Worried about something going wrong!

Am I the only one that has anxiety when left at home all day with my 3 month old when my other half is in the office? He wfh 3 days a week, and my anxiety is minimal when he is home. I constantly find myself watching videos on how to do CPR or what to do when he chokes on something now that he has the ability to hold things albeit still learning and im not leaving anything within reach of him swallowing anything he shouldn't. Is it because its right bang in the middle for potential of SIDS and will the anxiety ease up as he gets closer to the age of 1? Anyone else feeling the same?

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I was like this , first and second time
It does ease ccc

Sorry, I don’t have any words of wisdom but just to say you’re not alone. I have the same too and am constantly having to stop myself from googling normal baby things that my son does and coming up with the worst case scenario. My husband is supposed to be in the office 2 days a week as well but he usually only does 1 or works from home all week because I’m so anxious. I feel super guilty but not quite sure what to do about it. Hoping it eases up when he is older as well.

I recently did an in person baby first aid course and feel a lot better than I did just watching videos

I had this with my first and again with my second when I started weaning. It’s really normal. I found with my first it got a lot better after about 9 months . With my second I’ve been a lot more chilled but still worried about doing solids on my own

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