Since having my daughter I am very sensitive to stories of sick babies or infant death. I find them deeply upsetting and difficult to move on from. They make me anxious about my own baby. I had a healthy pregnancy, and a planned c-section, so it’s not trauma related.

I just came across a tik tok that really upset me. It was a story about a horrific infant death. The user leapt into it right from the beginning before I had a second to realize what the video was and scroll away. I didn’t watch more than 1 second of the video and I’m still reeling. I know I’ll be thinking about it all day.

I used to watch things like call the midwife before I got pregnant. It would be upsetting at times and I might cry, but I still enjoyed the show. I know I wouldn’t be able to watch it now.

Does anyone feel the same? And if so, how long did it take before you could handle these topics more easily?