Ptsd And Pregnacy?

[Maliginity]

So after shopping today I decided to go get a check up, I thought I had a flue and now I found out that I'm 4 weeks pregnant um yea I'm flagged as unstable, I AM UNSTABLE i just got half custody of my son 4 years ago! I can not get an abortion I have had 2 already in the past 5 years and they still haunt me today. I'm so scared I'm so worried what do I do? Mental assessments midwifes doctors? Ah how do I do this? Where do I start? ugh

If it helps at all my partner is 100% healthy an no record of anything anytime ever would that help this situation ? Where only 20 years old live in Canada bc.

 

[Britt.f7]

I'm not sure where you start, but I know you should get good support on here. I live in the US, so our medical care is a little different(for now). I guess a good doctor or midwife would be a start. Are you in therapy? I was during my first pregnancy and also, during the last trimester, on meds. I didn't want to be but my depression was beyond manageable and they thought the stress would be harder on the baby.

Congratulations!

 

[arfie]

Choosing my pregnancy guides was my top priority when I found myself unsupported, single and pregnant in my second year of pre-engineering. That was 1979. My pregnancy guides were a blend of public clinics and midwives. Honest sharing of my mental health issues netted me referrals support groups, etc. (there was no PTSD diagnosis back then). It was hard, but we got through. We are still working it all out, but I still can't believe abortion or abandonment would have been any easier.

Lean freely, Malignity. Please don't try to do this alone.

 

[InsideAWord]

If you are haunted by the memory of the surgical procedure of an abortion, there is an abortion pill available if you are less than 9 weeks along that you can take and undergo the process in the comforts and privacy of your home. They will give you pain medication as well.

You can also consider adoption.

 

[HëllaBubz]

I have a 5 week old baby and PTSD. Let me know if I can help.

 

[ill]

I guess the place to start with is do you want to have another child? Do you want to take care of and raise another child? Do you feel capable of doing that? How does your partner feel?

What do you mean "flagged as unstable"? Do you have a good support system? Do you share custody with your 4 year old's father?

 

[Queen Boudica]

This is a shock for you. You have plenty of time. Take it easy and ask the questions that @ill has suggested and any other you need. You have time to come to the right decision for you.

 

[Britt.f7]

I know there are other threads on here about pregnancy and ptsd. Search them out. That should provide some support. Bubbzilla went through a lot. She is working on it after the birth. It may not be perfect, but it can be manageable.

 

[InsideAWord]

All I'm saying, though, is that you are right now in charge of your body. Stable or unstable, ready or not -- there are options available to you. Consider them all and if you do choose to abort, keep in mind that it is your choice and it does not make you a bad person. In fact, whatever you choose, you defend that decision to the death. You don't need guilt from other people's politics.