Twins/Triplets/Multiples Mum to be!

Hi all,

My bb can't wait. My waterbag burst at 3am on Thur (14/10) n they r out at abt 5am!!! Both at a good weight of 2.7&2.6kg.



Pinky,



Guess wat? Think I am using the same bed as u!!!! 628B ya? The nurse told me b4 me it was another twins mother with boy n girl!!!! That's u right?

 


L,

sorry i didn't make myself clear. talking about child care centre hunting. yeah i feel bad too that i can't carry her but no choice. i try to make up to it by doing other activities with her. she got jealous just now when my hubby was carrying my younger girl.



CL,

I don't think you are a bad daughter if you feel that your mother's presence will make you more stressed. Taking care of bbs is already stressful thus I don't think you need something/someone else to add on to the stress. Maybe you can get your helper to take care of all the housework while you focus on the bbs? I will be taking care of all 3 children on my own after my confinement lady leaves. So this week I am already "trying out" to look after my elder DD and the twins while the confinement lady is busy in the kitchen.



As for timing if you have your helper I think it'll save time if you can feed them together. I'm not intending to use sarong as I prefer to teach them to self-soothe. I think also better as there is bound to be situation when I can only handle 1 kid at a time and let the other(s) cry. The other day I let my confinement lady look after the twins on her own also same thing, she can only tend to 1 baby, & let the other one cry.



doblue,

yep that's me! haha. what a coincidence! congrats on the arrival of ur twins! they r of good weights. take care and have a good recovery!

 
doblue: congrats!!!! so it was c-sect for you? glad your babies are of such good weights! have a blessed time and enjoy your babies [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]



CL: that's very normal... i also fought several times with my mum when she was doing my confinement for me. what we do now can be quite different from how they brought us up last time. so if sending her back home is better for relations n sanity, then i think its a good idea.



my gals use the sarong. we gave in because we needed to preserve our sanity. they required us to carry them so often and when i was alone before my domestic helper came, i literally can break down and cry when both are crying for attention. though i do agree with Pinky that they may become reliant on it. i hope to wean them off in the near future.. but right now, we still rely on it heavily. but its not magic.. sometimes, they refuse to be put down in sarong too!

 
congrats!! Double, for ue early arrive twins!! I was in room 621B last time. Tat's the first room n u will never lonely there cox it is one of the room nearest to the nursery, so u can hear bb crying all the time n i was there always think whether is my bb's cry anot for milk..lol...



Hubby n i try not to intro the sarong as we travel a lot back to msia mil's house n our flat is space constrain. But i was so tempted when my mil told me bb will be easier to tk k with sarong. Will hold it now till i see how next week. I had a bright starts melody bouncer as gift fr my coll when deliver, my younger twin love it so much n refuse to sleep in playpen or on the bed durin day time. Luckily my older twin has different taste, she still prefer the bed. So day n night also can let her sleep on the bed.



Pinky n azureoct, i also cried with the twin one nite before i come back to sg as in mil house tat night both gals also wake up together at midnight n cried till the voice changed. I quickily make fm n feed one of them first. Was so angry tat night cox the whole house hav nearly 10 ppl but no one 'hear' their scream!! It makes my heart more firm to come back sg. Still own house is better although only alone handle the twin all the time!



Sometime i hav stupid idea to use a sling or carrier at home to carry one twin n serve another if they wake up together. :p

 
CL: dont you have a domestic helper? she's not of any help? actually, alot of mummies, esp those with singleton babies use a baby carrier to carry their baby ard the house. maybe you can do that and leave the other twin in the bouncer and let your helper watch over her?

 
CL,

it may be a good idea to use a sling or carrier if it helps to comfort 1 twin. Sometimes they just want to feel close & secure to mummy. If next time such a thing happen I will use it too!



Using sarong easier to take care in the sense that if baby cry or need to sleep you can use to comfort them. But if next time when you're outside they may need the same cuddly & rocking motion to take naps, which can be quite tiring.



