my post partum anxiety lasted until DD was 2.5 years old, but was almost exclusively in the evenings after she went to sleep. I posted more on another post. But I was constantly worried DD was going die in her sleep. I checked on her several times a night until she was 2.5 years old. Now Im fine. I even unplugged the monitor. Boy was DH proud of me that day. haha.
I wonder if yours was delayed due to breastfeeding. My milk never came in, after the colostrum, so I didnt BF for very long, I tried for 6 weeks with no luck. I cant recall, but I feel like its possible when I stopped trying to BF the anxiety may have kicked in. It wasnt right away. But somewhere towards the beginning. Maybe there is a connection between weaning hormones and the onset...
Im pregnant again, due in Dec. I will be interested to see how I respond post partum. I will be trying to BF again. Hopefully we will have success this time!
Feel better soon mama. Someone told me to eliminate all caffeinated things, that really helped me. Apparently, you can develop a sensitivity to caffeine at any time in your life. Who knew. And that can lead to increased anxiety also!
