Why do I worry so much?

[Pinkjenny]

I am currently sitting in work having dropped off 10.5mo dd with my mum for the day. She hardly ate anything yesterday and was sick during the night.

Today she is whingey, but has eaten her lunch and hasn't been sick (as far as I know).

So why am I consumed with fear? In between bouts of her being unwell I am generally OK and positive, but the slightest threat to her health or potential threat to her health renders me petrified.

My tummy is in knots. Surely I should be relaxing a bit by now? Its not like she's never vomited before.

Help.

Don't worry, both mine go off their food when they've got something coming and are usually sick with it, my son especially would be off his food for a few days with no other symptoms, then a couple of days later would be sick and then a bad cold would appear. Got used to it though. I've become a bit of a hyperchondriac though since having children, with them and myself, went to the doctor a couple of weeks after birth of dd CONVINCED there was something seriously wrong with me and was having panic attacks etc! Lasted for months. She told me it was extremely common and that I wouldn't believe the number of mothers who come in with this problem with themselves or their children.

I feel totally sick. And don't want to call my mum for the millionth time because it doesn't help.