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Had our babies! :)
Ambry Hannah and Cameron Jessa arrived on friday oct 15th via c-section. They were 6lbs 7oz and 6lbs 12oz. We are home now and doing well! I am amazed actually that I have not had more pain with the c-section. It has been a fairly easy recovery for me so far. We are just getting into our routine and I love to just stare at our adorable girls 
So, my milk didn't come in until yesterday/today really, so we were supplementing and I have been pumping. Well, I really don't get much when I pump (not even enough for one baby when I finish pumping). Also, the babies aren't interested in the breast now that they have gotten used to the supplementing with the syringe. Any tips? Will more milk come in yet? How do I get them to latch and suck now?
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Re: Had our babies! :)
Congratulations! Pictures!
Unfortunately babies are more efficient than the pump. It's perfectly normal to get 1-3 oz in a pumping session. Which I know, doesn't seem like a lot. Babbs posted below some good tips for pumping, and she fed twins too. I'd highly suggest contacting the lactation consultants at the hospital you delivered with, they can help you with the latch etc.
Congratulations! Beautiful names you selected!
Keep trying with the nursing. My DD #2 had jaundice issues in the hospital so I had to supplement with a syringe the first couple days. It sure was stressful once we came home to find she didn't feel like working for her milk through nursing. It was a rough couple days, but she quickly got the hang of it. Perhaps you could try a nipple shield to give them something extra to hang on to? Good luck!
Congrats!!!
Ditto the other ladies' advice on nursing, and definitely work with a good LC as you get nursing established. Babbs' suggestions were great, and if you do wind up pumping more and more, let me know... I have a long list of EPing tips saved on my computer.
Congrats! Which OB ended up performing your delivery? I'm sure everything turned out fantastically, but I remember you being nervous about who would be attending.
The amount you produce is all relative, at first. Remember, their tummies are so small for the first week or so. They don't need much. Like pp said, Babbs just posted some tips and she pumped/BF'ed for twins. My best advice is to HOUND...I mean HOUND any LC you can get in touch with. Be your own (and your twins') advocate and don't give up!
After all the responses on here, I decided to stick with my scheduled c-section with fesenmeier. I still think he wasn't very personable, even on the day-of... but I still had a good experience. He obviously did something right since I'm recovering well, and I realized most of the care comes from the nurses anyway
Congratulations!!! Those are some good sized girls. I'm glad everything went so well.
I agree with all of the other pp's........enlist the services of a lactation consultant to assist you in getting the babies to learn to BF. If you are taking them to Anderson Hills pedis, they have a wonderful lactation consultant on staff there. Definitely give her a call. BF takes a little while for some babies to learn and for you to be comfortable with. I'm sure it will work out if you give it a little time.
I'm glad you are recovering well!
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Congratulations! Glad your recovery is going smoothly. My c-section recoveries were really quite easy as well. The anticipation of a bad recovery was far, far worse than the recovery itself.
Ditto PP's on the suggestions for nursing. I had to supplement both my children early on and both went on to establish good nursing. Nipple shields were a lifesaver for me. I highly recommend them. And keep putting babies to the breast. Definitely call a Lactation Consultant. Good luck.
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Congratulations!!! Such great sizes!
Don't have any advice on BFing twins - as I gave that up after a week. But I did pump and my advice for boosting supply is: (1) use a hospital grade pump (if you don't already have one); (2) go on a pumping marathon and pump for a couple days in a row every 2 hours during the day and every 3 at night (this sucks, but it really works); (3) drink a glass of water with every pumping session; (4) get a hands-free pumping bra (or make one with rubber bands) so that you can massage your breasts while you pump; and (5) always pump a few minutes after the breast goes dry - this signals to your body that you need more milk.
I did not have a ton of milk at first either, but I was able to produce enough milk to feed both girls breastmilk all day. I never had a frozen stash or anything, but definitely enough to get by.
Best of luck.
Congratulations on the birth of your twins!
I second PP's advice about seeking the help of a great LC. I did this when I EP'ed for 3 months due to DD's prematurity and lack of interest in nursing, so unfortunately, I don't have better tips to provide.