Anyone nurse one baby and give the other formula?

jec2006

My girls turn 1 next week, and one has started losing interest in nursing.  Not a full strike...she latches and will start nursing but pulls off after about 45 seconds.  She is teething, so I am hoping that this is a temporary thing, but tonight, I had one nursing and fed the other with a sippy of formula in tandem.  I don't mind waiting it out for a few days, but this is so tough-I am not ready to stop nursing, and neither is the other baby.  Have you been in this situation, and if so, what did you do?  Thanks. 

BeccaLandes

I am not in that situation, but I know that a friend of mine is a twin, and her mom nursed her brother (who was able to come home from the hospital soon after birth) and gave my friend formula (she was in the NICU for 2 months).  Both of them are healthy as adults!

I would say you could pump a few times a day and feed pumped breast milk to your daughter if you want to keep giving her breast milk.

preheatedoven

I did, well now they both get formula, but for the first 2 months DD got EBM and DS got Neocate (a type of formula).

DS was in the NICU for a few weeks longer due to a severe milk protein allergy and we decided to stay with the formula that finally made him feel better.

macchiatto

Since they're almost 1, could you go ahead and transition the weaning twin onto milk?

AliciaMomof4

Both my DD's weaned themselves like that from nursing at almost exactly 1 yr. and we transitioned very easily right to Vitamin D milk. She may be ready and needs that so I would just transition both to cow's milk. You could still nurse the one baby for comfort since you son't want to stop yet maybe for a bedtime feeding. GL:)