Postpartum
My daughter is 3 weeks old and I feel like I’m losing my mind. She was born at 35w so she is a premie. We must have hit a growth spurt because she has been waking up every hour and a half screaming her head off because she’s hungry. I’m breastfeeding/pumping as well so I’m up more often. Last night I got maybe 2 hours of sleep.
I just feel so overwhelmed with everything. I clearly overthink way too much on stuff. The thing that has got me so anxious is SIDS. For some reason I can’t stop worrying about it. We practice safe sleep in her own bassinet with nothing in it. She’s currently being swaddled due to if her feet are stretched out she will just wiggle around and fuss. Sometimes we even have to double swaddle her because she will wiggle her way out of one. Then I worry that she gets too hot. I’m literally at my wits end because I can’t sleep unless my husband is taking care of her out of our room and into another bassinet. Does anyone know how to cope with this anxiety or give me some advice? I’m on depression and anxiety medication already and I’ve been trying to relax but I’m a FTM so I’m just winging it at this point. I’m so tired of feeling overwhelmed to where I just cry all the time. I feel lonely and scared. Is this PPD?
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