Do you ever wonder why you feel so tired during breastfeeding?
Lactation mobilizes about 500 kcal per day, roughly equivalent to 45 minutes of running at a 6mile-per-hour pace.
Producing breast milk
consumes about 30% of the body’s energy; the brain only uses 20% in comparison.
This is why you’re tired.
This is why you’re hungry and thirsty.
You’ve got to stop telling yourself you’ve “done nothing today”.
This is so true. We have to give ourselves some credit.
It’s true! Producing milk takes so much out of you, including vitamins and nutrients. So if you’re not eating enough, your baby is getting all the good stuff and leaving you with very little left to survive on. It’s so important to make sure you eat enough and drink enough water
Sending this to my partner 
no but seriously thankyou for this it makes me feel a lot better about how I feel honestly it’s exhausting