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Post natal anxiety

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MadAboutMyBoy · 07/10/2021 17:09

Has anyone ever suffered from this or can offer advice? My son is 15 weeks and I think I may have post natal anxiety. I tend to get really awful intrusive thoughts mostly when I’m trying to sleep or when he’s with someone else. I will give a few examples. I was having lunch with my mum and the baby at a restaurant which had a long flight of stairs at the entrance. I spent most of lunch secretly panicking that I was going to trip down the stairs on the way out or somehow drop the baby down the stairs. If we’re out walking I am often worried that a car is going to come up the kerb and crash into us. I can’t relax if anyone else is looking after him. My mum took him out for a walk so I could sleep but I was worrying the whole time that something awful would happen when they were out. When I’m trying to get to sleep at night I’m often bombarded with awful thoughts about something terrible happening to my baby and how I couldn’t bare to live without him. It doesn’t consume me all the time and actually for the majority of the time we are very happy and I’m not thinking this way. I’m just aware that these thoughts are very extreme and they leave my feeling very anxious. Does anyone else experience this or have any advice on how to deal with it?

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Alitlebitsleepy · 07/10/2021 18:54

It's so normal but so hard. I'd say try speaking to your HV of GP. It's so important to get help. They'll have lots of experience helping people in your situation.

Congratulations by the way!

Letsallscreamatthesistene · 07/10/2021 19:10

Hi! Yes, me! I had it really badly. I paid privately for CBT and it was so worth it. Life changing really and it allowed me to enjoy my DS rather than fret over every little thing. He 18mo now and the intrusive thoughts still come back sometimes, but CBT gave me the tools to manage the thoughts. Its something I have to work at, but its good now. I really, really struggled in the early days though.

Miriam101 · 07/10/2021 19:50

Oh darling, this sounds horrible. I suffered from bad anxiety after having my second too and it’s awful when your own mind feels like a prison you’re trapped in. I would go to your GP and be honest about how you’re feeling.

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AnnaPosie · 22/06/2022 19:03

@MadAboutMyBoy I could have written this !! I hope it's easing up for you but it's so tough, I've often thought about going to the doctor but then part of me worries that if I am on tablets would I zone out or not be on high alert and would something happen so it's a vicious circle !!

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