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Breastfeeding twins

courtlandmatthewcourtlandmatthew member
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So I breastfed my first two but now that I am pregnant with Twins I would love some honest advice.  Realistically I can't pump once I go back to work so I only generally breastfeed for 3 months- something I really loved.  However when the twins are born I will have a 13 month old and a 28 month old at home. Although I will have some help- I really will be the primary care for the first three months. Is attempting to breastfeed even possible? I feel like it will be so time consuming I won't have time to do anything else with my kids.  I would love any thoughts from you ladies.
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  • basil2basil2 member
    To be honest that sounds tough- BF or not.
    Mine are 7 wks and have been 100% BF. But my 3 yo is still going to daycare and DH has been doing a ton re household tasks and entertaining our son.
    It sounds like you'll need help, esp for your older children.
    I can't compare bottle feeding and the effort involved (we've only done it when I'm at work). BF is totally doable (though harder with 2 at the beginning). Bottle feeding sounds like more work to me (but is easier to get help with).
    Good luck!
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  • courtlandmatthewcourtlandmatthew member
    Thanks ladies- I was hoping that maybe bottle feeding would allow me to have more people come over and feed the babies and even take some turns over night.  
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  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    I'm a huge BFing advocate, but I'm thinking it may be really tough given your 2 extras ;-)  I had a hard time with round the clock help (my DH was home for 5 weeks and then my mom was there for 2 more).  But I also really wanted to BF and knew that I'd be able to pump when I went back to work, etc.

    Good luck with your decision!
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