Comments on How to Breast-Feed Twins

My twins are now nine months old. I am still nursing them both and find it very satisfying and bonding. The best way to continue to nurse twins is to nurse both at the same time. This allows for better let down and greater supply of milk. If one baby is a more vigorous nurser this will benefit the other twin by encouraging more let down response. You will need support from family to help get the little ones positioned and then again to take them off. It gets easier as they get bigger because they don't need as long at the breast as they did in the very early months.

If at all possible, hire a postpartum doula during the day hours while your husband is at work. I can't tell you how many times I was prepared to quit nursing, only to be helped through by my doula.In addition to nursing help, she prepared snacks and beverages and entertained my older child while I nursed. Unlike my sisters, she had no problem with my bare breasts and helped me latch my girls without issue.

Make sure to get a good nursing pillow, and use other pillows to find the most comfortable positions. Make sure your husband, friends, and family members are present in the early stages, you'll need their help to prop the babies up on the pillow. We co-slept with our boys for the first two months, that was our key to getting a little more sleep. Make sure to have plenty of nursing shirts, as nursing two can be a little revealing with all the new visitors popping in to visit. With a nursing shirt you can cover up a little, and not feel like you have to go hide to nurse. It's an extreme sport, but so rewarding! I'm still nursing my 11 month old twin boys.

There are several nursing pillows designed especially for twins. These really help with getting them latched on and staying there. It's like having an extra pair of hands!

There are several nursing pillows designed especially for twins. These really help with getting them latched on and staying there. It's like having an extra pair of hands!

I slept with my twins (one on either side of me). My husband was on the other side of the baby that was between us and I used one of those bed rails for toddlers on the outside edge of the bed so the other baby could not accidentally roll off the bed. We got a lot more sleep this way because all I had to do was roll over to the baby that needed to nurse and no one had to get up except to change a diaper. In this way I was able to exclusively nurse my twins and still get a decent night's sleep.

Make sure to get a good nursing pillow, and use other pillows to find the most comfortable positions. Make sure your husband, friends, and family members are present in the early stages, you'll need their help to prop the babies up on the pillow. We co-slept with our boys for the first two months, that was our key to getting a little more sleep. Make sure to have plenty of nursing shirts, as nursing two can be a little revealing with all the new visitors popping in to visit. With a nursing shirt you can cover up a little, and not feel like you have to go hide to nurse. It's an extreme sport, but so rewarding! I'm still nursing my 11 month old twin boys.