I think whatever decisions we make about caring for our bbs, it's really a mental battle. Like if choose not to use sarong then I will have to be prepared to hear my babies cry and cry. But like what azureoct said, sometimes we have to make certain decisions just to maintain our sanity. If we are not so stressed, then we will have a clearer mind to handle our babies.

 
Hi twin mummies, tried the advice given to latch on more frequently and express at regularly 3-4 hourly times to increase milk supply. Seems to work. Have also bought fernugreek to try and force myself to drink enfamama everyday.



Also recently gave in to giving one of the twins the pacifier as she can't sleep at night. Also tried to 'tandem feed' them as in when one twin wakes, I finish feeding her then quickly get the other twin to drink EBM whilst still lying on the cot without moving her, afterwhich she continue to sleep. Seems to work although can't feed too much as you can't burp them.



The things we do to get babies and ourselves to sleep at night. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 
Kikichan,

great that ur supply seems to be building back up! Latching them is the best way to boost supply. I heard taking oats helps too. Of course remember to drink lots of water! Have you tried to nurse your difficult twin to sleep? She can help to boost your supply too [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]



I hope you get some quality sleep soon!

 
kikichan,



correct me of i've wrongly interpret ur words. R u feeding ur another twin who in sleeping position in the cot without holding up his/her head? If yes, it could b quite dangerous cox the bb might get chocked. Not advisable, i saw one case recently.



Azureoct, yes, my helper still new. Today i start train her to swing another twin in bouncer.

 
Congrats Pinky and doblue on the arrival of your twinnies!



Sounds like the first month is full of challenges in all aspects, especially BFing. To be honest, I am not at all looking forward to it.



I guess I am quite lucky in the sense that by the time I deliver, all of your mummies will be very seasoned and can offer me some good counsel!



CL,



I used my MIM sling all the time when I was alone with #1 during my 4 mths of maternity leave. Leaves my hands free to do a lot of things…even go to toilet!



L,



I am also worried about neglecting my boy once the twins arrive. Sometimes just thinking about it now make me feel very guilty.

Already nowadays I am carrying him less because it gets very tiring for me. I also worry who will do his bedtime routine with him when I deliver and recuperating.



Doblue,



Can’t believe your twins came out in just 2 hours!

Was it C-sect or natural?



Pinky,



Hope your flu has gone by now.

When are you going to start DD on CC? I am also planning for DS.

 
doBlue,



Congrats!!



CL,



oops, better be careful then, will avoid doing sleep feeding then. One of my twin had a nasty fall just last week. Rocker wasn't properly installed and she fell out of it whilst my MIL was carrying rocker to another room. Was too shocked to know how to react at first then later felt super guilty somehow. She had to be hospitalised for observation for a night as ct scan show there was a small bleed in the head. Good thing is PD says she should be ok as luckily bleed is very small and she is confident it will disperse and baby should be ok. Can only pray that she recovers well from this episode and it really is a lesson learnt not to take things for granted.



Pinky,



I do take oats for breakfast now and then. Also tried to BF the night baby twin to sleep, tried a lot of positions, etc.. we think it could be a growth spurt that is disrupting the usual feed, sleep, wake. She sleeps more in the day but come past midnight, she is like a night owl, eyes super alert and fussy. will only fall asleep at 2am.



Deep sleep for me is a luxury now.

 
Annika,

right now still having confinement & settling down with the children. so it might be another week or so before we start.



Kikichan,

aiya.. seems like ur girl has confused day with night. hope she switches back to normal sleep time soon! have u tried keeping her awake more in the day so that she will sleep at night?

 
kikichan,



dunno u believe anot? Old ppl say the bb clothes hang up side down when dry them will help bb sleep at night.. But i think bb will learn themself day n night soon. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]



my gals also start making noise at night time n wan carry till sleep [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif] sometimes i just put them in the rocker when i am so tired to carry them. Wonderful thing is they fall asleep less than 5 mins in the rocker everytime. Yst nite they both fuss so much since 4am with eyes close tight till 6am.. I dun k already just go back sleep after feeding, change diapers. They will fall asleep themselves whe tired.

