Had my best/worst baby brain moment yesterday. Was at a 2yr olds birthday party, and had last consciously noticed DP holding DD2. DD1 was playing at my feet and DPs arms were empty, so asked DP 'who's got the baby?' expecting her to have been passed on to someone who wanted a cuddle. He stared at me open mouthed for a couple of seconds, before I realised why - I was breastfeeding her. Like looking for your sunglasses when they're on your head, only a million times worse .
alibobble I find breakfast the most trying time at the moment, whether DP is there or not just cos that's when DD2 is most disgruntled about being put down, and DD1 has her most exacting requests - that spoon with the pattern all the way down the handle, not that one with an almost identical pattern, my big girl bowl not my previous favourite big girl bowl etc etc, you get the picture. Luckily, as she's 3, I can mostly say, well off you go and find it then honey [gritted teeth emoticon].
empty boobs Breasts will never be completely empty, although they can certainly feel it, cos they're making milk all the time, and the emptier the breast, the faster more milk is made (a bit like a toilet cistern, iyswim). Having said that I remember very well that need to have a break, either by handing the baby over to someone else for a bit or giving a bottle of whatever milk you're using, particularly if you're a bit sore. With the evening feeding/unsettled thing, cluster feeding is very common, and very trying (DD1 used to do it, sometimes starting as early as 3 in the afternoon and carrying on way past 9pm) and does settle down eventually, but it's also worth considering if anything is changing your latch, e.g. you're feeding in a different chair, without as many cushions, something else, cos sometimes that can affect the volume a babe is getting at a feed, and therefore make them want to feed for longer and more frequently. But I do stress the sometimes bit of it - it probably is just about being a newborn and getting settled into the world.