Mommy fears?

[BAMBAMmommy]

I got the idea from a post about pregnancy fears.

What were/are some of the fears you had/have about having kids?

Like my worst fear and something I almost obsess over is asphyxiation. I am always afraid that my son will throw up in his sleep and asphyxiate. I've had that fear since he was a newborn and would spit up every now and then. I even fear it for kids that are not mine. Like I watch an 8 month old little boy and when he's napping I always wonder. I know the possibilities are slight but I still worry.

I also worry about people trying to kidnap my son. Especially after reading The Lovely Bones. That shit scares the crap out of me. When we are in public my son does not leave my sight.

Any fears ladies? Irrational or rational, doesn't matter.

[.Molly.]

I am kind of a scaredy cat. I am deathly afraid of SIDS, plane crashes, car accidents, falls from the stairs, knocking the tv on top of themselves, and meningitis (after I read this book, "The Knitting Circle).

[mommy_raines]

Of course I worry about my son. I am always afraid I am going to go in his room and he will not be breathing. Also I am terrified of someone ever taking him. I think that is my biggest fear. When are out at the park or something, i watch him like a hawk. Call me paranoid..it may be true. you always here about little kids being taken. It only takes the turn of your back. Yikes. anyways. I fear that stuff. As far as him falling, or getting hurt..not really. If I tell him to get down because he could get hurt and then he doesnt listens and gets hurt..oh well. He is a crazy little boy who loves to climb on things, run..etc. He is consistently getting hurt by something. But I love that boy to death!

[kimmaylove013]

my little one has been a runner since 9 months old yeah! i said 9 months... sometimes i feel like i missed out on him being a baby because of it.

#1 for me is i have a fear of him getting hit by a car

#2 turning around and hes gone from the shopping cart...

[DeagynsMommy09]

When we first got to bring Deagyn home from our nice long 6wk stay in the NICU, my fears were: Waking up and him not breathing due to him pulling his oxygen tubes out, and having his heart rate drop and sound off the alarm because he forgot to breathe.

Now that he's a little over 10months old and is mobil, my fears are a little different. I'm afraid he's gonna get too excited while standing at the coffee table and bust his lip (I had to witness my friend's son get stitches in his lip because he thought he was invincible, but the table won). Um...babynatchers are on the list, but really....people make it really hard to want to trust anybody anymore....I can't even trust my MIL (which is fine cuz she's a biotch anyway). Hmm...yeah, what can I say? He's a boy, so I know eventually, somethings gonna happen and he'll end up all bruised and banged up.

[mommy0217]

I was scared of SIDS..

BUT when I left my ex and moved into my first house my 2 year olds (twins) got up and walked down the street while I was sleeping!! YES!

It was 6AM and I heard someone yelling HELLO, HELLO>> I freaked out cause I thought it was my ex, and It was this lady and man with my kids. and I was like huh WHAT.. they said they were driving down the street and they saw my kids walking down the street and they picked them up they were going to take them to the police station and when they passed my house the kids started to freak out and the front door was wide open..

OMG that was the scarest day of my life! thank god they were ok.. I had the door locked but I didnt have a chain, so I went and bought a chain and they havent got out again!

I worry that I wont have enough for my kids, I want to give them everything! My mom gave me alot but I really wanted to dance but my mom couldnt afford it..

 

[Mommy_to_Travis]

I worry about sombody taking him while we are out at the store

I also worry about co-sleeping. I sometimes co-sleep with my 8 month old son because it is the only way he'll fall asleep but many of the things that i have read say that co-sleeping increases the risk of SIDS and I'm very afraid that will happen.

Can any one tell me if that is true...

[penguinbabe44]

My worst fear is losing my daughter. I know it's extreme but that would be the worst fear a mother could ever have I believe. My other fears are her not loving me back or not wanting me to be her mommy, her getting into trouble in school, or hanging out with bad people when she is older. I know all those things most likely won't happen but it's just a fear.

[misskrissie]

 My daughters life is in my hands. I'm terrified that if say or do even ONE thing wrong, that i have messed my child up for life. What if i don't feed her the correct foods or correct amount of them and there is a deficiency problem later in life? What if i yell at her then apologize with a hug, then violence and love might go hand-in-hand for her and she might one day find an abusive relationship okay to be in? Or what if i dress a certain way. I myself am so young and day-to-day i wear a different style whether it is dressy, punk, casual. What if i wear something too revealing or unintentionally offensive to others or my daughter? She is 2 1/2, so she is very impressionable. Everyday she imitates things i say and do. I have to be who i want my child to be, even if that's not who i am.

 

I was also scared of SIDS. I remember checking on her in her crib to make sure she was breathing every chance i got. I never wanted to take her anywhere because i was scared we could get in an accident. I remember one time yelling at an elderly lady just for cooing over my 2 week old baby because i was paranoid.

[LennonT0609]

My biggest fear is SIDS. I think I get it from my sister because she is petrified of it as well. I am always checking my son in his sleep to make sure he's breathing and on time when I'm really freaked out I'll let my son sleep with me. He's almost to the age where he's not as susceptible and he's always taken binki's when he sleeps, which i guess helps prevent SIDS. But either way, it scares me to death. My other fear is him getting tangled up in his bumper pad in his sleep. He moves around a lot in his sleep, I'm always afraid he's gonna get wound up in it and choke while we're sleeping. But I better get used to it, it's just part of the many worries as a mommy 

[jessiet143]

 I always fear that my son will run off from me, which he doesnt even really do and go too far and get hit by a car. I also always fear that he will get some sickness and i wouldnt know to have  him checked for it. My biggest fear is him getting a terminal illness that he would have to suffer with. uggggh i dont want to think about it. I got especially like this after reading my sisters keeper because she detailed how her child was so normal until she was like 2 or 3 then a simple bruise she notices changed everything. it scares the hell out of me