New mother reveals her nine-month old baby was put into care after she asked for help for postpartum psychosis
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A mother who suffered from postpartum psychosis nine months after giving birth to her daughter has revealed her little girl has been taken into care. The single mother-of-one, from Leicestershire, started experiencing delusions and paranoia nine months after giving birth to her first baby in August 2022 which she claimed was the most frightening experience of her life.
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After seeking NHS treatment, she was told her baby would be cared for while she has treatment. But after being released from hospital the mother does not have custody of her baby and says she 'regrets seeking help'. The 33-year-old revealed her delusions became so bad that she believed someone was in the house and she would have to keep checking rooms to make sure there was no one there.
Postpartum psychosis is a serious mental health illness that can cause new mothers to experience hallucinations and delusions, thought to affect one or two in every 1,000 births. The woman says she now only sees her baby for two hours every six weeks, and now 'regrets' going into hospital in the first place.
She said: 'My daughter was born at 38 weeks via C Section,' she told Femail. The single mother-of-one, from Leicestershire, started experiencing delusions and paranoia nine months after giving birth to her first baby in August 2022 which she claimed was the most frightening experience of her life (stock image).
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