Tips and Advice – Breastfeeding Twins

Managing Solo: Juggling Multiples Alone

In the early days, we hope you have some extra help around the house. Your partner, mom, or postpartum doula can help position babies for breastfeeding, and can help with burping, rocking, and of course, diaper changes. But chances are, at some point you’ll need to manage both babies by yourself.

Breastfeeding Nutrition: Eating for Three

While you were pregnant, you probably paid attention to what you ate – maybe ensuring that you didn’t go too long between meals or that you were getting enough protein in your diet. Once the babies are born, it’s easy to loose track of your own nutrition as you focus on feeding your new babies.…

Q & A: Preparing for Cesarean Delivery

Amber asks: I am pregnant with twins and will be having a scheduled cesarean section. I intend to exclusively breastfeed my babies. What can I do to prepare for the delivery and recovery so we get off to a good start with breastfeeding? You’re off to a great start by planning ahead! Many hospitals offer…

Tips: Managing Visitors

Newborn multiples often draw a crowd. If you haven’t experienced this already, you will. I promise. Even at home, you may have many friends and family who want to stop by for a quick – or not so quick – visit. Visitors are great if they’re also being helpful, but in the early days it’s…

Tips: Positions for Breastfeeding Twins (or more!)

My latest “Boob Group” contribution was featured in this week’s episode – a brief overview of some positioning options for Breastfeeding Twins. (The segment is near the beginning of the episode if you’d like to listen.) I couldn’t say everything there, so here’s more on the topic!

ABCs of Breastfeeding in the NICU

Many many MANY sets of twins are born at term or only a bit early, and with no medical concerns. As a group, however, multiples have a increased risk of complications resulting from high risk pregnancy and/or premature delivery. If your babies are born early or face any health challenges, they may spend some time…

Q&A: Tandem Feeding Logistics

Carrie asks:

My twins are due in October and I want to tandem feed. That is the only way I will get anytime with my two year old. My concern is how the heck I am going to get both girls up on to the nursing pillow and latched if there is no one to hand them to me. And how can I lay down and still feed two babies?

Q&A: Pumping and return to work

Jennifer writes: I just returned to work full time and I am pumping breast milk for my twins. This is my second set of twins and I was not supported with the first set to breastfeed, however this time I have more support. I am having issues with pumping breast milk. It takes 30mins to…

Q&A: Feeding Schedules

Kristi asks:

My daughter is breastfeeding twins (3 weeks old). My question is: Should she alternate which baby is nursed first each time? If she does, then the baby who nursed first last time has to wait longer for her next feeding. Or does she nurse the same one first everytime, keeping them on a schedule?

Q&A: Bottles, Supplementation and Late Preterm Infants

Tawny asks: My twin boys were born at 35 weeks and are doing great except for the nursing. In the hospital we finger fed with a syringe and feed them a combo of my expressed milk and donated milk. As the amount they were supposed to eat increased the hospital suggested using a bottle as…

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