Have you ever had intrusive thoughts about harming your baby

Yes you are not alone they can be so scary! I cried at first and felt like I was going crazy but I have tools now that help if I have them. It really should be talked about more I agree

I thought a lot about hurting myself when I was severely sleep deprived, suffering with PPA and honestly I didn't realise at the time but I was very depressed because of the situation I was in but I never had thought of hurting my baby luckily. The fact you feel so guilty shows that you'd never hurt them, it's really normal to have intrusive thoughts PP, very scary though 🖤

Had them a ton with my first, increased with my second so I was put on medication to help manage them. Only have them every now and then with my now third. They are so common and really should be talked about more!!

Please let your Dr or OB know that your having these thoughts

I’m a FTM and the 3rd week I hadn’t slept more than 3 hours a day to take care of our baby… one night I sat her in her crib and she wouldn’t stop crying so I just stood there watching her cry and dropped on the floor and cried too.. I wanted her to stop crying I got so frustrated and slapped my hands on the crib and just dropped to the floor crying because I was so tired and hungry and my boobs and back hurt so badly but for a second I did have that thought of wanting to hurt my baby… it breaks my heart writing this because she’s so perfect and it’s not her fault I was sleep deprived and in pain… more moms have these thoughts then we know because we’re scared to be judged and our babies will be taken but we should be able to talk about it to get the help we need 😔

Absolutely! I have so much trauma too so it increases my likelihood of intrusive thoughts. My childhood was full of abuse so it’s not suprise 😑

I've had them, I just ignored them it never got too bad so I never mentioned it to any doctor cause I never wanted to act on it it would just be a random thought. I had them more frequently with my 1st than I did with my 2nd As they got older they started going away

Yes and I was so ashamed. I was suffering from PPD and sleep deprived and my baby wouldn't stop crying. I wanted to crying to stop. The thought came to my mind and I immediately felt so ashamed of myself, sat my baby down and cried in the bathroom for like 15 minutes then wanted to harm myself. I made an appointment to see my doctor the next day and was put on antidepressants.

Yes, had to ask my partner to take baby away as he was crying for 4 hours non stop. I wanted to put him down but I felt like I’d put him down roughly. I spoke to my mental health team and have the tools now to help not get in that situation again. It’s so hard as none of this is talked about and definitely should be. Moms feel so alone but we are not x

Thank you for the reassurance everyone. Comforting to know so many of us in the same boat ❤️❤️