Does everyone worry like this

[Kent1982]

I have a 6 mo DS. Lately I find myself worrying about everything I wondered if everyone is the same and you can put my mind at rest that I'm normal.

Examples of today's worries are. I have to park on a hill later, I'm concerned handbrake might fail when I get out to get DS out of car and it will roll away and I won't be able to do anything. I know this is unlikely as its a fairly new car. That when DS is bigger a tree in the garden might fall on him. He has a cold and has had 3 episodes of coughing in last 12 hours. I have rang the Dr to see if I have had whooping cough vaccination when pregnant just to rule if he is immune.
That I could have a accident in the car
That I might drop him when I carry him not in his car seat, or the handle on car seat could give way and tip up

What the buggery am I going to do when I'm back at work. Do all new mums worry like this and do you think it will wear off

I worry like that. Everything is a potential disaster.
I'm worst when my 5yo goes on a trip with a friend (which thankfully has only happened twice). Panicking, sweating, unable to concentrate. What if, what if, what if....

I think all parents worry, but honestly? I don't think worrying to this degree is normal. And I intend to do something about my own anxiety so that it doesn't limit my children's experience.

On the upside, I tend to be fine when the kids are with a childminder/school, for some reason.

No, I don't tend to imagine the worst case scenario. I worry more now I'm a parent, but it's everyday stuff. I don't imagine horrible things happening.

It could be a hormonal imbalance. I tend to have anxiety issues the first year after having a baby, but it fades. Of course you worry as a mother, but I would say that level of anxiety is not healthy. I would recommend some mindfulness/mediyation exercises and deep breathing techniques.

I've always been a bit of a worst case scenario thinker but you will be all pleased to know the hand break did not fail, the car didn't roll away and we both returned home safe and sound phew. No more worries for today

I think it's normal to think of things that could go wrong, even if they're unlikely. So it depends really how much time you spent worrying. If these thoughts occurred to you briefly but then you moved on, that's fine. If you were in a genuine state of stress / anxiety about them, then I think you should see your GP.

I can relate to those worries! I read somewhere that women have these types of vivid thoughts after having a baby as a protective mechanism eg worrying about the car rolling down the hill means you will check the brake to ensure it doesn't happen. I used to get this all the time when my dd was newborn - I was so worried about falling down the stairs / pram tipping over into oncoming traffic / having an accident in car etc etc. They were really vivid but always served to remind me to be more careful and therefore protected me and my daughter. I still get them a bit (dd 10 months). I try to acknowledge the thought and move on quickly X

Glad you got home safely! X

You'll probably find you worry a lot less when you're back at work. Because its out of your hand and there's literally nothing you can do about it....