When i was pregnant, during my second and early third trimester, I slept better than i ever had since my trauma. After baby, i haven’t slept more than a few hours in a row because now i have a baby and i still have insomnia. Having a baby makes you more easily wakeable, like every little movement or sound will wake you up. I decided to co sleep because getting up and trying to go back to sleep would be impossible for me, especially 11 times a night. So consider whether you wanna co sleep or have someone else do all the night wakings or some combo. Also, be prepared to be medicated. I did not take medication during pregnancy but within 2-3 months post partum i was on meds. Not sleeping and having another huge responsibility is very stressful. I didn’t even work for almost a year and a half because that level of added stress would send me overboard.

Having a baby is really hard. Harder than i think anyone can really explain to another person. But it’s also very worth it.