tiredness?

[Jojo84]

does anyone else feel totally drained after a bf/expressing session?

luke was very good last night and slept from about 20 until 6:45 then went back down after his breakfast and change at 7:15 until 10am. me and hubby decided to take advantage and enjoy a lie in for a chnage so we got good amounts of sleep

but after i express my milk i just feel so tired!

does this get any better?

 

[ScotchEgg]

Mine's having a hungry day and I'm with you - I'm exhausted. On a normal day though I'm very much back to normal energy levels. It does get better

 

[Jojo84]

i just feel like i could drop off any minute but i know i have to express again soon so i cant. im also expecting a dirty nappy rather soon lkol. its the first night ive been on my own since baby was born too.

 

[AmeliaM27]

I really struggle to stay awake during the night feeds, it makes me incredibly tired and also really thirsty

 

[Baby Bean]

I used to nibble on a biscuit when breast feeding dd and drink some water or juice to help with the tiredness. I remember that overwhelming feeling that comes over you!

 

[J_Anne]

Apparently your body releases some hormone when you breastfeed to make you sleepy! I remember my midwife telling me that. Quite useful at night so you can go straight back to sleep but not so during the day!!

 

[Mummybexee]

Irony is I'm sat feeding ATM and am reading the forum to keep stimulated ! I'm also dead thirsty and as soon as this little one goes down I'm guna have to go get a pint of squash!

He's just squeeled half the street down having a nappy change!!

 

[purpleslurple]

I agree with being thirsty - for me it's almost instant, the minute I start to BF I get this overwhelming thirst - it's weird!!

 

[Jojo84]

I'm starting to think my tiredness has more to do with my tinzaparin. I'm on a whopping dose (7000) due to my bmi (even though I lost a stone after birth which they didn't calculate into my allowance!) and I'm on ot for 6 weeks. My blood loss is also gwtting heavier and my headaches are getting very severe so in going to mention it to HV tomorrow as I want to come off it... I'm active and everything despite my section just under 2 weeks ago but I feel fine and walked all day yesterday. Nor sitting in the house all day or anything