I knew something was wrong when I was pregnant, but I couldn’t afford the psychiatrists I was sent to. I looked for answers on my own. [Video]

Seven hundred and fifty dollars out of pocket is on the cheaper end for a consultation with a “repro psych,” and waiting lists can be months long. When we had asked our OB-GYN for a referral for a reproductive psychiatrist early on in the pregnancy, he gave us the number for a physician who prescribed nutritional supplements and a grain-free diet plan with no nightshade vegetables — and no medication. She cost $1,500 per session.

Reproductive psychiatrists are wealthy, well-educated white women. If you are lucky enough to pay the entrance fee into their exclusive club, you are probably a wealthy, well-educated white woman, too.

I tried to find a reproductive psychiatrist I could afford

As mandated, I went to see the reproductive psychiatrist assigned to me by the social worker a few days after I had returned from the hospital. I took the subway to her hushed penthouse office suite on …