Does it seem like you are forever sleepy when you are nursing your baby? πŸ˜΄πŸ˜΄πŸ‘ΆπŸ»πŸ˜―

Always feeling sleepy when you just gave birth or when you’re nursing is absolutely normal. A few reasons why you always feel sleepy is because of the medication you’ve been given when you gave birth. This is also very common for those who had gone through c-section. You may consult your doctor to check what medicine you were given which causes you to always feel sleepy.

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Another reason is because when moms are nursing, the breasts are producing milk and the hormones such as oxytocin and prolactin are being released which actually cause you to feel sleepy because it puts you in thestate of relaxation.

It is another good reason why breastfeeding moms don’t suffer from post partum is because oxytocin and prolactin both hormones make the moms feel loved, warm and relax.
It is also important to note that since moms feel sleepy while nursing it is extremely important to be careful when carrying your baby because you might fall asleep and loose hold of the baby. You might also consider co-sleeping to avoid such incident from happening.

Some mothers experience thyroid dysfunction such as hypothyroidism, which causes marked drowsiness throughout the day.

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