Sam Thompson supports sister Louise as they take to parliament

Sam Thompson supports sister Louise as they take to parliament
Source: Daily Mail Online

Sam Thompson supported his sister Louise as they took to Parliament to discuss her harrowing birth trauma ordeal on Wednesday.

Louise, 35, nearly died when she welcomed her son Leo-Hunter in 2021 after a emergency caesarean in which she lost '12 and a half litres of blood.'

She went on to suffer with PTSD and post-natal anxiety due to her near-death experience and has since then been diagnosed with Lupus, Asherman's syndrome, suffered a second Hemorrhage, and has also had a stoma bag fitted.

The former Made In Chelsea stars spoke with Birth Trauma APPG, who raises awareness of the experiences of parents who have experienced physical and psychological harm from childbirth.

While Louise discussed her emotional birth trauma, Sam also shared how it impacts surrounding family members.

Following the meeting, the pair captured the moment in a picture alongside Theo Clarke, the founder of the Global Birth Trauma Alliance and former Chair of the UK's Birth Trauma Inquiry.

In April, Louise revealed she suffered a devastating miscarriage last year in a heartbreaking post.

Louise also opened up about the miscarriage in her new book Lucky: Learning to live again, as well as her Daily Mail column.

Louise shared a photo of a positive pregnancy test, and wrote: 'Tw: lots of stuff. This is not now, this was last January. The night before I got on a flight. As if things needed to get more complicated.'

'I only told a handful of people, but I wrote a bit about it in the book and now that it is out there in the big bad world I thought it was easier to share on here than to have anyone question it behind my back.
'I often find it easier to write this sort of stuff down than to speak about it out loud. And hopefully this will help me process it. Sharing can feel quite liberating.'
'So much has happened in the past 3 years as we all know and v v quickly. It feels like such a dense time in my life.'
'As my life coach often says I've signed up to the "speedy learning course". Riding in the fast lane. My time here on this planet has been anything but boring.'

Reflecting on the last tough few years, she continued: 'Sometimes (actually, all the time) I stop myself from having the time or the space to think about all the hard things that my body has been through. I love working with my coach because she teaches me to look forward. We talk about fun projects, work, relationships and all the menial bits and bobs that make up this rollercoaster we call life too.

The former Made in Chelsea star nearly died when giving birth to their son, Leo, after undergoing an emergency C-section, shared the update with her 1.5million Instagram followers

In April, Louise revealed she suffered a devastating miscarriage last year in a heartbreaking post

Louise shared a photo of a positive pregnancy test, and wrote: 'Tw: lots of stuff. This is not now, this was last January. The night before I got on a flight. As if things needed to get more complicated'

'I haven't worked with my psychotherapist for well over a year because I thought I was done with all of that.'
'That means I haven't been forced to look back. But then I had to have more surgery 6 months ago and actually over the last week being back in the hospital to discuss potential plans for future surgeries and stuff has brought everything rushing back.'
'It's landed on me like a tonne of bricks. I've noticed some weird avoidance behaviours, some silly distractions seeping in, and also have found it really hard to focus on things properly.'
'I've felt a little confused between the then and now and I've also had some rather bizarre memories pop in and I've cried a little bit most days which feels alien (even though I used to be called tears Thompson) because I've been so happy.'
'I'll be honest I think there is a need for more processing. I haven't spoken to a therapist since the stoma surgery.'
'I think it might be time to try some dreaded EMDR. Please can someone give me confidence that it won't be dreaded?!?'

She continued: 'I talk a wee bit about it in the extra chapter of my book, but it's crazy to think that Leo could have had a sibling born last September. I doubt that it was ever going to work. Probably a mere chemical pregnancy.

Whatever it was the change in hormones or blood flow to that area caused the most insane amount of bleeding from my bum in the weeks that followed and ended up having my stoma surgery as a result. So capiche. That was the end of that dream.

She concluded by saying: 'My fertility and our fertility journey is something I'm only just starting to wrap my head around 3 1/2 years after the birth of my beautiful son'

'These are not symptoms I've experienced aside from my last pregnancy.'

'Was it a dream though? Not something that was planned, in fact a complete miracle given the circumstances and I'll let you work that one out, although there are many circumstances that make this one very unusual, including the fact it's practically a mary and joseph moment.'

'But I knew something was different to test because I felt a very unusual sense of tiredness that I only got when being pregnant last time and I felt very sick too.'

'These are not symptoms I've experienced aside from my last pregnancy.'

She concluded by saying: 'My fertility and our fertility journey is something I'm only just starting to wrap my head around 3 1/2 years after the birth of my beautiful son.'

'There is a lot I haven't come to terms with, and I haven't wanted to until now. I remember my therapist asking me about it a few years ago and she asked whether I was sad about my situation and I just brushed it off. It was all way to soon to start thinking about the idea of more anything when I had so much fixing to do.'

'But I actually remembered to mention it in a medical appointment last week and it kind of brought about this flood of emotions and it felt quite necessary and quite good. I need to get it out now.'