Sorry this is REALLY long:
during booking visit i ticked the box history of mental health problems ( as do 1 in 4 of us at some point in our lives). I naively believed it wouldn't be a problem, and if i needed support i would get kind, compassionate support.
Later i find out that after spending 10 mins with useless midwife at booking visit, she has activated a child protection alert. Suffered LOTS of horrible experiences due to alert ( one incident involved midwife after birth of dd thinking my child was to to be taken into care).
Was placed under extreme scrutiny for months. Because of my own detective work i find out about the alert. Fast forward almost a year, after writing to the trust for answers, they have admitted that the alert should NEVER have been added. The midwife who did so has been given extra training etc. They have apologised, but two midwives that treated me APPALLINGLY after birth of DD are denying their mistakes. One nurse inparticulr is either very unwell or down right NASTY ( think the latter)she is completely denying treating me the way she did.
The trust have, since my complaint, dug deep to find out all they can to justify many ways in which i was treated, such as, saying because i was abused as a child then that will affect my ability to parent my child etc etc. This has all being added to my GP records.
My dh and i have almost been torn apart by all this. Cannot afford a solicitor.
We have since moved out of the area completely but i am now terrified of registering with a GP and having any contact what so ever with a health visitor. I have lost all faith. I have nothing to hide but am sooo frightened and really traumatised.
It seems that as a criminal you are Innocent until proven guilty but as a mother you are guilty until proven innocent.
Thankyou if you got this far. Sorry for bad grammar etc hard to concentrate with dd.
Hope it makes sense.