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Breastfeeding Twins Series

Educating Yourself

By Melissa Clark Vickers

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– Depending on whether your babies come early, how early and whether they require special hospital care, you may need to pump your milk and store it so it can be used as the babies are ready for it. Check out pumps in your area. The best ones – especially if your babies won't be ready to go to the breast from birth – are the larger rental hospital-grade pumps, such as the ones made by Medela, Ameda/Egnell (Hollister) and White River.

  • Managing twins – Let's face it. Having twins automatically implies a big investment of time, energy and money. But you get double the return on that investment! Regardless of how you choose to feed your babies, much of your time for the first months of their lives will revolve around baby care. Your goal is to make this time as easy as possible. Read as much as you can about twins. Two excellent resources are LLLI's Mothering Multiples by Karen Gromada (now being revised) and Having Twins by Elizabeth Noble.
  • Selecting health care professionals – Now is the time to talk to your doctor or other health care professional about your desire to breastfeed your babies. Find out how your doctor feels about breastfeeding twins and preemies and what you can do to ensure that your wishes are known and followed by hospital personnel.
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