Motherhood leading to a fear of mortality

I am experiencing this too! I have a horrible fear lingering in the back of my mind of something happening to my husband. I’m sorry, I don’t have too much advice but just wanted to let you know that you’re not alone. 💗💗

I can so relate! I also have that scary sinking feeling in my gut about something happening to someone within our new family unit. Also unsure of what advice to offer but here to say I think it's pretty normal to feel those feelings alot more now that there's so much more to lose and also all of those crazy mum hormones circling around🫠 it could be worth just going and seeing someone who specialises in family mental health even just to compartmentalise and organise those thoughts so you feel abit less anxious. Best of luck, and I hope you start to feel a little less anxious soon x

Yes this is very much me at the moment but also with the fear of my own mortality. I have started planning future holidays and making sure that I spend as much time with the ones I love as I can and enjoying the little things. And honestly I’ve started trying to have a hobby to keep my mind occupied which has been working for the most part. I also found talking about it with my partner and having a good cry (I mean a good cry the ones where you are all strung out at the end that you have that huffing sort of breathing if that makes sense). It helped to get all of it out It happened with my first aswell and honestly reoccurs around her birthday, sometimes I’m sad for a week or 2 other times it’s for a month and then it just disappears. With my newborn now it lasted for 2 weeks with the occasional sob if I let my mind wander. I don’t know if that helps but hopefully it does.