Former reality TV star and new mom Zoe Hendrix has shared her pregnancy and life with a newborn on social media, so when she came down with a fever, she shared a photo of herself on Instagram.
Zoe and her husband, Alex Garner, met on their wedding day in 2015. The two were part of the reality television show Married At First Sight, and the two fell totally in love after their wedding.
In November 2016, Zoe and Alex welcomed a baby girl, Harper-Rose, to their family. The two were thrilled to add to their family, sharing excited photos with their followers online.
Everything was going well until Zoe came down with what she assumed was the flu.
With an eight-week-old baby, a lack of sleep, and a busy schedule, Zoe figured she had just gotten worn out.
She posted this photo on Instagram with the caption, “I’m in bed with a temp of [102.2], sore throat, body aches and an 8 week old. I salute all you mums/dads with chronic and serious illness who get up everyday and push through the pain and take care of your kids. this sh*t is hard.”
After she posted the picture, her followers responded and told her that she might be suffering from something much more severe than the flu: mastitis.
Mastitis is an infection caused by a clogged milk duct, and it can lead to abscesses, hospitalization, and even surgery.
Once she was alerted to the serious nature of her condition, Zoe went to the doctor and got on antibiotics. Afterwards, she shared this photo and message with her followers: “THANK YOU to all you wonderful and switched on followers who informed me about Mastitis in my last post (which I thought was just the flu) I have been on antibiotics, pain relief, and my angel of a mother in law has been helping me care for Harper.
“I am starting to feel human again after feeling like I was hit by a truck.”
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