It’s Not Just Worry, It’s Postpartum Anxiety: Get Treatment & Heal Today.
The baby is finally asleep. You should rest, but your mind won't stop. Did they eat enough? Are they breathing? What if something happens while I'm sleeping? You check the monitor again. Your heart races. Your chest tightens. You're exhausted but wired, trapped between desperate fatigue and relentless worry.
This isn't the motherhood you imagined. You thought you'd feel overwhelmed with love, not overwhelmed with terror. You thought the anxiety would fade once you adjusted, but it's been weeks—maybe months—and it's only gotten worse.
You're not broken. You have postpartum anxiety. And we can help.
What Does Postpartum Anxiety Actually Look Like?
Postpartum anxiety isn't a character flaw—it's a treatable medical condition. While many moms worry, clinical anxiety is distinct in its intensity.
The Statistics on Postpartum Anxiety Postpartum anxiety affects approximately 15-21% of new mothers. However, these rates are significantly higher among women of color due to increased stressors, including systemic racism and barriers to quality perinatal care:
Black and Latina mothers: Up to 30% experience postpartum anxiety.
Asian American mothers: 16-28% experience anxiety, often compounded by cultural expectations of "perfect motherhood" and the model minority myth.
Yet, most suffer in silence. You might have postpartum anxiety if you are experiencing:
Intrusive Worry: Constant thoughts about your baby's safety that won't quiet, even when everything is objectively fine.
Scary Thoughts: Terrifying images of something bad happening to your baby—thoughts so disturbing you're afraid to tell anyone.
Physical Symptoms: Racing heart, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, or nausea that appear without warning.
Hypervigilance: Compulsive checking of the monitor or breathing, and an inability to relax even when the baby is safe.
Paralyzing Perfectionism: Over-researching and redoing tasks because you can't trust anyone else to do it right.
Insomnia: Difficulty sleeping even when you have the opportunity because your mind is racing through worst-case scenarios.
Rage: Irritability that feels disproportionate, followed by crushing guilt.