Help please

addie25 · Jan 15th, 2012, 18:33 PM

Hi ladies. I am having twin girls and I am thinking of bf (pumping) give me the good bad and the ugly. I want to make my decision realistically. Twins r hard enough n I need to know what I'm getting into if I bf. I am nervous about getting depressed to begin with bc hormone drop being increased with twins and scared bf will be 2 much. What was ur experience??

Couple questions.

1. When u go out and u pump can u take a few bottles and leave it in dipper bag? ( milk stays good out of fridge for 6 hours I was told)

2. How often do u breasts feel like they need to be emptied? ( bc I m feeding 2 babies it will be more frequent)

I really don't know what to ask I just would like to hear ur experience.

Cuffy · Jan 15th, 2012, 19:02 PM

Every 3 hours I could get 5-8 ounces but threw the towel in after two weeks as it was so painful cos we had visitors all the time!

addie25 · Jan 15th, 2012, 19:12 PM

Thanks for sharing. I feel as if I'll try it but at the same time don't think I'll stick to it.

daisybby03 · Jan 15th, 2012, 21:23 PM

I pumped every 2 hours when twins were in NICU, now they r home I breastfeed as mush as I can but pump every4-5 hours and get 5-13 oz. my breast always feel full though. when I go out, I pump and leave it in bottles. I also bring my pump with me if it's a 1/2 hour drive or longer and I pump while riding in car. Breatfeeding two is so much harder than one. It's exhausting and hard on me...but I love how my daughter looks at me when I do it..my boy is in it for the food, not the bonding

he just stats focused on sucking

no time to be lovie to momy.

addie25 · Jan 15th, 2012, 21:29 PM

Do u ever sleep? I'm afraid of not getting enough rest and being trapped in the house bc of how frequent I have to pump. My doc told me my personality is more likely to get depression when they r born so that's y I am afraid bc if I can never sleep n it's all on me I'm sure to get PP. ( I left that doctors office I thought it wrong to tell me bc I have a type a personality I would get pp depression that's not true but now it's in my head so I'm scared to bf if it's constant and no sleep)

daisybby03 · Jan 16th, 2012, 22:05 PM

You will have your hands full but you will be ok. I do like pumping and giving them the milk because I know how much they get and they go longer between feedings than when I give them the breast. It's a ton of work and there are times I want to give up and give them formula...but I remember how premature they were and how beneficial breastmilk is. I hate your doctor planted the seed in your head about pp depression..you may do just fine. My best advice is to feed them together! Get them on same schedule and it makes like so much easier.

addie25 · Jan 17th, 2012, 07:36 AM

I kno my doctor had no idea how to talk to someone so I switched doctors and
Love my doctors now but the last doctors words still stock in my head. I am just going to have to see how pumping goes maybe it will work out great for me

mamato2more · Jan 17th, 2012, 12:01 PM

Seems to me that it's about 8x the work. Why not just bf them naturally instead of pumping, then feeding?

addie25 · Jan 17th, 2012, 13:01 PM

I want to pump so I can have help at night feeding them. If I just bf then it's all me. Pumping means my husband can feed one baby while I feed another and when people come over they can help by feeding them as well.

mamato2more · Jan 17th, 2012, 14:06 PM

Please dont think I am attacking you..I just want you to think through this..30 minutes of prep, washing, pumping, freezing, thawing, all to save 10 nursing? I did it with my twins..It sucked..I have bf'd 8 children..when I was pumping, it was the worst..I thought the same thing..Ill need help...It was more work, I got less sleep, not worth it...Also, there are so many young women who try it like this, and fail..After a few months, they formula feed...It's just too hard..it wasn't meant to be that much work...I wish you luck, but admire your dedication if you can do it..

Jan 15th, 2012, 18:33 PM	#1
addie25 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,242	Help please Hi ladies. I am having twin girls and I am thinking of bf (pumping) give me the good bad and the ugly. I want to make my decision realistically. Twins r hard enough n I need to know what I'm getting into if I bf. I am nervous about getting depressed to begin with bc hormone drop being increased with twins and scared bf will be 2 much. What was ur experience?? Couple questions. 1. When u go out and u pump can u take a few bottles and leave it in dipper bag? ( milk stays good out of fridge for 6 hours I was told) 2. How often do u breasts feel like they need to be emptied? ( bc I m feeding 2 babies it will be more frequent) I really don't know what to ask I just would like to hear ur experience.

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Jan 15th, 2012, 19:02 PM	#2
Cuffy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,505	Every 3 hours I could get 5-8 ounces but threw the towel in after two weeks as it was so painful cos we had visitors all the time!

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Jan 15th, 2012, 19:12 PM	#3
addie25 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,242	Thanks for sharing. I feel as if I'll try it but at the same time don't think I'll stick to it.

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Jan 15th, 2012, 21:23 PM	#4
daisybby03 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,196	I pumped every 2 hours when twins were in NICU, now they r home I breastfeed as mush as I can but pump every4-5 hours and get 5-13 oz. my breast always feel full though. when I go out, I pump and leave it in bottles. I also bring my pump with me if it's a 1/2 hour drive or longer and I pump while riding in car. Breatfeeding two is so much harder than one. It's exhausting and hard on me...but I love how my daughter looks at me when I do it..my boy is in it for the food, not the bonding he just stats focused on sucking no time to be lovie to momy.

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Jan 15th, 2012, 21:29 PM	#5
addie25 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,242	Do u ever sleep? I'm afraid of not getting enough rest and being trapped in the house bc of how frequent I have to pump. My doc told me my personality is more likely to get depression when they r born so that's y I am afraid bc if I can never sleep n it's all on me I'm sure to get PP. ( I left that doctors office I thought it wrong to tell me bc I have a type a personality I would get pp depression that's not true but now it's in my head so I'm scared to bf if it's constant and no sleep)

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Jan 16th, 2012, 22:05 PM	#6
daisybby03 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,196	You will have your hands full but you will be ok. I do like pumping and giving them the milk because I know how much they get and they go longer between feedings than when I give them the breast. It's a ton of work and there are times I want to give up and give them formula...but I remember how premature they were and how beneficial breastmilk is. I hate your doctor planted the seed in your head about pp depression..you may do just fine. My best advice is to feed them together! Get them on same schedule and it makes like so much easier.

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Jan 17th, 2012, 07:36 AM	#7
addie25 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,242	I kno my doctor had no idea how to talk to someone so I switched doctors and Love my doctors now but the last doctors words still stock in my head. I am just going to have to see how pumping goes maybe it will work out great for me

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Jan 17th, 2012, 12:01 PM	#8
mamato2more Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, Co, USA Posts: 2,307	Seems to me that it's about 8x the work. Why not just bf them naturally instead of pumping, then feeding?

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Jan 17th, 2012, 13:01 PM	#9
addie25 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,242	I want to pump so I can have help at night feeding them. If I just bf then it's all me. Pumping means my husband can feed one baby while I feed another and when people come over they can help by feeding them as well.

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Jan 17th, 2012, 14:06 PM	#10
mamato2more Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, Co, USA Posts: 2,307	Please dont think I am attacking you..I just want you to think through this..30 minutes of prep, washing, pumping, freezing, thawing, all to save 10 nursing? I did it with my twins..It sucked..I have bf'd 8 children..when I was pumping, it was the worst..I thought the same thing..Ill need help...It was more work, I got less sleep, not worth it...Also, there are so many young women who try it like this, and fail..After a few months, they formula feed...It's just too hard..it wasn't meant to be that much work...I wish you luck, but admire your dedication if you can do it..

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