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• Temp159135562506975 member

  December 2010

  i only nursed a couple days while in the hospital- and then they kept boycotting the boob, so I started to EP for them (which is what I did for DS1, too)... so i can't really help you with the logistics of nursing twins... but many women on here have nursed twins- so i'd post and ask about that.

  I know many women who have done babywise with nursing and did great.

  this blog has some info about twins and babywise https://www.babywisemom.com/2008/02/babywise-and-twins.html

  and it's the #1 recommended sleep training method in the book "Twin Set" that interviewed tons of twin moms - so i think you'll find a way and will do great.

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• gumiberg member

  December 2010

  i have average supply (if not below avg) and my kids were always full from feeding on one side.  if you tandem feed, your body creates a full feeding on each side.

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• jalaiaa

  December 2010

  Sorry for butting in on the post, I'd definitely post your question to the general population because you'll get some good answers. As gumiberg says, when you tandem feed your breasts produce enough milk for each baby.I do not know how this fits into babywise (I read some of it, but not all) but for the first month - 6 weeks I wouldn't try to schedule them if you are trying to nurse. They will go through growth spurts and may need to nurse more frequently than every 3 hours, plus it is that "constant" nursing that builds your supply so that you don't have issues later on. It is hard for the first couple of months,and you feel like you're going to go crazy but then gets much easier. It is definitely worth powering through the tough time. Since about 3 months my babies have nursed just every 4 hours but early on it was every 2-3. I think it is definitely good to get your babies on a routine, but if you try too early it may affect your supply.  

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• Temp159135562506975 member

  December 2010

   

  Myth and Misconception #5: ?Babywise discourages successful breast-feeding.?

  Fact and Truth: On the contrary, for breastfeeding moms Babywise has proven to be an attractive alternative to the more extreme La Leche League ad lib model. Consider the facts: Despite numerous benefits to breast-feeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics notes that ?in 1995, 59.4 percent of women in the United States were breast-feeding exclusively or in combination with formula feeding at the time of hospital discharge; only 21.6 percent of mothers were nursing at six months, and many of these were supplementing with formula.? (Pediatrics, December 1997, pp. 1036-1037). We are now in the twenty-first century and not much has statistically changed since 1995 except in the positive results of Babywise and breastfeeding. 

  A retrospective survey of more than 240 mothers following the PDF principles demonstrated that 88 percent of mothers who start with the program breast-feed; 80 percent of those moms breast-feed exclusively; and 70 percent of those moms are still breastfeeding after six months. Babywise success far exceeds breastfeeding social norms and that is good news for children. When you add to these statistics the benefits of uninterrupted nighttime sleep, it is easy to understand why so many mothers find their way to Babywise.

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• nikinikinine member

  December 2010

  thanks for the feedback everyone, I'll definitely repost to the whole board.

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