![]() And unfortunately, my experience is not uncommon. ![]() For the next year, I would suffer from chronic postpartum insomnia disorder – and subsequently postnatal anxiety – completely unable to sleep two to three nights a week. I’d never heard of it – and unfortunately, neither had my GP.Īside from giving me the usual spiel about reviewing my ‘ sleep hygiene’, I was sent home without any understanding as to what may be the cause of my sudden onset insomnia and left to flounder on my own. While there was very little information to be found, I did stumble across a few short articles that spoke to something called postpartum insomnia. Given my background as a health journalist, I dove headfirst into Dr Google prior to my appointment to see if I could garner any insight into what might have triggered this scary bout of sleeplessness. Now going on more than 48 hours without sleeping a single second, I instinctively knew something was very wrong and took myself to my GP. I was exhausted, sure, but hopeful that I could catch up and repair the damage with a sleep-in. Given I’d never suffered from insomnia, I must admit that initially, I didn’t think too much of it. ![]() When my son was 10 weeks old and I was finally crawling out of the fog of early motherhood –I went to bed one night and simply did not sleep. Like what you see? Sign up to our newsletter for more stories like this. While research suggests that up to 60 percent of women will experience some form of insomnia or sleep deprivation by the time they’ve entered late pregnancy, you’re assured by healthcare professionals that it’s just nature’s way of prepping you for the long lonely nights ahead with your newborn who will struggle to grasp the concept of day and night.Īt no stage during pregnancy, however, are women warned about the nightmare that is postpartum insomnia. But one of the symptoms that can be most frustrating to deal with is sleep deprivation and pregnancy insomnia. When you fall pregnant, it doesn’t take long before you’re met with a tsunami of well-meaning advice (often from strangers) and presented with a list of side effects and symptoms caused by your present condition.įrom being told what you can and cannot eat (farewell soft cheese), to extreme fatigue, never-ending nausea, constipation, backaches, leg cramps, lightning crotch and mood swings-you could be forgiven for thinking that pregnancy is somewhat less glamorous than you anticipated. There are some parts of having a child that we're lucky to be drowning in information about.
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