http://ibreastfed.com/2008/07/expressing-for-twins-lindas-story Inspirational breastfeeding stories Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:20:29 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://ibreastfed.com/2008/07/expressing-for-twins-lindas-story/comment-page-1#comment-57 TRISH Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:00:48 +0000 http://ibreastfed.com/?p=110#comment-57 Linda you did an amazing job to keep going for so long. I was fortunate that I had one twin sucking and he allowed me to keep the supply for his twin. I was a late night internet junkie. I was 39 yrs and 358 days old when they were born. I know age make sit harder on new mums at the other end. It was so hard sometimes to get the letdown. His twin had suckled a few times at best then one day at 5months he started breastfeeding. We had the same deal ... after more fortnight in the nursery, "I was advised that I should teach the babies to drink from bottles so that I could take them home, and we did" ...I still cannot believe the lack of support twin mums get to establish breastfeeding. Linda
you did an amazing job to keep going for so long.
I was fortunate that I had one twin sucking and he allowed me to keep the supply for his twin.
I was a late night internet junkie.
I was 39 yrs and 358 days old when they were born. I know age make sit harder on new mums at the other end.
It was so hard sometimes to get the letdown.
His twin had suckled a few times at best then one day at 5months he started breastfeeding.
We had the same deal … after more fortnight in the nursery, “I was advised that I should teach the babies to drink from bottles so that I could take them home, and we did” …I still cannot believe the lack of support twin mums get to establish breastfeeding.

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