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A mothers anxiety
Hi all,
I have another thread asking questions about postpartum psychosis but feel i didn’t cover majority of what I wanted to ask/say.
I am wondering if any mothers out there suffer from debilitating anxiety with their babies? I have three children (6,4 and 7 months old). After each baby I have experienced extreme anxiety over things such as my babies routine. I am not sure what exactly goes on with me but I become obssesive about how my babies routine must be perfect and anything outside that routine seems very scary. I have always had a fear of going without sleep which can lead to a psychotic episode ( I covered in my other post how I experienced a psychotic episode last year in November). It was my only episode I have ever had but it’s left me with a large amount of anxiety.
Are there any mothers out there who have experienced anxiety over their babies with things such as routine ? I seem to come good when they turn in to little toddlers (somewhere after 18 months old), but really struggle when they are babies. I had a traumatic birth with my first and have never really been the same since. He was born flat for 9 long minutes but is a thriving 6 year old now.
Basically I am after any experiences from mothers who struggle with anxiety while having a baby. Thanks!
I have another thread asking questions about postpartum psychosis but feel i didn’t cover majority of what I wanted to ask/say.
I am wondering if any mothers out there suffer from debilitating anxiety with their babies? I have three children (6,4 and 7 months old). After each baby I have experienced extreme anxiety over things such as my babies routine. I am not sure what exactly goes on with me but I become obssesive about how my babies routine must be perfect and anything outside that routine seems very scary. I have always had a fear of going without sleep which can lead to a psychotic episode ( I covered in my other post how I experienced a psychotic episode last year in November). It was my only episode I have ever had but it’s left me with a large amount of anxiety.
Are there any mothers out there who have experienced anxiety over their babies with things such as routine ? I seem to come good when they turn in to little toddlers (somewhere after 18 months old), but really struggle when they are babies. I had a traumatic birth with my first and have never really been the same since. He was born flat for 9 long minutes but is a thriving 6 year old now.
Basically I am after any experiences from mothers who struggle with anxiety while having a baby. Thanks!
