PP anxiety

angiekillaire · September 2011

Over the last month or so I've been having a lot of anxiety. I am always worried about something happening to LO. Night is the worst for me. I rairly sleep for longer than an hour at a time and wake up worrying about LO. It usually takes me about 30 minutes to an hour to fall back asleep once i get thinking. This makes my days much harder as I don't ever get a good nights sleep anymore. My son is perfectly healthy, I'm just so scared of SIDS. When he has a bad day I have a hard time coping as I worry that something is wrong with him. I know in my head that babies do get grumpy and it doesn't indicate that something is wronge, but my head just can't get over it. I'm pretty much a nervous wrech unless he is right beside be. I also get very anxious when i'm out without him of DH has him out even if its only for minutes. I had a panic attack yesterday when DH took LO out to the grocery store to give me a break. I know every mom goes through anxiety. I just feel like this amount of anxiety I'm having isn't normal.

I also worry about DH. I think about what would happen to us if he die and get very upset. Again, I know in my head he is healthy and will be around for a long time, but I just can't seem to get the thought out of my head.

I have a history of both depression and anxiety and I am definatly not feeling depression. Have any of you other ladies had this type of anxiety? where did you seek help?

mrsmullins0500 · September 2011

If it affects your life to the point of not sleeping and worrying all the time then it def. isn't normal. If you talk to your doctor they can prescribe you a low dose pill to help. They are only little once and when you are constantly worrying you really can't enjoy your LO. I would make an appontment. It isn't anything to be ashamed of and plenty of women go through it. Good luck!

BeetleLinz1125 · September 2011

I have also been suffering from some depression and anxiety. I did two things - talked to my doctor and I got a prescription to help with anxiety attacks and also started seeing a counselor. I have only had one session so far so I haven't really found any relief yet (which I don't expect will happen until I see her a few times). But even if you are BF'ing (you didn't say if you were or not) there are safe options out there for you. Make an appointment with your doc...I would call your OB and see what they say first...mine wouldn't prescribe an antidepressant and an anti-anxiety med, they said they refer to family docs if we need multiple types of meds. So I made an appointment with my family doc and she was extremely helpful, even when I didn't think she would be.

angiekillaire · September 2011

Thank you ladies. I'm going to call and make an apointment.

JLDillon17 · September 2011

I had it bad for a while after DD was born. My husband had 7 days off with me after she was born and when he had to go back he was on nights. I would just cry and cry as he was leaving and for about 30 min to an hour after. I was so afraid that I couldn't take care of her without him. I don't know why. I was breast feeding then and I was just so emotional. I told my doctor and she prescribed me some medicine but I never took it...I saw on the package that it said not to take while breast feeding and a couple days later I started to get better. But I guess after seeing that I could do it by myself when DH wasn't around made it easier. I just really missed him and I was scared for DD. I was embarrassed and wouldn't tell anyone. It feels good to get it out Big Smile

GL hope things get better for you!

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