A/N Many thanks to NiamhMcGrady-fanpage and Amelia for your reviews and encouragement! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get these next two chapters up, it's taken a while for me to write them!
'She's been hearing voices, including her late mother, possibly hallucinating, and according to her boyfriend and Matilda's father, Arthur, she's been fluctuating between depression and mania, has been extremely paranoid and possessive, and struggling to cope with the demands of parenthood. Tilly rarely sleeps and her hormones are all over the place' Guy explained. 'We knew this was a possibility with Zosia having bipolar, we had a care plan, but we were desperately hoping that she would be ok...she came off her medication for the last couple of weeks of her pregnancy and she seemed to be doing ok until now'
'We can offer Zosia a place in our mother and baby unit for the treatment of postnatal psychosis' the doctor explained. 'We don't want to interfere with the bonding process between Zosia and Matilda, so they will stay together, monitored of course, and we can help with Matilda's basic care whilst also looking after Zosia's mental health and working through undertaking treatment plans with her. How has she been on her medication?'
'She's been fine up until the last week or so where her symptoms have been recurring again...she even stopped taking them for the last couple of weeks of her pregnancy... Will she be allowed visitors?'
'We have two sets of visiting hours a day, but our usual policy is close family only.'
'But I'm sure she would appreciate being able to see family friends' he replied, considering Jesse, Colette and Dom. The doctor shook her head sadly.
'I'm afraid we do have to limit visitors to strictly family only, at least for the moment.' She explained, and Guy nodded sadly in response.
Arthur was sitting outside while Guy spoke to the doctor and a psychiatrist helped settle Zosia in. How can this be happening? She got through the whole pregnancy without any issues with her bipolar and she was still taking her medication. His thoughts were interrupted by Guy sitting next to him.
'Arthur? Arthur I need to talk to you'
'What's happening?' He asked. Matilda was crying a little and Arthur was trying to comfort her by rocking her gently. Guy looked at him sadly.
'Zosia needs to stay in the psych mother and baby unit...Tilly will be staying with her so they can help look after her, so they can still bond. Now, they have two visiting sessions a day where you can see them both...'
'I can't believe this is happening' Arthur was terrified. He knew that Zosia would be terrified- when she was sectioned before, she had told him she was scared, lonely and couldn't trust herself to do anything, and with the baby he was worried that she would struggle with her in the unit. He felt helpless, all he wanted to do was support Zosia and be with her and their daughter. Guy put his hand on his shoulder comfortingly.
'She's in the best possible place- all of us are here for you, and I will visit whenever I can so I will do everything I can to help both of you through this, and help with Matilda. She's dealt with this before, and she can do it again. The doctors here have a lot of techniques they can use and treatments to suggest, and we'll all work together to find one that works and we won't rest until we do, and it isn't like the psychiatric unit she was in before, she'll have a lot more freedom and it's a child friendly environment' Guy reassured him.
'I just want Zosia to be ok...I love her so much' he sighed, trying not to cry in front of Guy. 'Can I see her now?'
Guy shook his head reluctantly. 'She was, quite frankly, psychotic when I brought her in...she's currently being settled in herself, and she may need medication before any of us can see her. Let's get this little flower settled in and we'll stay until we know what's going on' Guy suggested.
'She probably wants feeding' he added as Matilda started to cry. Arthur pulled out a bottle and started to feed her. 'You need to be a good girl for mummy, ok princess?' He spoke gently. 'I'll see you very soon' he sniffed as he kissed her on the head gently, as a nurse appeared to take Matilda through to Zosia.
'Lets go and get Zosia a bag packed with some of their things' Guy suggested, knowing that it was likely that Zosia was being assessed and wouldn't be able to see anyone at least until they got back...
