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AIBU?

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What should I do?

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berriesandcream21 · 31/05/2018 14:02

Sorry not really AIBU but didn't know where to post.

I'm asking for advise about a friend. Well we aren't that close any more but I've known her since I was 4 and grown up together. Our families are close friends. We used to go on holidays together and all family parties. My Dsis is close friends with her sis too.

She had a child very young and the dad left. I feel from that point on she struggled with her health and generally looking after her DD. She has had alot of family support though. Anyway she's recently been dianogised with Bi polar. We had a feeling she might have been. She's very up and down and erratic sometimes. I found out she was pregnant last year. Her Dsis told me. It seems everyone knows apart from her parents which she is hiding it from. She's very small and the baby has health problems and isn't growing.

She's drunk all through her pregnancy. She lets people get stoned around her all the time. She rang her Dsis this weekend and said she wanted to kill herself and didn't know if she could even look after her DD atm. She can't go on medication until after the baby is born. And what prompted me to write this now is she's just posted on social media her drinking cocktails at 11am. I feel like she's out of control now.
I feel sorry for her and think she needs help. Also think something needs to be done with regards to her having help looking after DD and then when she has the new baby too.

What should I do? Should I get involved??

OP posts:
MatildaTheCat · 31/05/2018 16:11

I should add that bipolar can become much worse in the post natal period so she is very much at risk without the correct care and support.

berriesandcream21 · 31/05/2018 20:36

Her parents definitely don't know about it.
If I spoke to social services, would they take her children though? Also would they give my details to her if she asks who reported her.
I could contact the midwifery team. I'll have to see if I can find a number.
Oh really? I am worried about her mental state after the baby is born. The baby will most def need to go to intensive care if it survives.

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Chilli21 · 31/05/2018 21:39

You can make a completely anonymous report either direct to Children's Social Services or the NSPCC. If you report your concerns to the local midwifery team or Health Visiting team they have to report it to Children's Social Services. I understand you are worried that your friend could have her children taken away, however the situation will be far worse if the children come to any harm. Children's Social Services would assess the situation and make a decision based on that. The first consideration would be what support your friend has and if family or friends could help by stepping in. Taking children away is very much a last resort. What you have described would indicate that your friends child and unborn baby are at risk of being harmed. Drinking alcohol and being around drugs is not good for the 10 yr old child or the unborn.

berriesandcream21 · 01/06/2018 09:29

I rang the NSPCC this morning. The info i gave them they are letting social services know and the police. I wanted to stay anon so i wont find out what happens, but at least i know i voiced my concerns. Hopefully she will get help and support now.

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Lacucuracha · 01/06/2018 10:51

Well done OP, you did the right thing Flowers

HollyGoLoudly · 01/06/2018 11:36

Well done OP Flowers

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