Guest Story: On Breastfeeding Twins

This breastfeeding story comes from Janet, at Love is Blonde. I love how she’s been able to find a balance even though her breastfeeding relationship didn’t turn out the way she had planned. Also honesty. I always love honesty!  Check out this excerpt, and head over to her blog for the whole story!

I admit to having major envy of twin moms who are able to successfully breastfeed. I so wish that we could have gotten there ourselves. But I also know that I literally did everything I could to make this work. Ultimately, the babies have big appetites, and they got hooked on bottles very early. It’s really hard to overcome that. My supply was always one step behind them, and that’s been really hard.

But I also feel proud of myself and I don’t beat myself up too much. I’ve had a ton of support from twitter, internet friends, and real life friends. I know formula won’t harm my babies and I’m sure that they’ll drink it again in time. I think about giving up often, but at this point I’ve finally got my supply up to meet their demand so it seems silly to quit now. I just keep going one week at a time.

Visit Janet at Love is Blonde for the whole story.

Would you like to share your story? You can submit it using the “share your story” form or by email.