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Sleep Tips for Mom when Breastfeeding Twins
Expert Advice to Help You Fight Postpartum Fatigue
By Melissa Clark Vickers
Formula-feeding carries with it a higher risk of allergy and disease. Study after study shows the unquestionable superiority of breast milk when it comes to lowering risk and/or preventing allergies and both major and minor diseases. Caring for one ill baby is hard enough; caring for two can be especially trying.
Remember that there are a lot of ways other folks can help you out and give you a break besides taking over feeding. And dads need not feel left out, either. Babies learn very quickly that dads are pretty neat, but for different reasons than moms!
If you are concerned about your babies' weight gain or whether your milk supply is adequate, get professional help. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) can assess how things are going at the breast, and your doctor or other health care professional can observe your babies for any signs of difficulties.
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Re: Breastfeeding Twins Series by anonymous on 01/17/2009 09:49AM
Thank you for this article! I am a breastfeeding mother of 4-week-old twins, who were born 4.5 weeks early. I am exclusively b-feeding and plan to for at least a year. Your article (as do many books) point to co-sleeping or having baby room-in with you at night to make night-time feedings as easy as possible. What it fails to mention though, is that newborns make so many gurgly, huccuppy, coughy sounds at night when they are going to sleep, that it really makes it hard to get any sleep. We had them room in with us for two weeks, and then moved them to the living room - they were just too noisy, and we needed to get sleep! This new arrangement has been much healthier for our family and the babies are sleeping better because I am not jumping up to get them every time they make a squeak!