Separation anxiety
Today for the first time I’m away from my baby girl to go to a dental appointment.. she stayed with her daddy and I know she’s in good hands and it’ll only be for an hour or two but I can’t help it I just feel SO anxious that I’m almost sick 😭 is this normal? She is nearly 9 months. I was even about to cancel the appointment but my partner did not let me cause he said I was being silly. My heart hurts 😫😫😫
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Not instead of mum life aswell as lol!*
It’s normal but the more you do it the easier it will be. ❤️
The first time I left my little one while EBF was to go to the dentist too. It was at about 5 months, and I was so anxious the whole time I was away. We've started having date nights now days, because once LO goes to bed we've got some time before he needs a feed. I'd definitely recommend that as an approach, because while the first few were hard, it definitely got easier. I still don't like leaving my bub for long in the day time cos he flatly refuses bottles, but little snippets of time here and there definitely help ME feel better. Then I get a big happy smile from him when I'm back 🥰 Just know it does get easier ❤️
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It’s normal to be anxious and upset when leaving them and I hope ur okay. Maybe start trying this for an hour or so a week to try and rebuild up a personal life instead of mum life. I co parent so I have days away from my daughter every other weekend and it hurts my heart so much but also there’s times her bag is packed and she’s out the door as soon as dad gets there because I can’t wait to have my own time for a little bit! But it wasn’t like that in the beginning I cried everytime and didn’t even know what to do x