Postpartum anxiety

Sarah

Anyone else have irrational fears? Like I’m scared of everything. I’m slowly doing better little by little but small things still scare me. For example, the other day I bought the little baby tooth paste and finger thing to clean her gums since she’s starting to teeth. I’m so scared to use it because I don’t want to hurt her and even though the toothpaste says 3 months and up I’m scared if I should use it.

I still can’t let other people hold her because I just don’t trust anyone else with her. I used to keep her in the bassinet downstairs and I would sleep on the couch. Now that she’s kinda outgrown it I’ve been putting her to sleep in her crib in our room and I’ll go downstairs to watch tv without waking her up. Even though she’s upstairs in a crib, with a sleeper sack, a breathable crib liner, and no loose blankets/toys I still get scared and check on her all the time.

I don’t really see the point in “getting help” because to me it’s just my overwhelming urge to keep her safe which is normal. I think to some degree everyone experiences it and I’m slowly getting better.

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