Reality star Louise Thompson has said she will “never mentally be strong enough to carry a child” due to her post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic childbirth. The former Made In Chelsea star nearly lost her life while delivering her son Leo in November 2021. Thompson, 34, ended up having an emergency caesarean section because her baby’s head became wedged in her pelvis during the late stages of labour.
The NHS medical team operated for three hours to stop a haemorrhage, while Thompson was awake and not under general anaesthetic. PTSD episodes have since left her screaming in bed and paralysed. Discussing if she will ever have more children, Thompson told ITV’s Lorraine: “It’s still fairly inconclusive.
I will never mentally be strong enough to carry a child and physically I have something called Asherman syndrome where my uterus is glued together with scar tissue. “I suppose in one sense, it’s a bit of a miracle that I didn’t have to have a hysterectomy, so I do still have a womb. “I had a year with no periods, then I had a surgery to try and fix that and then that ended up in another haemorrhage so where I am left currently is that the hospital have sort of said: ‘It would be too threatening.
We wouldn’t want to do another surgery in that area. Let’s let you live.’ “Equally I am so grateful to have one beautiful, healthy child who has lots of friends and cousins.
“I do have ovaries and embryos so there is a chance I could fre.