PPD caused by OB abandonment?

[Lisa1970]

My OB abandoned me while I was in labor. I posted about it on another board so you might already know the details. I was stuck with no doctor, nothing, in the middle of horrifically painful contractions. I had to consent to a c-sect elsewhere, that I am not even 100% certain was needed, but felt I had no choice as I no longer had an OB.

I just feel so sad and so tired. No one understands how I feel. They just keep saying the baby is fine so I should be happy. But I was completely betrayed and stabbed in the back. I did file a complaint with the state, but I already know how this works. They will just back up the doctors involved.

[mugglesmom]

I'm so sorry.  I completely understand what you're going through.  I know that people say you should just be happy that the baby is healthy but sometimes thats not all there is.  My birth was a huge dissapointment and I'll never stop wondering if I could have had my baby without the c-section and I don't know that I'll ever be ok with it but I need to grieve and so do you.  It's ok to be dissapointed with your birth.  I would be absolutly livid with that doctor.  I don't know what happened there but leaving you to make a decision like that on your own is unacceptable.  I know there isn't much I can say to make it better but I do feel your pain.  Don't let people tell you that your birth experience doesn't matter, it does. 

[Lisa1970]

Something was going wrong and he would not see me basically. In my case, I most likely needed the c-sect. But, he took off and would not even see me. My details are on the vbac board.   Here it is....  http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1331329/abandonment-by-vbac-doctor-at-40w-2-days

[mugglesmom]

I read your story.  That is absolutly terrible!  That doctor should not be practicing medicine!  I can see why you are experiencing ppd, things were not handled well and you are left holding the pieces trying to process what happened.  Yes you have a healthy baby but the means of getting there were not joyous they were scary and traumatic.  I wouldn't be surprised if you had PTSD from that experience.  If it's possible I would suggest talking to a therapist about what happened.

I'm so sorry for everything that happened,