EBF Hungry and Tired!

[Solsticethefloatinghome]

My son is 12 weeks old and is EBF. He’s sleeping from about 21.00 until 03.30 or sometimes he makes it until 05.00 before he wakes up to be fed so I am getting a good amount of sleep at the moment but I still feel absolutely exhausted. I feel like the sleep is just never enough. I’m eating what I think is enough and drinking enough but I just can’t seem to ever get enough sleep. I’m also always hungry. I feel like I’m never full up.
Maybe I’m lacking in something or is it really that breastfeeding is that tiring?
I’m pretty sure I’m making up enough calories and I have a good milk supply. I know motherhood is exhausting but I feel like I should feel better than I do with the amount of sleep I’m getting.
Any advice? Any tips? Or is it really just that exhausting? Anyone else feel similar?

Part of it will be having a baby to look after and being woken so often but part of it might be low iron. Are you taking a good BFing supplement and are you definitely eating enough? I think tge recommendation is 509 extra calories a day but when I was BFing I thought that they must have missed a extra zero from the end…

If you’re hungry eat more! And definitely drink more as well. I know sleep when he sleeps is such annoying advice, but do try to nap during the day. You’ve grown and are now feeding a whole new human being-it takes it out of you!

Breastfeeding and having a new baby is totally exhausting - don’t feel bad, mama!
Eat more, get in the sunshine/fresh air more (if you’re not already - sounds counter productive but it’ll help), and ensure you’re taking a decent multivitamin 🙂 lots of water, too - breastfeeding is dehydrating!
congrats and all the best.