Had my son. A week ago

It is all ur hormones trying to rebalance themselves try talking to ur midwife or health visiter if they have seen you yet they can help a bit more but the first month I'd say is when it's the hardest as everything is trying to figure out it's new normal again but after week 3 u should start to feel ur self calming down a bit just focus on ur baby and healing sleep will be hard but it will come and if it helps try to nap in the day when someone can be around to watch baby and you so they can wake you up if you need them to or have them there as a way in ur mind that someone can save you if u do have any problems in sleeping try to time it around baby napping it will be OK and you can get through this I know it's hard right now but you have got this and you are not alone at all x

I also had bad health anxiety when my son was 1 week old. It did ease up as my hormones settled but I find if there's anything wrong health wise (i.e. just a cold) my anxiety has been worse since. I recommend speaking to your HV or midwife and they should be able to give you some advice or refer you to talk to someone x

That’s your mama survival instinct kicking in and those wild hormones acting up. It will settle, this too shall pass, it will be ok. Definitely have a chat with the health visitor or GP though xx

I felt similar, and as soon as the sun went down my anxiety would go through the roof, I’d sob for absolutely no reason and had this constant doom feeling. I spoke to my health visitor and she said to give it another week, and if no better to contact her or my gp to look into it further. Even just mentioning it to her made me feel more at ease. Left it a week like she said, and weirdly on that 3rd week I started feeling a bit lighter. The intense feelings at sunset started to ease slightly and I felt like this weird fog was lifting. By week 4, I was so much more settled. So I’d definitely give yourself some grace, it’s still so early! Give yourself another week or so and then reassess. However if it gets worse, doesn’t improve or it gets too much to handle, please please do let someone know whether that’s your HV, GP etc Hang in there ❤️ hope you’re feeling better soon!

Post partum is so hard to work through. It’s okay to talk to people. If you’re not sleeping and taking care of yourself, you won’t be able to take care of that sweet baby. I would definitely talk to your doctor to make sure your health is prioritized. You’re doing a good job, remember yourself too!