The decision to breastfeed my twins was automatic; it never occurred to me not to nurse them, and despite the fact that it was two babies, I never worried for a second that I would not have enough milk. I actually worried that I would have too much. I blamed […]
It’s Kangaroo Care Awareness Day, which makes today a perfect day to celebrate all the benefits of early skin-to-skin contact (SSC)! Benefits of skin to skin on healthy term babies as listed by Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, in her book Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers include: More […]
Are you pumping for your twins, triplets, or more? Did you know that hands-on pumping can help you increase your output? Checkout this great video from Stanford University’s Newborn Nursery to learn how to use hands-on pumping techniques to maximize breastmilk production! http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/MaxProduction.html Related Images:
Breastfeeding my Twins Despite Their Prematurity by Lindsay Castiglione After an emergent c-section at 30w3d due to fetal distress of my baby B, I had a deep fear that breastfeeding my twin boys would be impossible. I had read Mothering Multiples, so I had at least a little leg up […]
I surveyed a group of breastfeeding moms of multiples to learn about the challenges they faced while nursing their twins and how they were able to overcome them. Here are some tips from this group of ‘been there, done that’ moms:
At eight months old, our twin breastfeeding journey had been relatively uncomplicated. I had dealt with awkward latch issues in the early weeks, and some minor nipple soreness during that time. I had survived a few plugged ducts using tips from Dr. Sears’s The Breastfeeding Book (http://www.amazon.com/Breastfeeding-Book-Everything-Nursing-Through/dp/0316779245/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201970704&sr=8-1) and La Leche […]