 
Just want to share this with all mummies here regarding sleep. It helps if you put down baby after their feed still awake. This way they learn to fall asleep on their own without wanting someone to carry them. For BFing make sure baby is full, then burp and put baby down awake. Or u can put baby down when he/she looks drowsy, almost drifting off to sleep. Same for bottle-feeding. Try to get them to stay awake throughout the feed so that they don't depend on sucking for milk to sleep. If baby falls asleep at the breast/bottle, take out from baby's mouth, burp or make baby wake up then feed again. This teaches baby to stay awake to get a full feed too.



You can help baby to differentiate night from day. Daytime make sure house is very bright, talk in cheery tone to baby, no need to lower noise level so that baby knows it's daytime and time to play. Night time dim lights talk softly and avoid eye contact with baby during feeds so that baby knows it's nighttime and very boring so no point to stay awake.



Hope this helps!

 
Hi mummies, care to share your nite time feeding strategies with your twins? My CL is leaving next week and I'm starting to get cold feet. Haha. Did any of you feed 1 at a time? Bottlefeed/latch? I'm trying to manage nite feeds alone...



Pinky, how is your feeding going with your babies?



Doblue, how are you feeling?

 
L,

feeding going great with the babies. They are on total breastfeeding & usually feed every 3 hrs now, occasionally every 2.5hrs. My CL currently helps to bathe the babies & cook. Since I'm latching them on I feed them on my own every night. CL just helps to carry babies to me or burp 1 baby while I feed the other. Have you talked to your CL about how she can help you make the transition to managing the night feeds on your own? Or perhaps it's also time to get hubby involved. :D

 
Hey Pinky,



You're doing tandem feeding at nite? Wow, I'm so impressed that your babies can do 3 hrly feeds and is on a good schedule. Do they sometimes cry in between feeds? How do you deal with that? If less than 2.5 hrs, do u feed them?



Yeah, i've spoken to my CL. Think she is as clueless as me as I'm the first case of "twins" she took on! I'm hoping to latch them on, but so scared that they can't last beyond 2.5 hours... it's going to be so tiring at nite.

 
L,

if they cry at the same time at night I sometimes tandem feed them so that I can go back to sleep quickly. I either use my twin breastfeeding pillow or I will cradle hold 1 twin & football hold the other. In the day I usually feed them 1 after another. Sometimes 1 twin will have to wait a while to get his/her turn.



If less than 2.5hours I will still offer my breast. If baby not interested to suck or wants to suck to fall asleep then I will unlatch & put him/her down. Might be other reasons why baby will cry. My son will sometimes fuss for a while before he goes to sleep so sometimes I get "bluffed" into feeding him. So now I wait a while when he cries before picking him up. Otherwise I try to keep to the 3 hour schedule. Most importantly for me is that baby does not depend on me to fall asleep.



Since your CL is still around I suggest you latch the twins at all feeds so that you can be sure to have enough supply to latch both of them after she leaves. At the hospital I was literally latching them on the whole day in order to get my milk coming & build the supply.



What is your feeding like now?

 
L,



I decided to separate the twins at night. Mil and I take one baby each. Last feed near midnight load them as much as possible with EBM. They woke up only once at night. This is more sane for me, at least I get to have enough sleep.



I still find giving EBM at night faster as they will fuss less and go back to sleep faster. I only do latching in the day. Guess have to trial and error and don't be too stubborn. My CL had advised me to take one baby each at night and rotate babies before she left but I insisted on looking after both at night. I find it easier to concentrate on one baby at one time and baby seems to feel more contented and sleep better.

 
Hi

If we latch bbs in the day and give ebm at night.. Will bbs have nipple confusion? Cos sometimes its nipples... Sometimes its bottle...

