Overthinking/milestone anixety
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It’s normal to worry. I used to work in a nursery and have a level 3 in childcare. They have age ranges for the stages of development. Babies all learn and develop at different ages and stages from each other. No two babies will learn everything at the same time as each other. Some learn cognative skills faster than other babies who will learn physical skills faster. (Just like some adults are better at English and some better at maths) They have also expanded the age ranges (look up birth to 5 matters and the EYFS) as they have seen that babies develop in a much wider age range than they thought. If your baby can do something they don’t unlearn it such as clapping, they just don’t feel like doing it. My daughter made kissy sounds all the way around a supermarket and hasn’t done it since. She’s rolled once and hasn’t done it again yet. I know you can’t really control overturning and anxieties but I really hope this helps. The age ranges are much wider than Google says
If you’re having anxiety over everything then the anxiety is the problem that needs addressing. I say this as having had anxiety for 25+ years… perhaps have a chat with your dr about options to manage it (this can mean medications but not always, lifestyle changes can massively help too as can addressing root causes of it). Postpartum anxiety is a thing and it does rob new parents of joy. Social comparison are also soul destroying for everyone, and it’s easier said than done for me to simply say ‘stop watching others babies and comparing’. Your baby won’t thank you for the comparisons, as a baby or as they grow older (think when you’ve been compared by your parents to others who’ve done stuff ‘so much better’ or ‘first’ - it’s awful if you’ve ever had it). Maybe also buy a decent book on child development to understand it better? Stop googling & start reading some scientific informed literature may help you understand developmental stuff & ease the pressure in your head x
@Demi thank you
@Lydia thank you
I think it normal to worry