Is it normal to have mini dreams while falling asleep during the day ?

[BlueBunny23]

I haven’t been very well since having my baby and needing a c section. Since recovering I keep falling asleep often just during the day. When I’m sat and start to fall asleep I have little dreams almost like a hallucination for a couple of seconds. Is this normal? When it happens I sometimes talk about it or think it’s real so I’ll be sat with my partner and. I’m awake then I start to feel my eyes closing then I randomly say something like yesterday I said I want the pink one. We had been shopping for baby clothes earlier that day and I had chosen two pink T-shirts and I had a quick dream we were back in the shop buying the clothes and I wanted the pink one.
I think I’m just so tired mentally and physically whihc is why I’m falling asleep in the middle of the day and I’m also still recovering my baby she’s 4 weeks old, and perhaps these dreams are just my mind being very active, but this has never happened before it’s a new thing for me. Is something wrong with me?

Yes, it’s normal. I even got to the point of hallucinating from exhaustion when baby was tiny- while wide awake. It’s normal when you’re exhausted but a sign that you really truly are exhausted; you need more rest. Can your partner take the baby for a while so you can get some proper deep sleep?

Also as you’ve had c section, has anyone checked your iron levels? I had blood loss and needed transfusion but even afterwards my iron levels were quite low and this worsened the exhaustion & seeing things.

@Chattycathydoll they are checking them next week as I lost a lot of blood after my c section and needed opened back up. It’s been a rough ride. My partner works full time and gets 1 day off a week and usually is exhausted himself from all the work so I haven’t asked him to have the baby

His exhaustion does not trump yours. When you’re with the baby, you’re working 24/7. You need rest. At least one good night because dreaming while awake is not a good sign!
And definitely get them to check your bloods. That was worse than lack of sleep for me, I felt like I’d come back from the dead after a top up transfusion and iron.