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User12899 · 19/05/2021 22:33

I’ve left my two year old for the first time for an overnight stay with his dad (we are separated and he is a brilliant dad) but apart from newborn stage I have always done the night settling. Our child does sleep through now but occasionally will wake in the night if teething. I feel absolutely awful right now I’m crying as I type, my chest feels tight and heavy with anxiety and I just feel so irrationally worried. I had a very traumatic birth which still affects me abit now and I’m wondering is this why I feel so awful being separated from my child or have other mums ever felt like this ?! I feel very silly but I can’t help the way I’m feeling and it is not relaxing one bit !

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
MuchTooTired · 19/05/2021 22:46

I’ve never felt like this about mine, but I don’t think you’re being silly at all! It’s a big milestone if this is the first time you’ve not been there, and a massive change to your routine. It’ll take time to get used to it and then hopefully it’ll give you time to relax.

What do you like to do to destress? Keeping busy with something might help you focus on the activity and squish the panic feeling down.

💐 🍹 ☕️ (whichever you’ll find most soothing!) to you. It’ll be ok.

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