Trauma after birth

So recently I’ve got quite emotional at a couple of things that’s reminded me of when I was in hospital after having another failed induction. The first time being I had a medication that I had to put inside of me, I couldn’t go ahead with it as I felt the same as I did when I was in hospital (that I’d just had enough of people examining me and things going inside of me) but I put that time down to my hormones as I did manage to use the medication a few days later. But today I went out with some friends and I saw a nurse that was looking after me occasionally on that particular day and I had to go to the toilet as I started to cry and I was shaking and so anxious. Now I feel that maybe I’ve got a bit of trauma and wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation? I’m wondering about getting some sort of therapy to help me to understand my feelings so if anyone has any (online) therapy recommendations that would be great! (I’m in the uk)

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Hello, I had an emergency c-section and my daughter stayed in the NICU for 22 days. I can relate with birth trauma. My daughter’s NICU nurse referred me to a therapist because of the experience I went through. I recommend talking to your OBGYN and they can refer you to a postpartum therapist.

I understand this from other medical problems. I would absolutely recommend seeing a counselor that specializes on trauma!

I completely understand !! I had a emergency c-section after a failed induction which lasted over 24 hours - C-section was absolutely horrible won’t go into detail but I went in at 9pm at night and didn’t come back out of theatre untill 4am!!! I have been diagnosed with PTSD I would speak to your doctor and they can see about getting your sorted out with Therapy - my inbox is open if you ever need someone to talk to

I completely understand! My trauma is a bit different.. this was my first child and I was induced as well so the doctors having to force my body to labor took a toll on me.. having the doctors stick their whole hand ( felt like arm) inside me to break my water was the worst feeling ever. Since giving birth I am 14 weeks pp and I still refuse to have sex. I feel so bad for my partner as he waiting so long already because I stopped feeling interested in sex around march and it is now November and we still have not had sex. But I am so traumatized from birth that I am scared to have anything go inside me or anyone touch me down there…

I just feel really silly feeling like this even though I know I’m not the only one. I had 4 or 5 attempted sweeps, one of which the nurse thought she moved my cervix to a better position but it bloody hurt. I think I’m feeling like this because I’ve never had any sort of internal examinations, ever been in hospital or stayed the night so it was a lot at once. My induction didn’t work and my cervix hadn’t opened at all so I was told I was I’d have to have something force in me to get it to open which I refused and went for a c section. It’s like m body’s now healed and it’s just my mind to go. It’s a weird feeling because I don’t feel like it all the time but somethings just trigger me

@Celecia I’ve not had sex yet but I’ve told my husband I’m worried about how I’ll feel so he knows. Part of me thinks when the time comes I’ll be more worried about thinking how I feel or wondering if it will affect me but I’m not ready to find out yet

Depending on where you are in the UK a lot of places have talking therapy that you can refer yourself to. It might be worth asking about this at your GP.

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