Louise Thompson and her fiancé Ryan Libbey welcomed their son Leo in 2021 (Picture: Instagram/louise.thompson)
Louise Thompson and her fiancé Ryan Libbey barely spoke for the first six months of their son’s life.
The Made in Chelsea star suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the birth of their little boy Leo in November 2021.
Doting mum Louise, 33, revealed on Wednesday that she and fitness trainer Ryan, also 33, could hardly communicate after the trauma of her birth.
She addressed the situation frankly on social media alongside a video of herself and her partner playing with a tennis ball and racquet in their kitchen.
Louise wrote on Instagram: ‘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.’
Doting mum Louise, 33, revealed on Wednesday that she and fitness trainer Ryan, also 33, could hardly communicate after the trauma of her birth (Picture: Instagram/louise.thompson)
She addressed the situation frankly on social media alongside a video of herself and her partner playing with a tennis ball and racquet in their kitchen (Picture: Instagram/louise.thompson)
Louise explained that she ‘didn’t really recognise Ryan as a person’ but insisted it was ‘a mutual paralysis’ that made them act ‘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).’
Louise explained that she ‘didn’t really recognise Ryan as a person’ but insisted it was ‘a mutual paralysis’ that made them act ‘weird’ (Picture: Instagram/louise.thompson)
The mum-of-one continued: ‘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.’
As for 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 Leo 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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Louise shared a frank post on social media.