Strange thoughts

[Elhan]

I have a 10 week old baby and things have been going OK so far. The first 4 weeks were incredibly hard as she had colic and screamed every night but things have settled now and she can sometimes sleep 5-6 hours in the night and naps in the day. I felt low in the first few weeks and thought I had pnd but I think I was just hormonal and sleep deprived. Anyway I've started having thoughts of things happening to my baby that scare me. So for example if my partner does the last feed, I trust him completely but I lie in the spare room (so I can sleep) and worry the covers aren't tight enough and she'll suffocate if they go over her head. Or that If her neck isn't supported properly when being held it could snap when she moves about. Or that the soft spot on her head could be punctured by someone if they touch it too hard. Or her bottle isn't cool enough and she'll drink boiling milk. All very bizzare, I wasn't like this at the start and could go to bed and relax and sleep but now I just keep thinking weird things. Should I be worried about myself or if this normal?

Sorry I realise I've put this on the wrong thread!

I can’t remember what this is called but it’s a real thing. It’s to do with hormones and seeing the worst case scenario to ensure you keep baby safe. I had it terribly with DS but now he’s 6 months it’s mostly stopped. It’s just your subconscious way of protecting baby from harm apparently although I know it’s not very nice imagining all these horrible things that could happen!

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/women-s-mental-health-matters/201509/why-new-moms-think-scary-thoughts-after-having-baby%3famp

Link with more info, it’s called ‘involuntary intrusive thoughts’ and providing they’re not becoming obsessive and you don’t have other symptoms of PND then I think it’s actually a protective factor.