Diaper Swappers

armywife08 · 09-26-2010, 08:17 AM

My friend is pregnant with twins...she's only 15weeks but i want to get as much info for her that i can. She really wants to nurse them She did BF her little one for 3 mos...so she kinda knows what to do as far as latching. But she will HAVE to schedule feed twins (1-she's a scheduler it works best for her, 2-she has a special needs 2yo and a 1yo and her dh is in the army and is not there with them) so if anyone could give me some advice for her, i'd appreciate it!

Wanderlust · 09-26-2010, 10:02 AM

I exclusive pump for mine so I'm not a big help. HeatherlovesCDs is nursing her 2nd set of twins- she would be a fountain of information

ETA: have her check out Youtube. There are loads of great instructional videos on positioning and different methods on breastfeeding twins.

crazylife · 09-26-2010, 10:16 AM

An awesome, quality nursing pillow (there are some made especially for twins, too) makes a world of difference. I had mine on a schedule too but I ended up supplementing also. The LC told me to put the stronger sucker on the 'weaker' breast to encourage it to produce more. I also pumped the first 2 months. Often bottles were a lifesaver for me because my mom or dad would come and feed them so I could sleeeeeep longer than 1.5 or 2 hour stretches (which is how often they would feed!) So tell her to take all the help she can get because sleep is so vital

armywife08 · 09-26-2010, 11:28 AM

thank you, both so much! i'll def pm Heather, i've talked to her lots about stuff. thanks!

HeatherlovesCDs · 09-27-2010, 07:40 PM

Feel free to PM me anytime. I will try to remember to come on later in the week and give you some tips for her. I am moving and don't have my internet up yet. This isn't a secure network. So, I don't really feel comfortable on it. Just popped on for a second.

PM me if I forget. I've done schedule feeding and obviously, I am EBF'ing my second set of twins, along with having a 4 year old and 2.5 year old twins. I'm sure I have some tips.

EZ 2 Nurse Twin nursing pillow is my first tip.

melanalyus · 10-01-2010, 05:13 PM

I am currently nursing twins....breastmilk exclusively.

I haven't used my EZ twin pillow...but have one I can sell if interested.

I am also available for ANY questions....I love helping moms successively nurse...and have learned alot from nursing five kiddos.

PM me anytime!

09-26-2010, 08:17 AM	#1
armywife08 Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort Sill, OK Posts: 2,955 Ratings: 73 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Breastfeeding twins help pls My friend is pregnant with twins...she's only 15weeks but i want to get as much info for her that i can. She really wants to nurse them She did BF her little one for 3 mos...so she kinda knows what to do as far as latching. But she will HAVE to schedule feed twins (1-she's a scheduler it works best for her, 2-she has a special needs 2yo and a 1yo and her dh is in the army and is not there with them) so if anyone could give me some advice for her, i'd appreciate it! __________________ Sill Army Wife and Mommy to 4, tummy mummy to 1, and mommy to 5 angels. Our rainbow baby, James, was born 21April2011 Expecting a survivor twin, Anya, 13Jan13 Body By Vi independent promoter

09-26-2010, 10:02 AM	#2
Wanderlust Registered Users Formerly: jeneth Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany via military Posts: 6,126 Ratings: 116 Feedback:** 100%	Re: Breastfeeding twins help pls I exclusive pump for mine so I'm not a big help. HeatherlovesCDs is nursing her 2nd set of twins- she would be a fountain of information ETA: have her check out Youtube. There are loads of great instructional videos on positioning and different methods on breastfeeding twins. __________________ Proud wife to Air Force DH. Honored SAHM to my twins Samuel and David. EP'ed for 1 year! Last edited by Wanderlust; 09-26-2010 at 10:09 AM.

09-26-2010, 10:16 AM	#3
crazylife Registered Users Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alberta Posts: 3,559 Ratings: 33 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Breastfeeding twins help pls An awesome, quality nursing pillow (there are some made especially for twins, too) makes a world of difference. I had mine on a schedule too but I ended up supplementing also. The LC told me to put the stronger sucker on the 'weaker' breast to encourage it to produce more. I also pumped the first 2 months. Often bottles were a lifesaver for me because my mom or dad would come and feed them so I could sleeeeeep longer than 1.5 or 2 hour stretches (which is how often they would feed!) So tell her to take all the help she can get because sleep is so vital __________________ Happily unmarried mama of 3 (sometimes 4 when SO forgets his age) and some of those other funky acronyms mamas use here... "I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." Maya Angelou !!PRESHUUS!!

09-26-2010, 11:28 AM	#4
armywife08 Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort Sill, OK Posts: 2,955 Ratings: 73 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Breastfeeding twins help pls thank you, both so much! i'll def pm Heather, i've talked to her lots about stuff. thanks! __________________ Sill Army Wife and Mommy to 4, tummy mummy to 1, and mommy to 5 angels. Our rainbow baby, James, was born 21April2011 Expecting a survivor twin, Anya, 13Jan13 Body By Vi independent promoter

09-27-2010, 07:40 PM	#5
HeatherlovesCDs Registered Users Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8,820 Ratings: 98 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Breastfeeding twins help pls Feel free to PM me anytime. I will try to remember to come on later in the week and give you some tips for her. I am moving and don't have my internet up yet. This isn't a secure network. So, I don't really feel comfortable on it. Just popped on for a second. PM me if I forget. I've done schedule feeding and obviously, I am EBF'ing my second set of twins, along with having a 4 year old and 2.5 year old twins. I'm sure I have some tips. EZ 2 Nurse Twin nursing pillow is my first tip. __________________ Heather SAHM to 6 who are 7 and under, including 2 sets of twins and our last little miracle, a surviving identical twin, born Oct 2012!