 
Has anyone's lochia lightened and then came back bleeding again? I understand that it can take a while for the lochia to go away, but I expected it to lightened and not go back to red color bleeding.

 
Kikichan, how old are your twins now? My problem is my twins still wake up every 2.5-3 hrs even at nite. It's been really tiring on both my CL and I the last week or so... we have been waking up at least 3-4 times at nite to do bottle feeding. And they drink SO slowly... each feed takes more than 1 hr. Can you imagine that?



Baby, I think it's ok if you keep switching between breast and bottle... (from my experience). They seem to be able to do both... but it may differ baby to baby.

 
Baby,



I give both bottle and BF. I guess it depends on baby too.



Pinky,



my post partum bleed lasted close to 2 mths. Could be due to twin pregnancy.



L,



my twins are 2 months now. Lucky for me, my CL had several twin assignment experience hence my confinement days were really like 'honeymoon' come to think of it. She took both babies overnight and give them EBM. Hardly hear any crying overnight and really can sleep in peace, just need to express BM which I sometimes oversleep till morning!



Now of cos is reality and they do still wake up minimum twice overnight. That means getting up 4x overnight. But sometimes they wake right after each other feed so that can cut down your sleep disruption.



When I take both babies overnight, if both cry at same time, I'll force myself to tandem BF them cos no choice.



If your CL can't manage both overnight, how about you and

her take care of one baby overnight. Day time you can try to get more sleep to recover your body. I'm still having backache from the carrying and bending! But it's getting better with massage and exercise.



I think twin babies feed slower at the beginning cos their mouths are so tiny and their stomachs are tiny too. It should get better as they get bigger. Yes I can imagine the insanity of disrupted sleep. I'm still going through the same thing when I take charge of both babies overnight. really can go crazy one. I definitely have to nap in the afternoon and night time just before midnight else will not be able to tahan the midnight shift. You can try taking a short nap at night too so you won't feel so drained out overnight. Do you have any help

other than CL?

 
Hi All,



Need some advice... I'm expecting twins and going to be 28 weeks soon. Now trying to figure out what I need for nursing...



First of all, i'm not sure if I have enough milk for 2 babies. I don't have much confidence cos I wasn't successful in feeding my eldest girl 5 years ago.



I'm not sure if I should invest in a good breastpump + twins nursing pillow... can share your experience with me? Is expressing it out better or direct latching?

 
Kikichan,

thanks!



mail,

you will definitely have enough milk if you diligently nurse them. Demand = supply so as long as you latch them on when needed you will be able to meet the demand. I won't say it's easy but it's doable!



I'm a SAHM and so far I've not used the breast pump much. I only pump after every other feeding to build a small freezer stash in case I want someone to take over a feeding. I prefer to latch as much as possible as it saves time & effort from sterilizing & washing the pump parts. Plus baby empty breasts more efficiently than the pump. If you keep pumping you may realize that you tend to get less and less. If you're not pumping often like me, you can just get a basic dual pump.



I bought a nursing pillow as well and it's quite helpful in tandem feeding. at the moment i am feeding the twins separately as I need another free hand in case my elder daughter gets too rough with the twins. At night if they wake up at the same time I will use the twins nursing pillow to feed both together.



congrats on ur twin pregnancy!

 
Thanks, Pinky... read that you have just delivered! Congratulations!!



I actually can't find any twins nursing pillow in the stores here... that's why i thought if i really need one, i better order one soon from overseas. Which brand are you using?

 
mail,

thanks! I'm using My Brest Friend twins nursing pillow. I went to read up reviews comparing that one with the EZ-2 twins nursing pillow & decided on MBF. Managed to buy it from another mummy who didn't get to use hers.

 
Hi mail,



I'm currently tandem feeding the twins most of the time in the daytime and I'm using My Brest Friend twin nursing pillow. I must say that it's VERY handy and very helpful in nursing twins! I also thought that I couldn't get it in Singapore! But I managed to find it in Mums and Babes in United Square. Cost me $168. But I think it's worth it to try and establish breastfeeding...



