https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 07:27:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1018732 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:24:19 +0000 wheres_c 1018732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Count me in to the worrier club! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1018268 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:17:47 +0000 doodlepoodle 1018268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: I fell down the stairs holding him and I FREAKED out. He was okay, but I was sobbing for an hour. </p> <p>@jmarionsmith: @MamaCate: I certainly have a high level of anxiety, but mainly just when it comes to J. When we were snorkeling in the Bahamas in march I started to literally have a panic attack...then I realized I was a nut. I can usually talk myself down but it's just so scary being a mom!!</p> <p>@TurtleDoves: yeah, I function well, I just have it under the surface. Ugh! Dang kids. If they weren't so cute...</p> <p>@HLK208: LOL 'he's 4 and nothings happened yet' that is for sure a win! </p> <p>@MrsRoo: that article petrified me.</p> <p>@grizz: lol well I already called the daycare today and it's only 8:15. Sooooo.....</p> <p>@Running Elley: everything is scary! Dh does.not.get.it...</p> <p>@Ree723: I just need a fat glass of wine :)I can call that therapy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017796 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:53:28 +0000 Ree723 1017796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: either you're perfectly normal or we are all in need of some serious therapy here! I worry all the time too. We have tile floors and now that LO is starting to walk, I am constantly petrified of her falling backwards and cracking her head on the tile. I worry about her being left in a car, even though she doesn't go to daycare and is always with me, and I still check on her throughout the night. The list of my worries could go on and on.</p> <p>Everyone says that you never stop worrying about your child and I am afraid they are right. As long as it doesn't interfere with day to day functioning and/or prevent you from doing the things you want/need/should be doing, I think it all falls on the spectrum of normal. :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017772 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:01:01 +0000 Running Elley 1017772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: This.</p> <p>I check his breathing ALL the time, even having an Angel Care Monitor. If he starts crying and I'm in the room I worry that he got bit by a spider, etc. I worry about absolutely everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017756 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:39:42 +0000 Boheme 1017756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: @MrsRoo: That article seriously messed with my head. I've had nightmares about it. One of DH's friends actually did that and I can't ever shake the fear of it. I mean... They're amazing parents and it happened to them. </p> <p>You are not alone in being a worrier! I'm afraid our babysitter is going to think I'm super crazy with an extra side of crazysauce :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017747 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:30:59 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1017747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me too!!! Oh the stakes are so high now! Motherhood is not for sissies!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017627 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:54:40 +0000 MrsRoo 1017627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the same way. I've always been a worrier, and with LO it's way worse! I constantly think of all the terrible things that could happen. Like @TurtleDoves: that article that was posted a few weeks back was a day ruiner. I don't even know why I clicked it, it still haunts me. All I can do is pray (a lot) that she stays safe and healthy and that I am safe and healthy long enough to see her grow up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017558 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:03:17 +0000 HLK208 1017558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am also a hardcore worrier. I worry about him falling into deep water (we live near the water and sometimes ride the ferry), choking, slipping, getting hit by cars, falling out windows...but I think all of that worrying helps me prevent the worst from happening? I mean, he's 4 and nothing terrible has happened yet so that makes me feel better lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017554 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:59:58 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1017554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: I am the same.</p> <p>I cry at the thought of ALL the accidents that could happen. I am just...scared. LOs are so fragile and it is so easy to make a mistake. Now my LO is mobile and I am more afraid.<br /> EVERY SINGLE MORNING I get nerves when I wake up before he does. I'm like, "why didn't he wake me? he is usually up by now."</p> <p>It doesn't hinder my functionality and I can hide it well. I just put all my focus into praying to God to keep my baby safe and thanking God we have come this far.</p> <p>p.s: thata rticle about kids being left in cars that you're referring to gave me nightmares. So sad and sick and scary.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017547 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:53:24 +0000 MamaCate 1017547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a certain level of worry is totally normal and understandable. It can be really scary out there for our los, and for us! </p> <p>That said, though, the level and extent of worry you describe sounds like kind of a lot. I do work in mental health. The question to ask to decide if you should seek therapy is how much it is affecting your daily functioning. Like is your worry distracting you from your work,or your concentration when driving, or does it just exhaust you by the end of the day? If you feel that it ism it might be worth it, for both you and lo, to consider talking to somebody... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017518 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:25:44 +0000 jmarionsmith 1017518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You are definitely not a freak, nor alone! But it does sound like you have a high level of anxiety that therapy might help you deal with. </p> <p>Now that's easy for me to say, I've had several doctors advise me to seek counseling for my anxiety and I've yet to do it. Maybe I should take my own advise. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017510 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:21:20 +0000 Bookish 1017510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the same way. It's bad...every time I pick her up I worry I'm going to trip, I check to make sure she is breathing allll the time when she sleeps, etc etc.. I can't imagine what a wreck I'll be when she goes to daycare. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017493 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:10:27 +0000 MrsScallop 1017493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You aren't crazy! I am such a worry-wart, even more so now that I have a LO. I try to not let it take over, but it is definitely hard at times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017490 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:09:55 +0000 chopsuey 1017490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry. And I pray like crazy.<br /> You're not alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constant-fears#post-1017480 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:07:21 +0000 doodlepoodle 1017480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swear every day I have another panic moment that something bad will happen to j. I live with this constant fear that something bad will happen to him. I get knots in my stomach. I don't let it affect my ability to have fun with him but I can't help but think of all the terrible things that could happen. </p> <p>Ie: today I told DH we need to text the other person after dropping j off at daycare. I was almost in tears thinking about the innocent babies taken too soon bc of such a horrible mistake. </p> <p>I worry about drowning, choking, falls, etc etc...</p> <p>Tell me I'm not a freak :( do I need some kind of therapy? Seriously. </p>