December 2019 Dd age 1 developed a cough. Then norovirus January. Then bronchitis, tonsillitis, virus, with rash, sick bug, tonsillitis again, allegedly.
She coughed from December to May, various antibiotics, one hospital admission, and eventually inhalers for a few weeks which stopped it.
We had a friend from USA stay December 19 to January who had a cough on arrival.
We all were unwell but thought just heavy cold. Perhaps not but bit late now.
I had post natal anxiety health linked to her, and because of the above had counselling last summer again. Dd2 was then born December and I had been feeling better.
All three of us have had a runny nose and last night dd1 coughed once in her sleep. I felt it all come back. I felt sick, heart racing, I'm still sat here at 2am.
What would be best for me to improve my mental health? I know this sounds dramatic but I feel like I have some kind of phobia around coughing. Dd1 took 15 years to come along with various losses before her. The counselling focused on that mainly.
I feel like she's going to get sick and I can't cope. Well either of them. 1 cough and I'm shaking. It's like 5 months of whatever she had plus covid in general has left me terrified.
We walk daily, I am trying so hard but feel broken now.
Would this be cbt? Or post natal depression again? Does anyone know what I can do? Because clearly kids get bugs, and I need to sort this. Another example a few weeks back she gulped a cup of water, burped and brought some up. I have towels all round her cot and didn't sleep for two nights watching her incase she had sick bug again. 