Irrational fear of parents dying :(

[4edt]

I’m 24years old. 20+ weeks pregnant and I have this irrational fear of my parents dying. They are both in good health, 44years old and I know it’s stupid. But I can’t shake the feeling, I feel scared and anxious about the possibility of losing them and it’s consumes my mind when I think about it

I’m around the same age and my parents are much older than yours!
Have you spoken to your gp about what you’re feeling?

I had this fear with my dad specifically when I hit the baby blues at 3 days PP- it just hit me like a wave one night, it was awful. I now have health anxiety and that does extend to my parents but nothing like what it was like over those few days. You really do have my full sympathy, I remember that feeling of dread so strongly. It was horrible, all consuming.

Speaking to my parents really helped reassure me for short periods until the worst of it passed, as I think it was the hormone crash that exacerbated it. In your situation I would call your midwife and explain that you're having really anxious thoughts and it's starting to impact your day to day life. Antenatal mental health is taken really seriously and they will try their best to sort you out.