Impending doom feeling. Help!
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@Emma I have the Owlet sleep sock and the monitor but don't need to use the monitor yet because he sleeps right next to me in a bassinet. It's the Owlet sleep sock that's been a part of why I'm feeling this way because we have had some false readings of his heart rate where I brought him to the ER over it and they did an EKG etc and everything always came back fine. That is what gives me anxiety. I am taking a break from using it.
I had this problem, and it turned out to be Post partum anxiety and my thyroid. The owlet gave me anxiety, too, the dang thing kept falling off.
I felt the exact same way with my first baby. I was afraid that my husband would drop her, my MIL would drop her. I was terrified to walk up or down the stairs with her. I would constantly check her at night to make sure her swaddle didn’t come loose and cover her face. I had so many intrusive thoughts. I think this is somewhat normal postpartum. It eventually went away after she was 3/4 months old and I didn’t feel like she was so fragile anymore. I think you should get some sleep if you can. Let your husband keep the baby for one night so you can really get some rest. Anxiety just gets worse when you’re tired.
@Katie ya I have so many intrusive thoughts it's sickening but there's also been a few scary situations with our baby so that has made my anxiety much worse. His dad is great about taking him on the weekends so I can sleep but I feel bad asking him to care for him at night during the week because he has to get up so early for work and he works long hours. I'm just absolutely dreading this newborn stage unfortunately (I loved it with my first son) and it makes me sad.
Have you tried any sleeping monitors for your baby? I use a snuza because i couldn’t afford the owlet and it has given me an immense amount of relief and i’m now able to sleep when my baby does.