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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…
Read MoreQ&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?
Read MoreBreastfeeding Older Twins
Welcome, Carnival of Breastfeeding readers! This month’s theme is extended breastfeeding. Check out the bottom of this post for links to other posts on this topic. Once I was past the foggy, early days of juggling babies, figuring out latch and soreness and the myriad of other early breastfeeding challenges I faced, breastfeeding twins was…
Read MoreQ&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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