This is a question for a friend with very prem twins. She has been expressing milk and she and the hospital staff have been giving it to the babies via drips and now bottles. Recently, when they came out of intensive care, she was able to start breastfeeding. However, both twins are having problems getting the hang of it. They like the closeness and comfort but don't suck very well.
Now one of the babies, the boy, is at home while his sister is still in hospital. My friend is worried that when he does breastfeed, he doesn't take very much ie mostly foremilk, and that he chokes a lot. He is still very, very little (5lbs though 5 months old) and my friend is at the moment expressing milk and then feeding it to him in a bottle. This is obviously very hard work, and it will not get any better when his sister comes home in the New Year, so we were wondering if anyone has any top tips? Formula feeding is out of the question as both their immune systems are very fragile and they need all the protection that breastmilk provides.