I have been seen by the maternity counselling service and been identified as having post traumatic stress disorder. Dd was born in Jan by emergency c-section at 30 weeks. She is now home and is doing ok but I feel so distressed by the whole thing. Lots of flashbacks, especially to just before the birth when they couldn't tell me if she would die before they got her out. I often whisper 'you didn't die' when I'm holding her.
Not sure where to go from here really, should be able to look to the future but I'm stuck on that awful day in January. Does anyone get where I am? I feel so ungrateful, she didn't die but I still don't feel ok.
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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 28/03/2014 17:57
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