Louise Thompson, former Made In Chelsea star, expressed feeling mentally unprepared for another child due to severe complications, including hemorrhages, following an emergency C-section during the birth of her son Leo with fiancé Ryan Libbey in November 2021.
Louise Thompson, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, has undergone multiple surgeries, including partial colon removal and the fitting of a stoma bag, following severe complications from her emergency C-section.
On a recent episode of Lorraine, she recounted witnessing herself “nearly bleeding to death” during surgery and explained why she’s unable to consider another pregnancy.
She bravely shared:
“I will never be mentally strong enough to carry another child, I have Asherman’s syndrome where my uterus is glued together.
“I had a year with no periods. I had surgery to fix that and then I had another haemorrhage.
“Doctors said we do not want to risk doing more surgery in that area, we want you to live”.
Two and half years after the birth of her son, Thompson said she feels “95 per cent” back to her old self, adding:
“I genuinely feel lucky to come out the other side.”
She continued:
“There was a time I thought I was never going to get to this place, I have lost 12 litres of blood over a couple of years.
“Prior to this I had no experience of hospitals. I was the poster girl of health. I want to encourage people to talk more openly about this sort of thing.”
Before the birth of her son, Louise Thompson faced challenges after being caught in a house fire.
The E4 star said:
“I was involved in a house fire just before birth. I felt I was not listened to and there was a lot of inconsistencies in my care and I feel I had to jump through hurdles just to get seen.
“If it was a planned C-section it could have been avoided. I am per cent back to my old self”.
The TV star also explained her partner Ryan Libbey was as traumatised as she was.
Thompson shared:
“I think the horrific thing was that I was not asleep with my partner in the room. I think that genuinely added to PTSD.
“I was witnessing myself bleed to death. I wish I was put asleep. It was one of the things I questioned in my birth debrief to try and get some answers… that was very difficult.
“In the early days we had no relationship, we had our own versions of PTSD… He would get flashbacks.
“He is not in the place to start proper therapy yet. He would check on me all night making sure I was not going to die… He would get angry driving past the hospitals.
“He took Leo for one appointment at the hospital and I thought that was very brave.”
Louise Thompson, the reality TV star-turned-influencer, has been candid about her struggles with both ulcerative colitis and lupus, both of which are chronic conditions.
Ulcerative colitis involves inflammation of the colon and rectum, leading to the development of ulcers and bleeding.
While there’s no cure, management strategies can help alleviate symptoms over time.
