So I'm 6 days PP with my second child. My first one I had pretty bad PPD but sleep was never a factor. The only reason I didn't sleep was because baby didn't sleep well. I could fall asleep anywhere anytime. From the day I was born until 6 days ago.

This time around, I feel 60x better than the first child. I'm not terrified of everything. I'm just trying to get past my engorgement period but that's getting better as well.

2 nights ago I started having trouble falling asleep. Then I had trouble falling asleep because I couldn't breathe well. I thought I was laying too flat or something. I tried to use more pillows. Didn't help much. Then last night I felt like I was literally suffocating every time I laid down. My heart was racing and I was gasping for air. I think they're panic attacks, but I'm so confused because during the day I'm fine. My anxiety is actually 100x better than the first one. And I'm not thinking about anything in particular besides "this is weird why can't I sleep".

Just wondering if anyone experienced this and how long it took to "fix".

Update: I had pulmonary edema. I was basically internally drowning lol... I knew it had to be something weird and not PPD/A. some diuretics and time and it got better instantly