I know some people are gunna say im over reacting but i've actually been told by a doctor i have hemaphobia after i fainted and ended up in hospital when we were in the science lab in school and my lab partner cut her finger open with a scalpel.
I've been absolutely petrified of blood forever but it only really became apparent and a big issue when the sight of blood was either making me throw up or faint. When i was younger, whenever i had a graze on my knee or accidentally cut myself, i'd throw up and then when i got to about 15, it got worse. When i was in year 10, my science partner cut her finger open with a scalpel and thats all i remember, because i fainted, hit my head on the stool on the way down and landed up in hospital. I was fine but because i hit my head, the school made me go to hospital. Since then, it hasn't got better even though obviously im not a kid anymore and i know that its quite a silly thing to be afraid off.
Obviously periods were an issue but i went on the pill which made them lighter and a lot more manageable.
When i found out i was pregnant i didnt really know much about birth but now im almost 8 months, i have read more and more about birth and have realized there is gunna be a significant amount of blood. I'm also quite anemic and was told i was higher risk of bleeding more during birth and might need a transfusion. That completely petrifies me.
I have had so many blood tests this pregnancy and every time has been a drama -i just get so panicky and end up in a state even though i know there is no reason to get in that state. I've always got my dad with me whenever i have bloods taken because he's the only one that doesnt dismiss how much it scares me - most midwives just say "dont look" but thats not the issue, the whole concept of blood makes me feel horrible.
I didnt really know where else to ask as even family that understand how scared i am, dont understand why im so scared and whenever i ask how much blood there was etc they dont really take it as a serious question. Im not really scared of birth as such, im just scared of working myself up and getting into a state if i see the blood, i will just panic. So basically i was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how to deal with it or what i should do? And if anyone remembers how much they bled giving birth and if it was a lot? Also, has anyone been so anemic that they hemorrhaged and what happened?
Thank you, sorry for being so rambly haha x
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Massive phobia of blood - scared of birth
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harleysmammy · 26/02/2017 23:15
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