DTs are 3 weeks now and exclusively breastfeeding. Putting weight on and doing very well .... except, I feel I've had one or other of them attached to me since 10pm last night with only 3 hours off in total. It's a bit early for a growth spurt (admittedly it could be) but tbh it's comfort sucking with them - they latch on, have a few mouthfuls of milk and go to sleep ... then promptly wake up when I transfer them to cot/carrycot. Am absolutely exhausted and am lucky if I get 3 hours sleep a night (this has been going on since birth). Sleep during the day is near impossible with two older children.
Any suggestions please. Have b/f my other two and know it takes some weeks to get into a routine so don't expect a miracle but do need some sleep. Try to start final bedtime feed at around 11pm ... last night I finally took one into bed with me at 4.30am (did manage one hour lying down during that time). Feel like my recovery from section is much slower and maybe due to lack of rest and also sitting all the time and not getting to lie and stretch out. If I feed lying down both they and I fall asleep and I don't feel comfortable co-sleeping due to soft mattress and being over-tired myself.
Have a Eze2nurse pillow but it's quite heavy and sore on my still-tender tummy. Am going to try to get hold of an ordinary v-shaped pillow in the hope that tandem feeding will speed things up.
Really just need a pep talk and some advice please
Thanks!