Breastfeeding and dizziness?

[Wugz22]

Baby will be 3 weeks old tomorrow... Breastfeeding is going fine until just now I got up for a 3am feeding and was so dizzy I bumped into everything on the way to his crib! Does this have anything to do with breastfeeding? I've been drinking tons of water and eating plenty... I'm worried!

 

[Noo]

You probably need to eat and drink more. I'm not kidding - in the first 12 weeks I ate twice as much as a man!

 

[annio84]

Could it be extreme tiredness? I have a serious lack of coordination/dizziness when tired. The other day I got up with my daughter half asleep to change her and nearly fell into the wardrobe! Otherwise maybe eat even more as Noo suggested? I found in the early days I didn't notice how hungry I was because I was so focused on looking after my baby.

 

[misspriss]

When I first got off the nipple shields and started with actual mouth to nipple contact, it would make me so drowsy I couldn't stay awake when I fed him. I did a lot of nursing in bed. I think it had to do with the hormones combined with me not eating enough or something.

Definitely make sure you are eating enough!