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Please give advice!

taryn30taryn30 member
in Babies: 6 - 9 Months
I have six and a half month twins. I have been giving some bottles if formula and breAstfeeding. I am doing everything wrong I think. The boys generally wake between five and six. I give them the breast. Only one of my breasts is producing well the other us a dud. Then I give a bottle if formula around 8. They drink any where from two to all five ounces. Then j generally try to nap them. Try is key word. They are still in rock n plays although I somehow need to get them in crib. During nap they wake several times and want the breast. This snacking screws me though. Around 11 h offer another bottle, usually they take 1 or 2 ounces. Then at 12:15 fruit and veg. Then by 1:15 they are usually ready to nap. Again they take from two to five ounces. Then at four j offer another bottle. Cereal with fruit around five. Nighttime bottle at 7. They wake up to eat at least five times each in the night. I know they are not getting enough during day. I don't know how to change and MAje schedule better. I'm exhausted! They are exhausted! I am constantly feeding them! Please share advice. What schedule should i aim for? Thanks!
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  • taryn30taryn30 member
    Sorry about paragraph post!
    They probably drink 1215 ounces of formula plus whatever they drink from breast. They are getting also two meals throughout day. There are so many problems with what I'm doing. I let them snack on breast when they wake u
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  • PaMommy02PaMommy02 member
    Why are you giving bottles of formula? The best way to get your supply to even out is to nurse often. When my LO was that age I nursed on demand which ended up being about every 2 hours. I just watched their cues. As long as they are gaining weight good a
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  • brookithbrookith member

    Hi! My twins are a little olde than yours, but I breast feed them and they are snackers too. They are pretty bad nappers for the most part, but like you said sometimes I will nurse them during a nap to get them back down for a longer nap. Sometimes it

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  • Latham12Latham12 member
    I just had to start supplementing with my 6 month old bc I wasn't making enough. Here's what we do to keep her on schedule so she isn't snacking instead she's eating a full mealevery time I nurse her I offer a bottle of formula usually 2oz and see if she
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  • shaunah816shaunah816 member

    Folks, she didn't post here to get advice on upping her supply. Give the lady some room to breathe on how she should work to stop supplementing with formula.

    Have you read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins? That has great advice on how much sleep

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