Kikichan, actually my CL and I have been taking 1 baby each overnight since she got here, which is why I've been rather tired out. I don't think she can manage the 2 babies alone... I definitely have to take at least a 1 hr nap in the day, if not, I cannot go thru the day.



I do have a domestic helper but she's mostly helping out with my #1 and I don't really want to overtire her. My #1 still asks for milk sometimes at nite (can u imagine, he's almost 2!!! Sigh), and still wakes up at nite sometimes... so I feel bad asking her to help me. I'm going to try latching them on at nite... and see how things go. That's what most of my mother friends encourage me to do...

 
HEy all.. Been a long time i last posted! well.. Congrats new Twinnie Mummies! I'm now at my 34 weeks. Eveything looks good. My Gynea planned on my Csect next week at my 35 weeks... Any Mummies had a prob with Preemie twins at 35weeks? One of them is at 2.4kg and the other is very small at 1.6kg only... shud i keep them baking longer at 36 weeks? or 35 weeks will do? ANy advice mummies? Thanks!!

 
ettralyn,

did your gynae explain why he/she wants the twins out on 35 weeks? From the weights of the babies it seems that your gynae probably wants the babies out for the benefit of the smaller twin. Are your twins sharing the same sac & placenta as well? You may also want to ask your gynae about getting a steroid jab if you haven't gotten one.

 
Hi Pinky and L,



Thanks for the tip. I'll check out the nursing pillow by MBF.



Hmmm... are there any working mummies here who worked until you gave birth? I'm not sure when i should start taking leave... what is a reasonable expectation?

 
mail,

full-term pregnancy for twins is usually considered at 37-38 weeks. It would be good to discuss with your gynae when is a good time. I know of women with twins who worked right up till they delivered. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 
ettralyn: i agree with Pinky. unless its because of concerns which your gynae has.. like TTTS, otherwise, you will probably want to keep the babies in as much as possible till wk 37 or 38. whatever they can gain in another 2-3 wks is a plus! if you're still working, then perhaps, you shld take HL or start your ML and rest at home. take lots of proteins to help babies to flesh out. apparently, stress will impede growth of babies.



mail: i didnt manage to work till the end though when i started my hospitalisation leave, i wasn't so huge yet. my gynae gave me HL to 'grow' my babies cos they were a little on the small side. and.. really, bedrest (though mine wasn't strict bedrest) did help the babies to put on weight. the last wk before i delivered, it was all i can put up with. felt like a beach whale. phew!!



btw, i use EZ-2-Nurse nursing pillow. however, i doubt this is available in S'pore. i got Double Blessings to ship it for me. like what other mummies say, its helpful for tandem feedings, esp in the early mths when the twins need to drink often and also for us to establish milk supply.

 
Thanks, Pinky and azureoct.



I'm actually targetting only at 36 weeks cos even with my elder girl&singleton, i only managed 36 weeks. So, i'm not pinning much hopes on surpassing that this time. I've asked my gyane before and he told me to be prepared to give birth between mid-end December (which is around Week 35-36). But my worry is whether i'll be so huge by then that i can't even move and go to work :p. As it stands now, at 28 weeks, i've put on 10 kg and I can feel the weight of the tummy. Feel very breathless and my feet already started to swell like pig's trotters. Haha.

 
Pinky,



Well done on the BF front. It sounds like you got a good pattern going. I hope I will be equally successful even though I am a bit skeptical. Terrible right, even before I start, I already condemn myself to fail…not very positive.



L,



Seeing your recommendation my MBF pillow, I triggered hubby to order from Amazon. I used MBF for #1 and found it really good too. I had been delaying buying because I find tandem feeding very daunting and challenging. But I guess if I don’t even invest in it, then it will be even harder for me to try.

So now, you’re latching in the day and EBM at night? When is your CL leaving?

