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Hi! I just wanted to say I am also struggling with postpartum insomnia! My daughter is 6 months old now, and I first started experiencing insomnia around 3 months postpartum. And now, baby is sleeping soundly in 8-9 hour stretches but I AM NOT! I feel like this is a conditioned response from the newborn phase when we were up every 2 hours. I was always a very deep, consistent sleeper (I would even brag about it hah!), so I had a lot of anxiety about the impending sleep disruption while I was still pregnant. Then when I actually experienced it, the amount of distress it caused was even greater than I’d anticipated. And now… here we are. Both falling asleep and staying asleep have become very difficult for me. Early on, I would experience 2-3 nights of sleeplessness, followed by a “good” night, but those periods of insomnia are now up to 4 or 5 consecutive days. I feel like my brain is betraying me!
Just wanted to let you know you’re not alone!
