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Nanotwin · 06/11/2024 15:48

Hi I'm a new Grandma of twins ..very new ..they ..2 beautiful girls are 11 days old.
The twins have regained their birth weight today but the smaller twin has started preferring the bottle to the breast.
Please help me advise my daughter 🙏
She is very very tired after an exhausting 7 day stay in hospital.
Twin I is feeding from breast and bottle perfectly
Twin 2 started well on the breast but now seems to just want to feed from the bottle. They were born at 36 weeks

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StormingNorman · 06/11/2024 15:51

Let them both feed however they prefer. Twins are going to be hard enough.

Bankholidayhelp · 06/11/2024 15:52

Fed is best

kitchenpocket · 06/11/2024 17:01

The best thing you could do as a grandma is pay for a consultation with kathrynstaggibclc.com - she does them via video as well as in person and is the founder of breastfeeding twins and triplets uk (charity and Facebook page). The fb page is amazing too and lots of info on the blog on Kathryn's page, also the bftwinsuk website x

keepingsanity · 10/11/2024 09:44

Just support the mum with however she prefers to feed her babies.

Is she asking for help or advice on feeding?

Give practical support if wanted such as take one baby whilst she can concentrate on establishing good feeding for the other.

Don't comment on either form of feeding unless you know she has a preference

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