I spoke with my son’s PD last week and she actually recommended that from the word go, could consider EBM all the way.



Mail,



I also had a lot of problems with #1 and my supply never really took off, in the end had to supplement. Personally, I found that when I express, it took some stress off me because I knew exactly how much was my output. I must say though, it is very time consuming and like Pinky said, it probably cannot empty the breasts as well as the baby. I bought the Phillips Avent isis Duo. It was convenient and fast – which I needed because I could not afford to spend too much time in the office expressing.

I am FTWM and intend to work as long as I possibly can, because I want to max my maternity to spend more time with the twins AFTER they are born. I guess I may be overly ambitious because I don’t know how I am going to feel or look like in 2 months time. But if I was advised by gynae, then of course I have to listen and will probably request for HL or something.

Right now I am 23 weeks and I have put on about 7kg already. I do feel like a whale and a little clumsy but I am still able to manage a 10 min walk back and forth for lunch with my colleagues daily.





On the domestic helper front, things have not been going very smoothly. My original choice has backed out last min and now I have re-select. It takes about a month for them to come so by the time, should be around December and I only have 2 months to orientate. Ideally I would like to have at least 3 months. Now I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything will proceed smoothly. My worst nightmare would be by my EDD, I will still be maid-less!

 
annika, if you are to order from Amazon, my advise to you is dun buy from there n ship by Vpost as the shipping charges is too high. im a victim myself as i order from there.



i have 1 MBF nursing pillow to sell... if interested, do let me knw. pls dun get me wrong that im selling that y ask u dun buy from there... i paid $270 juz for the shipping alone. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]



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Hi Mail,



I worked until end of Week 33. Took a bit of an earlier break cos I needed to settle #1 into playgroup. But by W34, I was really very exhausted, so was glad for the early break.



I think u can take your 37th week due date as the expected date and work backwards. Talk to your boss abt it. I told my bosses way early on that I was prob going to stop ard Week 34. They were quite understanding abt it.

 
Hi Annika,



Like you, i hope to max out my maternity to spend more time with the twins AFTER they are born. See how it goes... maybe as L has suggested (Thanks , L!), i'll prepare my boss/colleagues that I may stop working around Week 34. If i can sustain any later, it'll be "bonus", but should target to handover my work by Week 34.



I'm also having issues with domestic helper. My 1st one couldn't get along with my mum and was transferred out after working 1.5 years. Then i went to agent to get a fresh one and during interview, she told us she was ok with taking care of twins. She came and worked for 3 weeks, then i think she got cold feet (even before I delivered) and asked for transfer by giving some crappy reason that her hands got no strength after ironing clothes and washing dishes, so cannot carry babies. So, now i'm waiting for my replacement to come... who hopefully will come by 1st of 2nd week of November so that I have some time to train her. Sigh... good helpers are really hard to come by...



As for the twins nursing pillow, i think i read somewhere that Walmart is selling it cheapest. If based on Borderlinx online calculator, it'll work out to be around $110. But i'm not sure how reliable is that quote. There's always a risk in shipping such bulky items.



L, thanks! Think i'll talk to my boss soon.

 
Annika,



Think Mums and babes do sell twin nursing pillow in their stores. Called to check if AMKHUB store if they do sell anot today. Its available. But I forgot to check which brand they are selling. Cost wise is $168.



http://www.mumsandbabes.com.sg/index.php?page=shop.browse&limitstart=0&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2&vmcchk=1&Itemid=2



ettralyn,



Dr mentioned for twins the min is 34weeks and max is 37weeks. I don't remember wrongly, yours is identical twins. Dr mentioned if babies are not growing, keeping them inside may have risk that they may not get enough oxygen. Did Dr tell you why he/she wanna scheduled the c-sect at 35w? For mine, its scheduled at 36w+, now seeing Dr on a weekly basis.

