Knackered bf twins

[butterflyexperience]

Anyone have any tips on how to not feel knackered bf twins?

I eat well enough
No vits though

Am starting to feel very run down and have massive dark circles under eyes
They wake once a night

5 months old

Feel like I could cry

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hats of to you, seriously, awesome job bfing twins!

some people find spatone or floradix helpful - you can get them from a good chemist... they are bioavailable iron...

or one friend i know ate steak, brocolli and orange juice three times one week and that made her feel much more perky

i found 4-6 months very tough - both of mine woke multiple times a night and that was when the rot really started to set in...

are you the type to have a good cry then feel good again? can you try a really sad film or some emotional music lol to get it all out?

Hi
WELL DONE for getting this far
Bear in mind that just having 5 month old twins is knackering in itself, and actually, if you were bottle feeding you might be tempted to let others feed them while you did the hoovering- at least you are sitting/lying while you bf. I agree you need to make sure your diet is top notch, doesn't have to be elaborate but plenty of fresh fruit and veg and protein. And maybe some iron too. Having said all that, when i was in your situation I used to get so hungry I would eat king size mars bars (on top of the healthy diet)
As they are 5 months presumably they will soon be getting some extra food and that will take some of the pressure off. Also, once they are capable of getting most of the calories they need during the day time you could start encouraging them to sleep through. You can still carry on bf. Mine were still bf at bedtime at 2yo. (They have just graduated )
Do you have any help in real life? Do they nap? If so you really should sleep when they sleep- nothing is as important as your health and happiness- anythng else can wait- because without that your dts will not thrive either.
Best of luck.

Sleep when they sleep during the day. Try and get some fresh air every day. Just get through the next few months and it will be over the worst.

Well done for getting this far.

Well done for getting this far you are doing an amazing job! I don't have twins so not really qualified to comment but I did find with both of my babies that around the 5 month mark was the hardest bit in terms of EBF, as they were big/fat/demanding lots of milk but not yet ready for solid food. As soon as they started having a bit of food I found it much easier as they weren't so dependent on me for all their nutrition (probably mainly psychological at first as I know most of it goes on the floor etc instead of into their tummies but it made me feel less tied) hang in there x