You can request to be referred to the perinatal mental health pathway through your hospital that you are having a baby
@Stephanie prior to pregnancy I was up and down like crazy, I've actually stabilised a lot while being pregnant. We don't really have a great support network of family and friends here (better than it was where we were living previously) so when my partner goes back to work it's literally just me, myself and baby. I think if I was assessed by a different nurse or at least an actual doctor then the outcome would have been very different but in this nurses eyes there's nothing wrong and clearly they are thinking of the now and not the when. It's not even if it happens, it's when it happens. It's the hospital in Omagh
@Alice in the process of changing over teams, my gp put a referral in for the perinatal mental health team and a few days ago I got a letter through saying the service isn't suitable for me and they are dismissing my referral.
I would challenge that because they have to provide support during that prenatal and postnatal mental health period. It might be because they saw you are open to other mh teams but if you ask your gp to speak to them on your behalf
Goodness that is awful! Next time you have a midwife appointment in hospital, discuss your concerns with them and they should flag you to the perinatal mental health team.
I have Borderline PD too and felt dismissed about postpartum depression too, I didn't experience a hormone drop thankfully but I usually am up and down anyway because of the PD. I never had anyone telling me everyone has autism and bpd is for reckless teenagers. Three words: Complain, complain, complain!!! I guarantee they will assign you a key worker then because they do not like complaints being logged at all. I'm so sorry you experienced this. What hospital was this?