article_snippet: My doctors think I tore the arteries in my neck, pushing during contractions. '
article_snippet: but My doctors said My doctors couldn't inject the necessary dye, because I was breast feeding.'
article_snippet: Of course the stroke unit was not suitable for new mothers.
article_snippet: I was hormonal, still bleeding, and trying to express milk.
article_snippet: All the other patients were elderly and it was horrendous.
article_snippet: There was one advantage - I used my breast pads to cover my eyes when I wanted to sleep!'
article_snippet: But it wasn't the same.