http://www.mamaknowsbreast.com/archive/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/ This is the place to find out the latest breastfeeding news, tips and anecdotes. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:34:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mamaknowsbreast.com/archive/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Hela Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:11:19 +0000 http://mkb.local/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/#comment-200 I've been looking for information on breastfeeding triplets. In the website I link, written by a Midwife in "Malawi", she asserts (about a woman from that African country whom she assisted in the birth of triplets: "It was necessary to supplement her breast milk with some formula milk ( after all we women only have two breasts!) It is rather expensive and totally unaffordable for most of our women. I promised we would visit 2 days later and bring more milk." I thought she was wrong, because it should be a matter of supply&demand and not of the number of breasts we have... However, how could she give formula to mothers in a 3rd World Country with unhealthy water conditions? Can it be that not all midwives are completely informed about breastfeeding? She also sometimes talks of "topping off" with formula... Thank you if you read this post. And thank you for writing it; now I know it IS possible to breastfeed triplets. I’ve been looking for information on breastfeeding triplets. In the website I link, written by a Midwife in “Malawi”, she asserts (about a woman from that African country whom she assisted in the birth of triplets:
“It was necessary to supplement her breast milk with some formula milk ( after all we women only have two breasts!) It is rather expensive and totally unaffordable for most of our women. I promised we would visit 2 days later and bring more milk.”
I thought she was wrong, because it should be a matter of supply&demand and not of the number of breasts we have… However, how could she give formula to mothers in a 3rd World Country with unhealthy water conditions? Can it be that not all midwives are completely informed about breastfeeding? She also sometimes talks of “topping off” with formula…
Thank you if you read this post. And thank you for writing it; now I know it IS possible to breastfeed triplets.

]]> http://www.mamaknowsbreast.com/archive/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Colleen, author of Near Mama's Heart Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:23:23 +0000 http://mkb.local/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/#comment-199 I just wanted to say that KellyMom.com ROCKS! LLLI and Mothering are great but Kelly is pretty much a one-woman-show. She is very helpful and truly dedicated to helping others. I just wanted to say that KellyMom.com ROCKS! LLLI and Mothering are great but Kelly is pretty much a one-woman-show. She is very helpful and truly dedicated to helping others.

]]> http://www.mamaknowsbreast.com/archive/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Stacie Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:00:25 +0000 http://mkb.local/2007/03/breast-feeding-twins-and-triplets/#comment-198 My multiples weren't premature, so I didn't have to deal with the NICU at all, but I did have to pump for about 2 1/2 months until my son "got it" and figured out how to latch. This said to note that my breastfeeding relationship didn't start out all that smoothly, but now it is SO much easier than anything else would be. I can nurse the babies down to naps and at night, I nurse for head bumps, I nurse through teething. It may be harder to get started with multiples, just because the more babies there are the more likely one of them will have an issue, but it is worth it. My collection of tips on breastfeeding twins is at <a href="http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2006/12/01/breastfeeding-twins-tips" rel="nofollow">http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2006/12/01/breastfeeding-twins-tips</a> My multiples weren’t premature, so I didn’t have to deal with the NICU at all, but I did have to pump for about 2 1/2 months until my son “got it” and figured out how to latch. This said to note that my breastfeeding relationship didn’t start out all that smoothly, but now it is SO much easier than anything else would be. I can nurse the babies down to naps and at night, I nurse for head bumps, I nurse through teething. It may be harder to get started with multiples, just because the more babies there are the more likely one of them will have an issue, but it is worth it. My collection of tips on breastfeeding twins is at http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2006/12/01/breastfeeding-twins-tips

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