Not waking up at night for feeds

Hi, I'm a first time mum to twin boys- only 12 days old. Im currently breast feeding and the last couple of nights I haven't been waking up for one of their night feeds. We have witching hour from about 8:30pm to anywhere from 11:30-2am which is starting to get difficult.

I and now struggling with what to do about not waking up because it breaks my heart my babies are crying and I'm not waking to sooth them or feed them on time!

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Is your partner not feeding them While you sleep? It’s important to do the feeds for your supply to keep up but also for them to gain good weight. Since it’s twins I’d suggest pumping to help with it or supplementing as well at night. It’s rough at first but taking care of yourself is just as important!

I have been pumping and have some in the freezer saved. One takes the bottle no dramas but the other one doesn't. He helps me with the feeds by doing nappy changes and burping at night so we can get back to sleep faster. But unfortunately he doesnt have the boobies for the smaller one who only will take that atm

So, I’m actually hearing impaired and I don’t always wake up to my baby crying/ stirring. I find my Apple Watch is a god send. I set alarms for every 3 hours so I know vaguely when he needs feeding and it wakes me up gently by vibrating on my wrist. It works for me ☺️

I have alarms set on my phone which is right next to my head. I might get my partner to also set them on his phone for like 10 minutes before. Ill have to find my watch and I'll try that as well!

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