Child Protection Plan

[JessPidcock94]

I have recently been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder after years of being treated for depression and anxiety.
Since having my baby (who is now 4 months old) I have been struggling to find a treatment. After two trips to A&E, I have got my diagnosis and on the correct treatment path.
However, Social services are involved and want to put my son on a child protection plan. I have never once abused/neglected my son and even the SW's report states he is happy and well looked after.
My trigger is my son's distress as only recently he got his diagnosis of gastro-esophigal reflux disease which has meant since he was born he has been in pain and distressed.
I have been the one to take us both to the doctors and get is the help we need. Neither me or my husband smoke, do drugs or drink with our son in the house. We have good jobs, a mortgage and a supportive family.
I work with children as part of my job so I'm terrified I would lose my job because of this.
Since my son has been improving on his medication, so have I. However, since this was announced I can barely sleep.
Has anyone else been in this situation? I feel like I've been discrimated against for having a mental disability as opposed to a physical disability.

Hi, I've not got any direct experience as only at the ttc stage, but we have had long conversations with CPNs from DHs team about having kids as DH suffers from episodes of psychosis. They told us that they have to inform the health visitor if there are children under 5 living in the home of someone under there care. They also assured us that if social services needed to be involved that they are very good at supporting families where parent's have mental health problems.

Your daughters social worker seems to be happy with how your daughter is being cared for. I would think that the child protection plan is about looking at is you/she need any additional support and if so how this can be provided.

A friend of mine is a single Mum and has bipolar. She had a lot of support from social services in the early days which she found very helpful.

Hi op it does seem odd to jump to a cp plan. Have you worked with a social worker before? Or been to a children's centre? Usually social care try less severe routes to support families, like a child in need plan. A cp plan is normally further down the line if there are real concerns for a child's wellbeing.
Talk to your worker about other options. What do your friends and partner think?

Hiya,
Thanks for the advice. A CPP is really serious and is used for when a child is at high risk of harm. I understand that they want to keep an eye on us but I feel it's unnecessary.
Close family and friends have read the report and agree that they don't really have a leg to stand on. The "worries" they state are that I am off medication despite acknowlaging my psychiatrist made that decision and that I am not a confident mother. I am yet to meet a confident first time parent; especially one who has a child with severe reflux :(