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Referal to perinatal psychiatry (pregnancy) They can go to hell

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mummyof2byapril · 27/02/2010 09:02

So I was on here a month or so ago worrying about a consultant who said I needed to be referred as I was at risk of having a breakdown when baby is born and may have to go to mother and baby unit to assess me at birth.
Went to my doctor who said she would write to consultant and sya I don't need reffering as I've had no depression since being a teenager 6 years ago, not to mention that I've been perfectly fine on my own from day one with my 3 y old. Doctor also let it slip that they could not make me do any assesments I didn't want to do anyway, unless I was sectionable.

Well, I just got a letter from my doctor saying she's afraid the consultant already reffered me, she tried to asure me that there's not likely to be much involvement.
But obviously I don't want ANY involvement, as social services adopted my first child against my will because of these ridiculous 'mental health problems' they said I had.
I know if they start labelling me as having 'mental illness' (and being alone and 'vulnerable') social services could easily get involved again.

So what to do now?
Tell the mental health team to go to hell if they try calling me?
I'm not playing their games this time, they are dangerous with their pens and diagnosesis dictating the future of my kids.

Can I just say 'no sorry I don't want any involvement with you'?
I'm having a homebirth now so they cannot keep me or my baby hostage in hospital on any mother and baby unit, or waiting around for any psychiatric analysis.

Somebody make them go away pleeease

OP posts:
xkatyx · 27/02/2010 17:03

Did you have deppression/anxiety before or with this completely out the blue?

I have only suffered mild deppression but really horrible anxiety i also look back at those days and makes me cringe to ever want to go back to that, unfortunetly i dont think it has made me stronger as i worry it will come back hence my posts about pregnancy etc .. i should change my name really to miss worrier x

GetDownYouWillFall · 27/02/2010 17:13

I never had depression or anxiety before DD.

I think having kids makes you more anxious generally, because there is so much more to worry about! But you can come through it!

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