Now no home births - options?

Hi RainMinusBow,

We've had few people get in touch because they were very concerned when you said that you're not eating but we can see now that you've explained that it's more that you can't keep anything down. As other posters have suggested, please do try to eat little and often, for your health as well as for your baby's.

We're sorry you're going through such a stressful time and we'd like to share some links to organisations which may be able to give you some support in real life.

First of all, there's a lot of information on pregnancy and birth during this worrying time from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists - Information for pregnant women and their families.

Here's a link to the Mind website, which has some information on perinatal mental health and perinatal anxiety. There are also plenty of useful links provided here - NICE Guidance - sources of advice and support.

We'd also suggest that you take a look at the PANDAS Foundation which was set up to help support and advise any parent and their networks who need support with perinatal mental illness. They have a free helpline on 0808 1961 776 which is available on all landlines, Monday to Sunday 9am- 8pm. It's manned by a team of trained volunteers who will be happy to chat to you and direct you to the right support.

If you need help urgently, please go to our mental health webguide.

We can see that you're getting lots of good advice and support from other Mumsnetters, but please do get in touch with us at [email protected] if there's anything we may be able to help you with.

Sending good wishes.

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Now no home births - options?