When does worry end?

Question

So my lo is almost 6mo now and I still find myself doing breathing checks on her. If I haven't seen her move on the monitor I go physically lay my hand on her chest to feel it rise and fall. If she is asleep in the pack and play across the room 15 feet from me I still go do breathing checks every 10-15min. When does this worry ever end or does it? Am I the only one being so neurotic about this still?

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I wonder the same thing. My friends baby died from SIDS at 4 months old a couple of months ago, he was exactly a month older than my son. I literally couldn't sleep for weeks after that I was so worried. I just do my best not to think about it. I pray and have faith that my son has plans for this world, he'll be in it :) Im a stay at home mom so I keep him glued to me lol.

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I don't find it neurotic at all. Neurotic would be more if you have racing thoughts about it, or you fixate on it and can't stop thinking about it. I don't think you ever sleep easy when you have a child. I still will check on my little guy if I feel like his breathing is different, or my monitor hasn't lit up for awhile. I'm sure the worries change after infancy, but they're still there. The only hurt you're doing is to your sleep, so I wouldn't worry about feeling neurotic or abnormal.

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Post partum anxiety is a thing! I also worry about SIDS, especially since LO will NOT sleep on her back, so I bought a movement monitor and now I can rest easy! We have a Snuza. I hear good things about angelcare also, and both are more affordable than owlet. 😀

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Same boat! My cousins son died from SIDS at 6 months old during a nap on the middle of the day! I think that has scarred me and made me a paranoid freak. But it's okay I'd rather be paranoid than have something bad happen.

When does worry end?

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