I feel I’m constantly worried about my toddler (19 months) becoming unwell or having accidents. When he cries more than normal I instantly worry about him being sick, and if he is unwell then I’m just feeling very stressed, google symptoms, count his breathes…I also worry that he might be able to grab a pot on the stove when he’s with my husband in the kitchen, or that he swallows something when he eats. Some days I just wait for the day to be over and him sleeping, it seems that only then I can relax a little. It’s particularly bad after a recent illness - DS had a fever for a couple of days, he’s better now but I keep waiting for him to get unwell again.
When he’s at nursery I’m a bit better because I tell myself that there are many people who are trained to deal with any issues that might arise and are doing this day in day out, but whenever my phone rings I instantly feel sick in my stomach because I think it might be them calling because DS is unwell. My question is, what level of worry is normal and what warrants a GP visit for anxiety? Did anyone experience this level of anxiety and what did you do to get better?