PP hallucinations

Should u be concerned if I sometimes hallucinate a bit at night? It hasn’t happened in a couple weeks but some nights I wake up and think I see my baby laying next to me and I get so confused because she sleeps in her crib but it goes away after like 30 seconds or I’ll even think I see my partner next to me and he works nights. It wasn’t a concern until I saw how concerned people were in a comment section of a mother experiencing the same thing. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m 2 months ppl btw

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Yes that’s concerning. Are you getting enough sleep?

I also hallucinate like this. Think it's due to exhaustion. I'm also 2 months pp.

Definitely sounds like sleep deprivation

I had the same thing happen and also saw bugs where there weren’t. I’ve heard it’s common with lack of sleep but it’s worth mentioning to your doctor!

This happened to me when I was freshly postpartum. And while it is very common, it’s definitely not normal at all and can lead to or be the start of other postpartum mental health concerns. If you’re not sleeping enough, I’d say try to find ways to start getting more naps in and 1000% prioritize sleep. But if you’re not sleep deprived, 1) lucky duck! And 2) definitely look into some talk therapy or meds to work on the stress or hormone imbalances. Wishing you all the luck!

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