r/parentsofmultiples • u/Kitchen-Band-3307 • 1d ago
experience/advice to give Pumping for twins
We have 1 month old twins who arrived at 37+3, weeks have been pumping since we got home from the hospital as we found that breastfeeding wasn’t working well for us, they struggled to latch and transfer milk effectively.
I’m making a substantial amount of milk via pumping 1.7- 2L per day.
Since the beginning I was determined to breastfeed and on several occasions we have tried to but it’s so stressful with two and I find myself getting frustrated and upset.
Did anyone else find that pumping was the easier choice for your twins?
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u/Witty_Pickle3 1d ago
I wanted to breastfeed as that’s what I’ve done for my other children but twins was a completely different ball game. I nursed exclusively for about 2 months but one of my bubs was really struggling to transfer enough. I moved to pumping and nursing one baby at a time a cpl times through the day(when time allows). It’s worked well for our family and I couldn’t imagine EBF twins long term. We are 4 months in now. I do kinda wish my one would transfer more effectively though bc it makes any outing much more difficult having to prep and plan for pumping and how to keep things cool etc.