Help! So after giving birth over a week ago (traumatic birth) I have been feeling a mix of ups and downs mostly downs. I seem to have got over the baby blues now. The sleep deprivation is killing me but the real problem is post natal insomnia...
Me and my partner having being doing 'shifts' in the night and day but when ever he sends me off to bed I can not switch off and sleep. Tonight the inlaws took our 10 day old baby out the house for a 5 hours and told me so sleep and all i have done is lie with my eyes closed relaxing for all this time but not once could I nod off.
Ive tried to Karms tablets and tried the whole dimmed lighting etc etc but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone any suggestions or even advise and support that it does get better in time. Like I say the lack of sleep (literally having 2-3 hours a night) is killing me but when I have so much offer of help and still can't nod off is even harder right now. Is it still early days? Will my body clock figure it out soon?
Hoping to hear some supporting advise xx