Bfing twins

[Hairwizard]

So im expecting twins, due in august. Whats the deal with bfing twins? Whats best way?
I bf my ds and dd and want to do same with twins but quietly freaking out about how to manage with 2 babies! Any advice welcome!

Anyone?

If you have already bf it will make it do much easier. Get a supportive feeding pillow. Personally I'd recommend feeding them at the same time where possible, I used to swap them so each time they fed from the other boob just in case supply was different. Mine were premmies and I had to agree to feed them one bottle formula a day otherwise they wouldn't let me out of hospital. How old are your older ones.

Congratulations !
I bf twins - my DS was two when they were born.

It went ok with DS1 so I put the idea of breastfeeding twins in a box marked ‘it will be ok’- I worried about everything else though. It was ok by and large - and I think possibly easier than bottle feeding given I was experienced from first time around. I lost more weight breastfeeding twins than in any other way.

Very important to eat enough and drink enough though ;-).porridge for breakfast and then ‘first lunch’ at 11.30, and ‘second lunch’ at around 2pm. Hunger after feeding would come like a tsunami - so really important to plan.

Also I found it a really profound experience and quite overpowering when you manage to get two babies feeding- the let down reflex is quite amazing.
I hope it goes ok-
But do get helpif you need it.

I feed mine at the same time (all the bloody time 😩) the one thing that did make a difference was the cushion DH bought me. Think it’s by a company called peanut and piglet? It’s massive and has a separate cushion for your back. No other cushion comes close. They’re almost 8 months and still use it. Also, snugglebundls! Once they fall asleep on you you’re pretty much trapped but these mean you can get them off the cushion and into a chair or crib so you can go get more food, you will eat like it’s Christmas on a daily basis.

I’m one of the few twin mums I know who fed mine separately. One of my twins fed really quickly, so I’d do that one first then feed the one that took longer. But I didn’t have a toddler to manage too!

I (vicariously) second the peanut and piglet cushion. Several of my twin friends swear by it - peanutandpiglet.com, I think.

Ah no, peanutandpiglet.co.uk

I tried to feed them at the same time but they didn't sync up very often so I had to do it separately. I tried waking to feed one at the same time as his brother and he threw it all back as soon as he was done. I cried and phoned NHS direct

The v shape pillow Was a godsend when they got bigger.

It was really hard going getting established. But once we got the hang of it, it was fine.

Congratulations- My Breast Friend twin feeding cushion here- great shape and support, has little
Pockets for vitamin drops, infacol. Phone etc too. Feed together, swap sides at each feed. Rugby ball hold. Consider a small rucksack with water in a hose, so you can drink while feeding and access snacks without moving. I kept diary of ailments, nappy changes &’feed times for first few weeks as was bit of a blur

Thanks for replies ladies, ended up running up and down to ds room most of night cos he was being a shit😡
Ds is 5, dd will be 15mths when these 2 arrive.
Thats what i was wondering, tandem feed or separate feeds, though cant imagine i would get much of a break if separate feeds🤔🤔
Also was thinking of getting baby rocker/swings to put them in if i do end up separate feeding, are they worth it? Thought might be easier than just the bouncer chairs??

I had a bouncy chair and a swing and rotated! I fed them separately at first until the got more robust and then I did together. There was a local la lache leauge twins FB group that I used who were supportive and had meet ups..might be worth a search. Mine were combined fed but mainly bf until I went back to work at 10m

MIL bought swing chairs for the DTwins, definitely worth it. Occasionally they’d sleep in them while I ate, I put them in the bathroom when I needed a bath. One thing I’ve used more than anything is a fold up table. I figured life whilst BF would be as easy as it was with DD, (although she’s 12 so I probably forgot how crap it was) but they tend to use me for comfort as well as food so around meal times they tend to be on me. The fold up table meant I could have a hot meal. Tried meals at the dining table but with two babies cluster feeding and screaming the house down, I was struggling to get fed. Suppose it’s easier if they’re fed separately but my two would be on the boob for almost 16 hours at some points when they were first born. I even managed to do all of DHs paperwork and marketing whilst BF thanks to that ugly piece of fold up crap

Ooh fold up table you say🤔 never thought of that. Could be useful then.

Theres bf support groups near me, and hv usually assigns a buddy to you if you need extra support so i may well make use of that.
Thats something thats stressing me is potentially being stuck on sofa for hours on end feeding. Thank god for virgin !!

Oh and also once I had feeding established and they were a bit older I did used to feed them one by one - this morning as once they were much quicker and a few months old. It felt so easy holding ‘just one’ baby and also allowed a bit of bonding one to one. If our in a cafe or something doing both together isn’t really doable so that was easier once they hit the hang of it.

Look up the ‘rugby ball’ position - that was useful for hours on end on the bed with them both trying to feed. I even used to lie on my side and put one baby on top of me and one by the side (sort of stacked up but not on top of each other)

Yes id forgot about rugby ball hold. I may get used to that one again!
And also that bedtime one sounds interesting as i would have lay on my side in bed to feed ds and dd.