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babyblessedxo

20/07/2010, 09:06 PM

I know there is a heap of topics on here about bfeeding Twins but I'm a bit different...

My left breast has an attached inverted nipple which only produces about 20% & the other 80%!

So tandem feeding is pretty much out... I'm an expert at expressing with by double pump!

So I'm wondering if I should express & bottle feed EBM or alternate one feed on the breast while the other twin gets EBM or formula!

I'm at a bit of loose end as to ware to even start... HELP!

Anyone else been in a similar situation?

domestically~challenged

20/07/2010, 11:40 PM

In the other threads you saw here there are plenty who BF one and EBM the other together purely to save time - two working breasts or not.

I would definitely still try to feed at the same time whether it's both EBM or a BF/EBM combo.

Wish this was around when my girls were born:
http://www.thinktwins.com.au/catalog839909...products_id=849

ecb

21/07/2010, 07:22 AM

Personally, I'd bf one and bottle feed the other at the same time. I wish I'd done this with both my working breasts because I think I may have succeeded in bfing for longer. Means you can still feed both at once (maybe not in the early, early days/weeks as you establish bf but definitely once bubs is all settled into latching etc) and the baby sucking is, as I am sure you know, better on your supply.

Good on you!

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