Louise Thompson could only spend five minutes a day with newborn while on ‘terrifying' suicide watch, reveals fiance

The Irish Sun

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LOUISE Thompson's fiancé Ryan Libbey has revealed devastating details of her battle with postpartum depression.
Former Made In
Chelsea
star Louise, 35, was placed on suicide watch as she grappled with her mental
health
following a
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Louise Thompson had severe postpartum depression after giving birth to son Leo in 2021
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She was on suicide watch for a period time and had mentally 'checked out'
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She struggled to form a relationship with her newborn son,
Leo
, in the early period of
motherhood
, so much so that if she spent five minutes with him that was deemed a success.
The complicated labour left Leo in great distress and he suffered respiratory issues linked to meconium, a bowel obstruction in newborns.
Personal trainer Ryan, 34, told
"Which is absolutely terrifying, and I don't think I've quite processed that one. I think that was something that I wanted to reframe straight away.
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"It's really, really sad to know that
He continued: "I could understand that she was in shock and that she was completely reduced to a version of herself that was... she was just surrendering to the whole thing.
"She'd lost the fight, and I could understand it because she would have been exhausted and her body would have been looking and feeling so different.
"And to lie on the sofa with a vacant look on your face for days and weeks, I could understand that, but I couldn't understand that we were in the place of potential: she wants to end her life, and she doesn't really recognise or care for the baby in the room. At the time, I couldn't quite understand that."
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To make matters worse the couple felt like they'd been forgotten by hospital staff and left to fend for themselves.
When they did receive visits from doctors Ryan claimed it was anything but sensitive and they felt rushed to push forward with parenthood with little regard for the trauma they'd been through.
Louise Thompson's fiance reveals harrowing moment she was 'ten minutes from death' haemorrhaging blood 'like someone turned a hose on'
In a candid admission,
There was no let up in the months that followed as Louise suffered two terrifying haemorrhages at home which Ryan likened to a 'murder scene'.
The second major bleed followed a procedure to reinstate the integrity of the womb.
He said: "I arrived at home to see her being loaded into an ambulance outside the house. I went down to the downstairs bathroom where it happened, and it was yet again just a murder scene."
Louise's body and mental fortitude was tested again when she had her entire large intestine removed after being diagnosed with
She was
Fortunately, Louise has now got a handle on her wellbeing, though
The setbacks only make her more of an inspirational figure and she documented her incredible story in last year's Lucky: Learning to Live Again.
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Louise with Leo in happier times
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The former Made In Chelsea star released a book documenting her ordeal
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Help for mental health
If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support.
The following are free to contact and confidential:
Samaritans,
CALM (the leading movement against suicide in men)
Papyrus (prevention of young suicide)
Shout (for support of all mental health)
Mind,
Rethink Mental Illness,
Heads Together,