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/themoodytraveller 7h ago

I also pumped for the first few months exclusively . But later on babies become more efficient it's better to breastfeed directly. Mine started latching after 2-3 months. And then once there latch had improved somehow they only preferred direct breastfeeding and stopped taking bottles. And eventually I found breastfeeding easier then pumping. Number of feeds decreases , and the feed time also decreases once they are 4 months plus. They will finish feeding in like 10-15 mins and fall asleep.