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I am really struggling with postpartum insomnia. I started taking unisom and that helped me sleep but I feel guilty taking it because I breastfeed. So I tried to quit taking it and then I had three really bad nights. This last night was the third night and it was so bad by 2am I ended up taking 1/3 of pill and slept 3 hours. It’s horrible because even when I manage to fall asleep I can’t stay asleep long because my baby wakes me up throughout the night. I’m so desperate I’m thinking about just going back to unisom and upping my dose and just thinking I’ll never be able to fall asleep again without a pill. I tried staying up later and attempting sleep restriction but I’m so sleep deprived I feel nauseous throughout the day. Please help.
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Fine then so sleep whenever you feel sleepy and when you aren’t taking care of your baby. Disregard what the clock is saying or what conventional wisdom says about sleeping at regular hours; only go by how your body feels. If your body feels sleepy and you have the time for it, then take it! Who says this is wrong or prohibited?? It’s like slapping a fancy medical term on someone who eats whenever he feels hungry and then saying that’s abnormal because he doesn’t eat breakfast at 7 am or lunch at noon or dinner at 7pm. If everyone follows this, then technically the term insomnia doesn’t even exist. Because everybody can sleep. Your body is proving this to you every single day! Though it may just be 3 or whatever hours. Then sleep at other times too to feel rested! That’s how sleep’s supposed to work in nature. If people could stay awake indefinitely without needing to sleep, then we’ll all be doing that because sleeping is such a waste of time. But the fact is nobody can stay awake indefinitely. Sleep drive will kick in at some point, just like hunger will. So worrying about it is a complete waste of time and efforts, which might be better spent on being a better parent or doing the things you truly enjoy in life.
Thank you! I actually ended up taking a nap during my babies first nap. I was shocked I fell asleep! I know Martin doesn’t recommend napping for sleep restriction but it felt good. I also napped on the couch instead of the bed so I’m not sure if that made a different. Appreciate your words of encouragement.
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