tandem nursing – Breastfeeding Twins

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!

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: 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?

Beer and Bottles (and other motherly advice)

The arrival of my twins was eventful, and about as far from my own homebirth as possible. One baby was in the NICU for a few days and the other lost a lot of weight early on, and I began pumping and supplementing and trying to navigate between my room and the NICU and juggle three bodies, two breasts, and one frazzled mama.

Customizing the EZ-2-Nurse Pillow

The EZ-2-Nurse pillow is considered by many to be the gold standard of double nursing pillows. It’s great – nice and big, with a firm surface that can support two babies. The top angles in to help position the babies, and once everything is set up, it’s possible to nurse twins hands free. (I know,…