Perinatal anxiety is anxiety that you experience before or after giving birth.

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If it's while you're pregnant, this is antenatal or prenatal anxiety. If it's in the year after giving birth, this is postnatal or postpartum anxiety. Some people may experience both.  If you are experiencing antenatal anxiety it may be for a variety of reasons.  Maybe you've experienced a previous loss or traumatic delivery or maybe you've heard lots of birth stories that have left you feeling worried. 

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Having anxious thoughts and worries now and again is natural, particularly in the early postnatal weeks.  You may worry that something will happen to your baby or that you will do something "wrong". However, these feelings tend to get less intense as you start to get used to taking care of a new baby over the first few months. Postnatal anxiety is different in that it tends to be more distressing and persistent.  

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I can support you to manage catastrophic thinking and learn strategies to calm your nervous system.