadol, copious amounts of coffee, and a dose of suck it up had…