Anxiety and panic

Hi, I'm a first time Mom and I've been struggling with anxiety this whole seven weeks (my son is 7 weeks old). I had a anxiety attack or panic attack 4 days after he was born where the derealization hitted very hard and I'm I'm scared from that day. I'm going to therapy and I'm getting better but I'm all the time asking myself am I getting better for real or something's going to happen am I going to have another panic attack anytime soon and it's very hard to deal with it. I struggled with anxiety in the past and I got better but now I feel like I have another responsibility and I'm so scared it won't get better. I hope this won't last forever, I know it's good to be exposed to those situations that makes you anxious, that's what I did in the past, but I'm so sad because I feel I'm not enjoying my time with the baby as much as a should and I feel.very guilty, I know it's not my fault but I cant help it. Is someone in the same situation? (English is not my first language, sorry if I made some mistake)

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It’s okay! When I first had my son I had really bad postpartum anxiety as a first time mom. It will get better. It’s definitely overwhelming being a first time mom and figuring everything out. Try to do things in little increments. Take a walk outside with baby for 5-10 minutes. I found sunshine really helped with my anxiety. But it definitely gets better mama! Hopefully this helped !

:-( I used to have panic attacks - I do but this current experience is keeping me calm. I found that the thoughts of motherhood and birth that got me through were: - This is natural - Girl that have far less sense than me can do this and do - I’m logical so I just apply logic to any situations - there are loads of things I don’t know - there are loads of resources like YouTube, mums groups, women around me, books - my baby doesn’t need a lot - I must cut out all other responsibilities and just focus on having fun with my baby - take all things out of my schedule so I can just relax going around with my baby. - going around with my baby will pose challenges - with every challenge I will try to solve it but it won’t be perfectly solved first time - I will improve incrementally each time I try to solve the same problems - nothing really matters as long as my baby is happy - take time - my baby doesn’t need a schedule or anything. Just flow and respond to their needs

- It will take time to read my baby - we’ve just met so we’re getting to know each other. - this time is beautiful and no one else matters but me and baby Everything is instinctual, it flows and I don’t need to think - just go with facilitating my baby’s wants I might have a panic attack, that’s fine. I will take time to breathe it out. Just make sure baby is safe in cot and experience my panic attack. My baby needs to see a range of emotions so I just need to focus on experiencing my attack and let it go through the process then unpack my attack later. Allow this to flow also - I won’t fight anything Inc panic attacks. Just read my body and slow down and head to the crib when I feel stressed

Going through if with you. Im choosing to believe my tribe that it does end!

Thank you for your answers! My therapist told me if was probably an adjustment disorder, it can happen when you face stressing situations (like having a baby). But it is so hard when you really want to be ok and you feel the symptoms again. I will try to stay positive ♥️

Praying for you 🙏 ❤️ God helped me get through my first born. And I hope he will help you too. Please recite the Lords Prayer anytime anxiety starts to bubble. Take deep breaths in, hold for a second, then breath out very slowly like through a straw

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