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MAFS new parents Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli jet off to hospital after health scare

The couple initially didn't think it was serious.
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New Married At First Sight Australia parents Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli have returned to hospital following a health scare only one month after welcoming baby Lucius.

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A few days prior to the hospital visit, the pair were giggling over what they originally believed was a blocked milk duct. The dedicated partner that Michael is even tried sucking it clear!

It wasnโ€™t just a blocked milk ductโ€ฆ

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โ€œYouโ€™ve got to suck harder than that, the baby sucks harder than that,โ€ Martha said while trying to hold back her laughter.

But in what was supposed to be a quick visit, turned into a three-night stay in hospital.

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In a photo of Martha sitting in a hospital bed, Michael wrote: โ€œTurns out Marty has two breast abscesses.โ€

Breast abscess is a painful infection in the breast tissue, mainly impacting women who are breastfeeding.

The family were in hospital for three days.

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โ€œThought weโ€™d be a few hours, turns out weโ€™re staying overnight,โ€ Michael wrote in an update to fans.

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But Michael made an uncomfortable stay a little more bearable with a makeshift bed on a lounge chair, and even bought Lucius a new onesie.

Poor Martha cannot catch a break! Five weeks into her pregnancy with baby Lucius, the mum was diagnosed with a rare condition called hyperemesis gravidarum.

โ€œWhich is basically severe chronic nausea and vomiting with no relief. It is like 24/7,โ€ she previously revealed.

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โ€œI literally did not get out of bed for two months, I was so sick. I could not eat or drink anything. There were days that I did not even get up to pee.โ€

But after an unexpected hospital stay, the family of three have finally returned home.

โ€œHad approximately 34 years worth of antibiotics pumped into me and three days of hospital food,โ€ she revealed on Instagram.

โ€œHome now!โ€

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โ€œAte a bowl of fennel in the bath, sipping on coconut water and already feel brand new.โ€

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