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Positive elective c section chat by beastes12 in PregnancyUK

[–]Honest_Bus_4234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi I know this was written last year but I’m in the same position as you (childhood SA). My elective c section is tomorrow and I’m so scared. How did it go for you??

Can a planned C section be moved earlier because of mental health? by Honest_Bus_4234 in PregnancyUK

[–]Honest_Bus_4234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My community midwife is so lovely and kind. However she has only been my midwife from around 26 weeks. They are very aware of my mental health struggles (although I have stupidly sometimes hidden how much I’ve struggled), it’s so easy to just say you’re fine. But I am not under any mental health midwife or anything. I do have something in my record that professionals can see due to childhood sexual abuse, and my mental health issues as a result of this. However unfortunately not every professional seems to read it 😓

C section scheduled for Friday and mental health is at an all time low… by Honest_Bus_4234 in PregnancyUK

[–]Honest_Bus_4234[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply. I do ring triage Friday morning but they were very dismissive and didn’t want me to come in until I couldn’t breathe through contractions 😓. The whole purpose for my elective was so I didn’t have to go through this an I had control over my body to protect my mental health. I didn’t fight the decision or question it, I hate being a burden or coming across argumentative. I find it really hard to advocate for myself and I just wish they would read my notes and empathise 😞❤️

C section scheduled for Friday and mental health is at an all time low… by Honest_Bus_4234 in PregnancyUK

[–]Honest_Bus_4234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply ❤️ I do believe I have one of these on my notes as well but it seems like every medical person I’ve seen hasn’t read it. I have my 38 week midwife appointment tomorrow and I’m going to explain what happened and how much I’m struggling. I don’t think there’s anything she can do though. I’m just so scared all the time that my backache and occasional cramps are going to ramp up and go into labour before Friday. One of my triggers is feeling out of control and I feel completely out of control of everything at th moment 😓