Boris Johnson's wife Carrie reveals hospital admission in 'brutal week'

Carrie Johnson - the woman of erstwhile premier curate Boris Johnson - has revealed she was admitted to infirmary with terrible dehydration, arsenic she offered proposal to different breastfeeding mothers successful the blistery weather.

Mrs Johnson, 37, posted a representation of herself and her newborn girl Poppy Eliza Josephine connected Friday successful a infirmary bed.

"Being hospitalised for 2 nights for terrible dehydration was not connected my postpartum bingo card," she captioned the Instagram post.

Mrs Johnson urged different "breastfeeding mums" to marque definite they devour and portion capable "in this heat", particularly those who are "clusterfeeding".

Poppy was calved connected 21 May, becoming the couple's 4th kid aft their lad Frank, calved successful July 2023, girl Romy, calved successful December 2021, and lad Wilfred, calved successful April 2020.

In a abstracted Instagram story, Mrs Johnson described an "honestly brutal week".

"Mastitis (me), reflux (her), dehydration (me). What a brace we are!," she said.

"But convey you for each the benignant messages, particularly each the superb proposal connected reflux. Really admit it and made maine consciousness mode little unsocial going thru (sic) it all. And arsenic ever, acknowledgment to our astonishing NHS."

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The NHS recommends drinking plentifulness of fluids portion breastfeeding - and avoiding caffeine and intoxicant to halt their effects being passed connected to the baby.

Having a portion adjacent erstwhile mothers halt to provender is advised, arsenic is water, lower-fat milk, and low-sugar drinks.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber vigor wellness alert for the adjacent 4 days.

Although not a nationalist upwind warning, it advises wellness and societal attraction organisations of imaginable dangers to their patients and facilities.

Temperatures could scope 34C connected Monday - with a 20% accidental of beating the hottest June time connected grounds of 35.6C from 1976.

The likelihood of record-breaking temperatures could summation implicit the play arsenic the time approaches.