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04-01-15, 12:15
Hello,
After trauma from our first child and a ruptured ectopic pregnancy where my partner was really quite ill (she lost a lot of blood and had to have a large blood transfusion) I developed health anxiety. Seeing her in distress during the first labour and also practically knocking on deaths door with the ruptured ectopic and feeling helpless to do anything to help her has really shocked me to the core. She has also had a few early missed miscarriages and seeing her in distress etc hasn't helped.
The thing is, she now cannot go into labour due to part of her uterus being removed (she had a corneal ectopic which is very rare).
Im so concerned as now I get anxiety going into hospitals and for routine scans. I fainted in the first labour as she was rushed to theatre and they had to use forceps then the ventouse. It was really traumatic and baby was in special care for 5 days. My partner also developed severe migraines due to a torn dura thanks to the epidural.
Anyway all of these things have caused me to get anxiety. Im now concerned I wont last 5 minutes in the theatre for the c section. Our second baby is due the 9th of May but the c section will be a week or two before that. I really want to be there for the birth. Ive had counselling before for a total of 30 weeks and I have got better bur still very very anxious in hospital etc.
What can I do?
After trauma from our first child and a ruptured ectopic pregnancy where my partner was really quite ill (she lost a lot of blood and had to have a large blood transfusion) I developed health anxiety. Seeing her in distress during the first labour and also practically knocking on deaths door with the ruptured ectopic and feeling helpless to do anything to help her has really shocked me to the core. She has also had a few early missed miscarriages and seeing her in distress etc hasn't helped.
The thing is, she now cannot go into labour due to part of her uterus being removed (she had a corneal ectopic which is very rare).
Im so concerned as now I get anxiety going into hospitals and for routine scans. I fainted in the first labour as she was rushed to theatre and they had to use forceps then the ventouse. It was really traumatic and baby was in special care for 5 days. My partner also developed severe migraines due to a torn dura thanks to the epidural.
Anyway all of these things have caused me to get anxiety. Im now concerned I wont last 5 minutes in the theatre for the c section. Our second baby is due the 9th of May but the c section will be a week or two before that. I really want to be there for the birth. Ive had counselling before for a total of 30 weeks and I have got better bur still very very anxious in hospital etc.
What can I do?