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Look, OP, we can all recognize that she's overly anxious. My husband and I are very Covid-cautious (my husband is a doctor who works on Covid-19), and even we'd be a little more easy-going than your sister in her shoes - which we will be in shortly, given I'm pregnant. Perhaps she's the anxious type that's been triggered by the pandemic and post-partum depression.

But the main thing is that you cannot address this head-on, it will only backfire. You need to work through her husband and suggest she is screened for PPD and severe anxiety. Also, keep in mind those are exclusions diagnoses! The doctor will need to rule out physical illness first, such as hyperthyroidism, which can give manic and anxiety symptoms if left untreated. I had a bout of severe hyperthyroidism and PPD 6 months after the birth of my first child, went legit crazy at work and ended up in hospital.

Please do not fight with her, but persuade her to see her doctor. My husband should accompany her with a list of things to address - put your heads together and make that list as comprehensive as possible.
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Helpful points and congrats to you on the pregnancy.
Our sister is a pediatrician…she has tried to talk her. About herself, how she’s feeling, risk, odds of the baby getting COVID, getting seriously ill, etc.
She won’t hear any of it. [/quote]

OK.
She’s suffering. She’s not in a place where she can hear it now.
You are not entitled to see her baby.
Let.
It.
Go.

Try again in a few weeks. Ask about her and how she is doing. Don’t start off by pushing to see the baby. Go slow, be patient. If not, you’ll only shoot yourself in the foot.[/quote]

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