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S1Ep5 | Rose - I Wasn’t Ready To Return To Work. Fetal Abnormalities, Pumping Breastmilk At Work, The Power Of Mothers Groups

This week I sit down with Rose, mum to two-year-old Hugo, whose job has moved her family between cities throughout her pregnancy and postpartum.

Rose is a planner, and her story is about what happens when a highly organised woman meets the unpredictability of motherhood. Rose loved being pregnant, but when her 16-week scan showed an abnormality in her baby, and the rest of her pregnancy became an emotional rollercoaster of scans every fortnight right up until birth.

We talk about going back to work before you feel ready. Rose also shares a confronting story about pumping breast milk at work…

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