Louise Thompson and her fiancé Ryan Libbey barely spoke for the first six months of their son's life.
Louise Thompson wants to ensure her son doesn't have the same communication issues
The 'Made in Chelsea' star suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the birth of their little boy in November 2021, and she has openly revealed she and her longtime partner could hardly communicate after the trauma of her birth.
Updating fans on Instagram, Louise began: "Ryan and I didn’t have proper conversations for months and months after the trauma of having Leo.
“We didn’t talk at all. Very limited talking for the first 6 months of his life.”
Louise - who also has the autoimmune disease, Lupus - confessed that she "didn't really recognise" Ryan "as a person", but insisted it was a "mutual paralysis" that made them act so "weird".
She went on: “I don’t think I asked him a single question until Leo was at least 4 months old. I didn’t even really recognise him as a person in my home. (Before you think i’m a total monster he didn’t ask how I was either).
“It was a mutual paralysis. Things were so dire, we couldn’t even register how weird this behaviour was. It’s only on reflection that I recognise how strange it is.”
On how they got by, she said: “We find it easier to talk in passing, or over WhatsApp, or when we don’t have to look each other in the eye. Playing tennis in the kitchen.”
Louise - who starred alongside her brother Sam Thompson on the E4 reality show - wants to ensure their little boy doesn't have the same problem with sharing his feelings with others.
She asked her followers: "Where do you feel comfortable having important conversations?
“I really want to encourage Leo to be able to look me in the eye and have the confidence to talk to me about his feelings as he grows up. Any tips from parents who are further down the line than me?"
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