to take my 17 week old baby to my CBT appointment?

[Restrainedrabbit]

I asked for therapy in October 2009 for GAD/Health Anxiety/Panic Attacks and started a course of NHS CBT in September 2010. My therapist left in December and I was assigned a new therapist in January.

DD2 is EBF on demand so I have to take her with me for the hour long session, she normally feeds or sleeps through it and has never disrupted a session. I also have DS (2.3) who goes to a CM for the duration and DD1 (4.11) who is in reception. I don't have family close by and I can't afford to put DD2 with the CM too.

The old therapist never minded me bringing DD2 but the new one says it is disruptive and I should wait until she is older (i.e. in 4/5mths time) and come back then. I am not happy about this as I feel my problem is severe enough to need treatment now and I waited ages to start CBT.

AIBU?

Strikes me that this a real problem for many mothers, what if you have PND??!! (Not my problem but problem associated with having children so need it sorted)

The more I think about it the more I believe IANBU Will stick to my guns and see what happens, if he is still uncomfortable I will speak to the manager and state my case to them.

HELLO!

I had CBT start when my son was a few weeks old. The therapist was fantastic and was very welcoming, she even burped him for me sometimes, she was super at getting 'that' burp out, gave me hints and tips and included him in some exercises!

She did say that its not as great (for the patients) for parents with older kids as they listen, but she would never have turned me away if I had to take the elder kids.

Go for it, my son was EBF and the therapist was a secret lactivist I think, so she loved it too.

Good luck and I hope CBT works out for you x