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Louise Thompson reveals if she will have more children after PTSD from birth

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Louise Thompson reveals if she will have more children after PTSD from birth

The previous Made In Chelsea star practically misplaced her life whereas delivering her son Leo in November 2021.

Thompson, 34, ended up having an emergency caesarean part as a result of her child’s head grew to become wedged in her pelvis throughout the late levels of labour.

The NHS medical workforce operated for 3 hours to cease a haemorrhage, whereas Thompson was awake and never underneath normal anaesthetic.

PTSD episodes have since left her screaming in mattress and paralysed.

Discussing if she is going to ever have extra kids, Thompson instructed ITV’s Lorraine: “It’s nonetheless pretty inconclusive. I’ll by no means mentally be sturdy sufficient to hold a baby and bodily I’ve one thing referred to as Asherman syndrome the place my uterus is glued along with scar tissue.

“I suppose in a single sense, it’s a little bit of a miracle that I didn’t must have a hysterectomy, so I do nonetheless have a womb.

“I had a 12 months with no intervals, then I had a surgical procedure to attempt to repair that after which that ended up in one other haemorrhage so the place I’m left at the moment is that the hospital have kind of mentioned: ‘It might be too threatening. We wouldn’t wish to do one other surgical procedure in that space. Let’s allow you to dwell.’

“Equally I’m so grateful to have one lovely, wholesome little one who has a number of pals and cousins.

“I do have ovaries and embryos so there’s a likelihood I might freeze some eggs… when I’m prepared…”

Discussing her start expertise, she mentioned: “I had fairly extreme nervousness following a miscarriage. I used to be concerned in a home fireplace simply earlier than start.

“I actually wished a c-section and I knew that from the start. I wasn’t anyone who dreamt of a water start or a house start. I felt like I wasn’t listened to and there wasn’t plenty of consistency of care and I used to be pointed in a number of totally different instructions.

“I simply felt like I needed to bounce over plenty of hurdles to even be seen. If it had been a deliberate c-section it might have been prevented.”

She continued: “One of many issues that was actually, actually horrific about the entire expertise was that I wasn’t put to sleep. I used to be awake throughout the operation which was over three hours with my associate within the room witnessing it too. It’s unthinkable.

“I feel that that positively contributed to the event of PTSD since you’re conscious of every thing that’s occurring. You’re witnessing your self bleed to dying and you may see the panic within the room, you may really feel the shaky arms in your physique.

“I want that I had been put to sleep. I’ve spoken to another girls who’ve been by some pretty traumatic births they usually have been put underneath normal anaesthetic and their associate needed to depart the room.

“It was one of many issues that I questioned once I went again for my start debrief once I lastly felt sturdy sufficient two years later to attempt to get some solutions – there wasn’t actually rationalization, to be sincere.”

Thompson additionally just lately revealed she has a stoma bag as she battles a power bowel situation.

She suffers from ulcerative colitis, which results in components of the intestine turning into swollen, infected and ulcerated, and lupus, a power autoimmune situation that has left her with exhaustion and joint ache.

Revealing that she refers to her bag as Winner, she mentioned: “I really feel so good. That is one of the best I’ve felt in two and a half, three years, and even pre-pregnancy.

“I really feel very well, even to the purpose my household and pals have mentioned: ‘Possibly I ought to have my colon eliminated.’”

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