suffer from panic attacks about dd being ill and now going on holiday!

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i suffer from anxiety and have councelling to control it. my main worries are ill health. my dd having a temp will set me right off, thermometer readings every 30 min etc. I am worried how this will affect her when she is older and am always feeling guilty. thankfully things are better on a day to day basis. but any changes to routine really throw me back to sq one. I am now going away with her to the caribbean and worried she will get sick there and i will not have my GP round the corner and I will be at the mercy of third world care. sounds drastic but that's how i feel.

also already feel that i am not wanting to go so that i can stay home and near 'safety'. how can i enjoy this holiday and enjoy having my family around me everyday (sometimes i am thankful that she is with a CM most days so that i do not have to look at her and check if she is alright)

hi, we went to cuba this year, dd needed treatment from doctor, i can honestly say he was the best doctor i have have ever seen!!, careful, attentive, caring, clean, knowledgeable.
as any mum would do, just pack a little first aid kit, you know the sort of thing, stuff to bung you up, stuff to make you go, paracetamol, dirrolyte, anti-histamines and mossy spray, (get the stuff with DEET in it)

kids can get ill anywhere, just take normal precautions and you REALLY have nothing to worry about
perhaps while you are away the other people in your party can take over a little of caring for dd so you can get a bit of a rest, try and leave the thermometer at home though! btw 'safety' for dd is where-ever YOU are, you should never fell guilty for wanting to take care of your child

hope you have a lovely time (lucky you, wish i was coming!)

thank-you that already makes me feel better