Hot flushes / night sweats 3 weeks postpartum - anxiety or hormones?

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I’m 3.5 weeks postpartum and have been having hot flushes in bed for the last couple of weeks. I wake up feeling sweaty and clammy but not drenched. No nightmares or anything.

i remember experiencing this with my son and my then midwife told me it wasn’t normal as I assumed it was hormone related. I ended up on anti anxiety medication which did stop the night sweats very quickly (traumatic birth and difficult baby with bad reflux). this time around I had a much better birth and baby no. 2 is much more settled (some reflux issues, addressed early and not as severe). Hence I feel far less anxious than i did with my first child.

So now im wondering if my hot flushes weren’t / aren’t actually caused by anxiety and are due to my hormones. I know these can take 6-8 weeks to settle so do I wait it out or see GP sooner?! I’d rather not take the anxiety meds again if I can help it. Didn’t feel great weaning off them (though I was only on them a few months).

interested to hear if anyone else has experienced this.

Hey, I had the night sweats with my second. I went to the dr after they had been going on for a couple of months and they weren't bothered. I think they stopped after three months pp.
Speak to the dr if you're worried but I personally wouldn't take any anti depressants.

Just to add- I also had them with my first but they stopped after a week. I think it's definitely hormone related.

I had them too with all of my children it’s very normal

Thanks everyone. A relief to hear. Just not pleasant are they!

Very normal! Just your hormones and another thing that they dont necessarily warn you about.

I'm pregnant currently and have been warned of this by a few friends. Asked my Midwife and they say said postpartum night sweats are common. So in prepared!