Anyone dealing with this?

I’d possibly speak to a GP or a therapist if you’re up for it, it sounds like post partum anxiety. I’m sorry you’re feeling like this 😞 just remember, babies are a lot more resilient than you think. My baby has been ill 3 times since he was born and he’s been completely fine. Took it better than his dad lol

@Levi i’m doing my 4th lot of cbt for this. I’ve had health anxiety for years and now its about my baby too. I just can’t get over this fear of something horrible happening to her 😢

I’m really sorry. I haven’t been through it personally but I know it must be a horrible feeling!

Hey mama Sorry you're feeling like this, it's super tough I know. It's a scarey thought I get it. My baby was 5 weeks premature so I really shielded him from a lot in those first few months. I was terrified of him catching something. As he got older I didn't worry so much. A lot of what they catch they will recover from quite quickly! I know it's easy to always think of the worst but most of the time they will be absolutely fine with a dose of calpol and lots of cuddles. I hope you overcome this anxiety and start enjoying taking your baby out. There's so much out there to enjoy together. You're doing a wonderful job, sending you love xxx

Hey! Sorry to hear this… probably not helpful but maybe you could take comfort in thinking how some multiple baby mamas are where they just don’t have time to be as overly cautious as us first time mums and so they don’t think about it much they just get on with things. Maybe visualise yourself being a third time mum with older kids in the house coming home from nursery and spreading their love and germs and LO building their immune system up that way.

Oh sounds really tough. TBH I’m not a huge fan of CBT (if it works for others, great). Maybe your gp could refer to talking therapy or you have a low cost counselling clinic near you? I used to work in one and they do sessions from £8-10 an hour. But please don’t worry about her. You are her world and as long as she has you, she will thrive anywhere (when she gets older she’ll need the outside world, but until 2/3y the relationship with you is almost the only important thing)

Sorry you’re going through this. Maybe it would help to take comfort in thinking about how many mums do take their babies out young / often and nothing bad happens, try to focus on that? Also know that it’s completely normal for babies to pick up some level of bugs as it helps build their immunity. You could maybe ask friends or on here for stories of what people have been getting up to with their babies during maternity and focus on how they’re all ok? My baby was about 2 days old when I first took her out, and over my partners paternity leave we went out every day over her first 2 weeks, I also have a 5yr old so we go out daily at least twice for school and she’s mixes with her and she’s fine ♥️ This may be terrible advice I don’t know as I’ve not been through it, but I do think therapy or counseling may be the best way to go overall xx

I have health anxiety too! Had it before I had my little one and also have it now, I am finding over time I am trying to find was to chill it out abit. Message me if you want to chat I know how you feel! My little one is starting nursery soon, so I’m really trying to chill out with it until then, as I know when he is in nursery I will have no control over it all x

Sorry to hear this it doesn't sound nice at all. I was the same at first very weary about what we did etc but my babies had a few bouts of illness and has honestly been completely fine after. I actually had covid while in labour so naturally he caught covid when he was 2 days old and was honestly completely fine just snotty. He's also had bronchitis and had to have some antibiotics for that. Aswell as conjunctivitis and common colds. He's got a cough atm and is very snotty too. I just tell myself he is going to get poorly and it will help his immune system for nastier illnesses as he gets older!! Try and focus on the good of getting out, i completely understand the fear and you see the scary stories everywhere and you know the risks and with health anxiety this would not help but there's way to prevent illnesses including you washing hands etc regularly when our and about especially if handling little ones food and bottles dummies etc. Your little one will be okay!! c

Have you considered going on medication? Has helped me significantly. Also where are you based? I’ve done CBT also and the first wasn’t great but the second one in combo with sertraline was really good as I had an amazing therapist.