Anyone watching Louis Theroux right now ?

[AnyFucker]

Focussing on a mother and baby unit for mums with MH difficulties

Crying here and Louis is just lovely

I am. I spent 2 months in a mother and baby unit after dd was born.

How are you now ?

Yes it's very sad. I had PND but thankfully nowhere near as severe as this.

Was just about to post a thread about this!

My DH had to stop watching because it was making him anxious. He's worried because of my history of mental health issues, and he also suffers from anxiety himself. I've had some antenatal depression in this pregnancy and I know I'm a candidate for PND.

I don't think it's possible for me to love Louis more than I already do though, he's such a sweetheart!

I'm 18 months on and still have pnd. The lady with 3 children looks so exhausted and sad

Yes and really rooting for all these amazing women. I love how Louis is hands-on helping with babies in this one.

It feels horribly recognisable. I was never diagnosed with post natal psychosis, but it’s fairly clear to me retrospectively that I had. The woman with three children zoning out on high levels of anti-depressants — I’ve been her.

I've got it in record to watch later. I have worked in my local mother & baby unit for the last 4 years. Usually Louis's documentaries are so well done, I'm hoping this one doesn't disappoint.

It’s a hard watch. Lovely Louis 😞

It's heartbreaking watching how hard the women are trying. What amazingly strong mothers.

I've had to switch it off as currently getting perinatal mental health support and querying Bipolar or BPD. I was very interested and drawn in but on second thoughts I think it may be best for me to not watch as I can obsess and over research things to the point I convince myself that it's going to happen to me or I worry about the possibility. Perhaps something for DP to watch so he knows what to watch out for but ignorance is bliss in my case

I'm recording it.

Just put this on iplayer now. I've got a lot of love for Louis Theroux he seems so sweet. I've had a bit of a poor mental health weekend. (not pnd) so think I'll find it emotional.

AnyFucker she will be 7 in a few months and I'm good. I stayed under the perinatal team until after she was 2.

Glad to hear it

Beautifully produced, very sympathetic, and bringing back memories of my PND/PNA. Thankfully not as severe as these ladies are going through, but makes you realise how strong I was when I thought I was so weak.
for every mum going though any form of MH issue right now.

this is all so recognisable. It's amazing these units exist

I do really want to watch this but like a couple of others, I've steered clear as I'm 6 months pregnant, under the care of the perinatal team and terrified about what will happen after birth.

I was, had to stop. I was in s terrible place mentally after my first. Im amazed I got through it alive. i feel such guilt for DS1 about it even now that I damage him some how (despite him being a pretty darn lovely teenager).

It was by chance that I had one amazing midwife on having my second who simple talked to me.

First person who's response to my upset or birth trauma wasn't 'least you have a healthy baby'.

Does it say which unit it was filmed at ?

SE London and Winchester I believe. @LoafofSellotape

Thanks, I'll watch tomorrow

29 years ago I was definitely one of these women but I was just given anti d's and left to be really very ill. I knew things weren't right but there was still so little help. I didn't love my baby and I hate admitting that 😢

I've just googled, yes it's The Bethlam, they're fantastic there.

I visited the unit while I was pregnant so it wasn't strange to me. I talked with my CPN beforehand about what could happen and what the plan would be.

If you are having mental health problems in pregnancy ask to referred to a specialist mental health midwife or perinatal team. Talk through what might happen, what the plan might be, what your triggers might be.

And you will recover. It is bloody hard and sometimes two steps forward and one step ack, but you will. I promise.