When my daughter was 4 months I started early weaning because she has bad reflux (don’t come at me). It was going great, she loved it and her reflux majorly improved. She went from not sleeping to sleeping for 6hrs at night and was so much happier.
One day I gave her some baby food and 10 minutes later her eyes swelled up and tears rolled down her face and she went floppy. I knew instantly something was majorly wrong and took her off my mum. She was like a sack of potatoes and when I blew air into her face she didn’t respond. At which point I was hysterical screaming to call an ambulance and I honestly thought she was going to die, my mum decided to strip her down first and as soon as she was naked she came too and was smiling and laughing. Her usual self, so I didn’t go to a and e and I booked a drs appointment the next day. It was a stupid phone appointment and the dr said she was chocking and to come in for a face to face appointment. The next dr is the best dr at the surgery and said it wasn’t chocking and she thought she had a fever seizure.
Anyway, ever since then I have had moment of pure panic anytime she does something that reminds me of that event. It happens probably 5 times a week. Before the event I was a really chilled laid back Mum.
Today I had her on my head and stood up (stupid I know, I am kicking myself for being such an idiot) and she bump her head on the plasterboard ceiling. She obviously cried but I was hysterical again, thinking that I had done some serious damage. Honestly I was ready to call an ambulance even though if it had been my head I would have sworn and moved on. Thank god my husband was home to calm me down.
Obviously today was something anyone would have panicked about but these occurrences of thinking something is seriously wrong are happening more and more.
Should I go to the Drs or is this a normal reaction to having a horrifying event with your baby and will just get better soon?