Breastfeeding Twins and Multiples

Breastfeeding twins and multiples is possible. Will it be easy? No, but breastfeeding a singleton is not easy and I bet you are up for the challenge. The best advice I can give you when you are going to be having multiples is to find a buddy. Find a support partner that has successfully breastfed more than one child at once. You can follow this link to find a mutiples group in your area.


The same basic principles apply to lactation whether you have one or three suckling. The challenge with more than one baby is positioning and scheduling.

This is a great video of real babies latching on, it is in a foreign language but the visual speaks volumes on its own.

Here is another video on how to coordinate feeding two:

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