 
Annika, your ped recommended EBM all the way? Did she say why? All peds will recommend total breastfeeding, cos they are medical pp. =) THey are definitely very pro breastmilk, knowing the advantages... I think imptly for us, mothers, not to stress out, and be able to cope through the tough initial few months. Yeah, I'm doing latching daytime and EBM at nite for now... when CL leaves, will try latching at nite.



Like many of you, i had a hard time with my supply with #1 as well. Ended up pumping a lot cos I felt more secure (could tell how much I'm giving!). Also, had to supplement with formula.



But i have to say, with the 2nd childbirth (not sure if it applies to all), the milk supply definitely kicked in MUCH faster and there was A LOT more milk. I think part of it is cos I knew how to deal with engorgement and how to make them latch better etc. The experience helped a lot. I went for my c-sec telling myself no stress, if I don't have enough milk, I will just supplement. But thankfully, the milk supply just came! And now I'm on total BM. Just wanna encourage u guys that it may be possible though it may not be as successful as we like the first time round. =)

 
L,



yes I will express after I bottle feed. If I look after 2 at night, sometimes I latch one baby only then express the other breast. My priority is bottlefeed first at night since it's faster for me but there are times when baby fuss on the bottle then I will try latch instead. Anything to quickly get baby settle, feed and go back to sleep.



It used to be very tiring but it has gotten better now especially if I take a quick one hr nap before 12am. I rem doing the routine initially when babies just came back from hospital - BF one baby after another or tandem feeding, then express BM. I only lasted 2 nights.



Really admire you gals for being able to tandem feed all the way. Do u wake both of them up to tandem feed? Or wait for one baby to wake first then wake the other up? Did it involve a lot of crying?



Btw, do you feel hungry at night after feeding them? I'm always hungry and need drink or food. Very difficult to lose the tummy if this goes on.

 
Kikichan,

in the daytime I tandem feed them when possible or 1 after another as I prefer them to be on the same schedule. If both of them wake up together and I can only feed 1 by 1, then the one who woke up later will have to wait. But at night I let them wake up for milk at their own timing.



I feel hungry more often & find my intake more, and also I get thirsty very quickly!

 
Kikichan, yes, I wake up both babies to tandem feed in the day. The difficulty with that, however, is that sometimes 1 is in DEEP sleep and is almost impossible to wake up. I try as much as possible for them to be on the same schedule.



As for night time, we also wake them both up to bottle feed together. But when CL is gone, I may try out Pinky's method of letting them wake up for milk at their own timing. Cos I realized that my bigger twin can sleep better, while the smaller twin doesn't suckle as well and seems to wake up more.



Yes, I feel hungry at nite! Stomach growling at times when I'm pumping/latching them. Yeah, my weight loss is bit stagnant this past week, cos I've been indulging in snacks! Bad. I try to drink a glass of water after each feed, telling myself that the body needs the liquid to produce more milk!

 
ettralyn: my advise is listen to the gynae suggestion as one of a twin mummy also had such situation before... doctor advice is the best based on their professional knowledge and experience. there are a lot of premature twin bb here and still grow up well. all the best!! [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]

 


Kate and Tulips,



OK, thanks for the tip. Will get HB to check out Amazon price+ shipping and see if it works out to be less than $168. We are getting a few other stuff from Amazon as well.



L,



Total BM is a feat no matter whether its direct latching and/or EBM. I hope to be able to achieve that. I think my PD knew us since DS was born and she was aware about my issues trying to BF #1 successfully, and she could sense my anxiety for the twins so it was a more pragmatic approach and then I could manage the twins intake better, instead of worrying about latching issues. And hopefully in that sense, I will be able to establish supply better the second time around. I will definitely try latching first, of course. And am going to take the same philosophy as you – no stress, if not enough milk, just supplement.



I am very encouraged by your success with 2nd childbirth.



Kikichan,



How long roughly does it take you to bottlefeed 2 babies, followed by expressing and how many times per night? I am also trying to figure out what sort of routine for night feedings.

 
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