Thanks very much to everyone who replied to me the other day, I really appreciated the support.
I’ve seen the perinatal psychiatrist again and the plan has changed. She spoke to the MBU and they asked her more about my history. She then read my notes more thoroughly and realised I’ve never been admitted before. Although that wasn’t for lack of trying to be admitted on my part - after my second child was born I was begging them to admit me a few months in, but they sent the Crisis/Intensive Home Treatment Team instead. So the MBU don’t think I need a planned admission with this baby. It will be there if needed if I become really unwell again, but the consultant leading the MBU and my perinatal psychiatrist think I would be better coming home after this baby is born, and being supported at home. I thought I would be disappointed by this change of plan, as I really wanted to have the planned admission a few weeks ago. However, now that the mania is subsiding again I think it feels right to try being at home with the baby when it is born. I just need to make sure I’ve got lots of support in place, and that it won’t be me having to organise all the supoort at the time, which is how it has felt in the past.
Thanks again for all the support and advice.
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Thank you for the update. That’s good to hear you’re happy with the change in plan, and the fact there will be a bed available for you should you need it is hopefully reassuring.
It’ll be good to get support in place ahead of time so you don’t need to worry about anything.
Good to hear from you and that you have been reassured by your care team about having your baby at home. I hope you will have all your support in place and possibly a contingency plan to cover all bases?!
Try to rest as much as you can for now and take care. xx
That's great news. I had post partum psychosis after my first baby but it did not occur after my second. It was not a pleasant experience. However I try to keep up with information concerning factors during pregnancy which have been evidenced concerning hormone imbalances, In an article Progesterone Deficiency during Pregnancy, What to do after?
by Emma K Nottingham uk) 2013 there was a responses from someone called Wray title
Comments fro progesterone deficiency during pregnancy what to do after
August 2013 which indicated that progesterone drops sharply after birth sendind some 25 percent of mothers into some form of depression from baby blues toPND and potnatal psychosis. Birmingham hospital send out kit tests for£25 and the results come back by e mail You get an advisory blood level which Wray says is fat too low on NHS Blood levels should be 175-250nmol/L and not 5onmol/L that NHS says!
Another in depth article in Today's Parent talks about the rollercoaster ride during your pregnancy, A subject Heather Scwartz from Vancouver suffered major anxiety and mood swing something she had never had before. There are the main two hormones progesterone and oestrogen - Progesterone is associated with PMT and because your levels stay elevated during your pregnancy, mood swings can be side effects. This is explained by Han Halperin, a staff physician in endocrinology at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and assistant professor at the University of Toronto.
Recommendations are to have tests for hormone levels - as you have had past experienc
of mental health problems during and after pregnancy you could ask your doctor for relevant hormone tests, as it could help you to know what your levels of particularly oestrogen and progesterone before and after birth, as progesterone levels go down after 24 hours suddenly after giving birth. No need to reply, Wishing you a happy birth and happiness in your future,
I forgot to give you the title of the other article in pregnancy health Today's Parent.
"How pregnancy hormones affect your body in each trimester." ( Kate Daley. December 18th 2018) Progesterone side effects may range from mild to severe and differ from case to case. ( medifeweb.com/progesterone-... high level.
If your oestrogen is too high, hormone levels can be raised by eating salt in foods, which creates swollen feet and legs. If your levels are too low during your pregnancy, then progesterone supplements may be indicated during your pregnancy, and after it within 24 hours of giving birth. No reply necessary.
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