Is it normal to have trouble sleeping after giving birth?
Of course it’s normal. Young infants are on their own schedule and require attention 24 hours a day. They sleep for only short periods of time, which is when the mother can rest. Mothers with PPD have intrinsic problems with sleep as a symptom of their illness. While a mother who is not depressed can sleep whenever her baby sleeps, the postpartum depressed mother is unable to sleep, even when the baby is sleeping, and even when someone else is caring for the child. This specific inability to sleep is a good indication that a mother may be suffering from PPD.
Of course it’s normal. Young infants are on their own schedule and require attention 24 hours a day. They sleep for only short periods of time, which is when the mother can rest. Mothers with PPD have intrinsic problems with sleep as a symptom of their illness. While a mother who is not depressed can sleep whenever her baby sleeps, the postpartum depressed mother is unable to sleep, even when the baby is sleeping, and even when someone else is caring for the child. This specific inability to sleep is a good indication that a mother may be suffering from PPD.
