Help with anxiety

[Purplestarballoon]

Hi all

I struggled a lot with PNA after the birth of DS last year, I was going to look in to some support but after about 6 months I felt like I’d turned a corner.
However since he’s been more mobile, crawling and now walking I’ve had bouts of anxiety usually set off when he bumps himself.
I go through what I think are the normal reactions of guilt and worry that he’s hurt himself but then once it’s clear that he’s okay really, I just can’t shake it off.
He took a tumble at the weekend at the bottom of an inflatable slide at a friends house, he cried for a few seconds but then was off running around but it’s all I’ve thought about for days, beating myself up that I am an awful mum. All the other mums I know of children of all ages seem to be able to brush this sort of thing off.
Has anyone got any tips of how to get over this sort of anxiety? Anything that’s helped, or people they’ve spoken to?
Feeling pretty rubbish this eve 😔

Hi sorry don't have any major advice except to say being a parent is a big thing and it's ok to feel anxious. But it sounds like you are maybe over thinking some things. I was like this too and what helped me was speaking to health visitor and just being honest about what I'm thinking and feeling. I think when someone "professional" reassures you it helps more. Well it did for me.

Do you have any support around you, like other mums or family you can trust to talk to. Especially anyone who's been through this stage with older children. Sometimes just saying how you feel out loud can help instead of worrying about your baby and then worrying that your worrying too much, if that makes sense.

You are not a rubbish mum. If you were you wouldn't care about your baby in the way you do.

Children get hurt and we can't always stop that happening.

Big hugs xx

Have you sought any support at all @Purplestarballoon?

It might be helpful to talk to the Pandas Foundation before you do anything else

Thanks both. I think I need to tell people around me how I feel a bit more, I’ve got a tendency to try and put on a brave face but I think I’ll be more honest.
Will check out Pandas Foundation too thank you
xx