BF twins...do you assign a side?

Re: BF twins...do you assign a side?

• jocie2581 member

  January 2014

  I try to switch each feeding. Meaning e got right last time so now he is on left. I've heard you should switch so your breasts stay even (in case one is better at draining the breast or just a bigger eater) and so they don't get an uneven head (from always feeding on the same side).

            

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• PurpleIris30 member

  January 2014

  I also try to switch every feeding for the same reasons already mentioned.

  Married 8/2008. IVF with PGD March 2013.
  3/22 ER: 25R, 20M, 15F. 9 genetically normal, and 3 survived to Day 5
  3/27 ET: transferred 1 embryo, beta 9dp5dt=163, 12dp5dt=639
  4/25 1st ultrasound at 7 weeks = identical twins with heartbeats?!!!

  PPROM at 31w, delivery at 32 weeks of two beautiful girls

  

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• carrotcake06 member

  January 2014

  Same here. We switch each feeding. Or at least as well as my memory allows

  
  
  
  

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• TheDairyQueenx3 member

  January 2014

  Honestly I tandem feed every time and never pay attention to who is on what side. So far 8 weeks in I'm even in production and everyone's always full and I keep my sanity instead of trying to remember who fed on what side.

  
  

  
  

  Together 6 wonderful years.

  TTC #1 18 months 1 loss DX unexplained IF-- BFP July 2009-- ITS A BOY

  TTC #2 3 years and 3 losses DX PCOS -- BFP April 2013-- TWIN BOYS!

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• steidla member

  January 2014

  I guess I'm a super dork. I switch each time but can't keep up with it, so I use Baby Connect app on my phone.
  

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• JodiAriel member

  January 2014

  I assigned a side around 6 weeks because I had too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk and have only switched 2 or 3 times since then.  It is easier to keep track of and it ensures that each baby is getting enough foremilk and hindmilk.
  

  
  

  

  
  

  We welcomed our girls on 11.7.12 @ 40w0d!
  Emerson Lily 6 lbs 13 oz & Ellis Willow 6 lbs 9 oz
  
  
  

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• JTA2426 member

  January 2014

  I tandem feed and never pay attention to who is on which side.

  

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• xoexpat member

  January 2014

  My plan was to switch every day so I wouldn't have to remember each time. But really I did both. I am a little lopsided now, but I think that's pretty normal, also because i had surgery under my right arm which affected my supply a little.

  
  

  Just...go with the flow, haha.

  

  

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• bumpuser924057 member

  January 2014

  I try to switch because righty is a bigger producer than lefty and whoever gets lefty is hungry sooner.

  
  

  
  

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