Feelings of guilt for children born small
Hello.
I'm the mother of a son who will soon be 3 years old.
At the time of pregnancy, I was suffering from a neurosis called an eating disorder (overeating and vomiting), so I had almost no nutrition, and I was only able to gain 4 kilograms of weight even before pregnancy.
As a result, my son was born with a low birth weight of 2100 grams.
It is said that low birth weight infants due to lack of maternal nutrition are much more likely than normal to suffer from adult diseases such as diabetes or myocardial infarction in the future.
Since I learned about this, every day is a good feeling filled with regret and regret.
I can't get it out of my head that just because I wasn't able to fix my eating disorder, it had an adverse effect on my son's future. When I think in my stomach that I must have been really hungry, it also seems like I was abusing myself.
My symptoms have calmed down now, but I'm also full of regret that only I am healthy.
I am more nervous than necessary about children's meals because I want to prevent future adult diseases. Because of that, the couple even got into fights.
How should we come to terms with this sense of guilt going forward?
I would appreciate it if you could teach me.
