preemie – Breastfeeding Twins

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: 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…

Breastfeeding preemie multiples

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Breastfeeding Supply Challenges

I recently read a new twin mom’s frustrated post about supply issues with twins, and thought I’d paraphrase my own reply here in case it’s helpful to anyone.

Kellymom has some decent information on both breastfeeding multiples and on supply issues. Read More→