Intrusive thoughts after baby

[bea38]

Hi everyone,
Is anyone else out there suffering with intrusive thoughts? I feel as though I'm going mad and they are making me depressed. They started when my son was around 3 Mnths old, kept thinking I'd drop him, hurt him or someone else would hurt him. I have 3 children and never had this with my first two. It has ruined my baby time with him ( he's now 19 Mnths) and I now feel disconnected from him all the time. Has anyone else experienced this?? :(

[fisher]

Hiya i am 7 months pregnant and because i am feeling anxious about the birth i worry i will feel bad anxiety after the babys born,was you ok before the baby was born?x

[bea38]

Hey,
I was extremely anxious when I was pregnant although I didn't realise that's what is was until now, but that was me and everyone is different and just because you are anxious now it doesn't mean u'll go the same way. You sound as though you are anxious about being anxious? It's a horrible thing to have when ur pregnant but atleast you are aware that's what is wrong. Hormoans can play a big part in your anxiety. Is this your first baby? If so it's totally natural to feel anxious about the birth. Xx

[fisher]

Whats mad is its my second baby but my first is 16 yrs old and i was only 21 then and didnt really have anxiety like i have now or scared of going into hospital,so this feels like my first,its getting closer and everytime i think of going into hospital i get rushes of anxiety,i feel like something is goin to happen to me when i go into hospital,stupid i know.

[bea38]

I know where you're coming from, I couldn't watch anything on tv that showed a woman in labor as it made me very anxious. I used to cry thinking about giving birth when I had no probs with my other two infact I thought it was really ok. U sound just like me so it must be more common than u think?? :) x