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Hi Everyone
I go back to work in 3 weeks - don't want to but not really got any choice. Does anybody know how much BM I need to be trying to pump to keep the twins going without supplementing with formula. I work nights so will be leaving the house at 11.30pm and be back home around 9am, I plan to nurse as soon as I get in but then need to try and get some sleep. I thought if I started pumping now I could get some stored in the freezer but I've no idea how much I should try pumping per day considering I'm still fully nursing (I will be able to pump at work no problem). So ... anybody out there with twins who can help, I'd appreciate your suggestions. Thanks Ellie 9wk DS & DD |
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Ellie wrote:
[...] I work nights so will be leaving the house at 11.30pm and be back home around 9am, I plan to nurse as soon as I get in but then need to try and get some sleep. I thought if I started pumping now I could get some stored in the freezer but I've no idea how much I should try pumping per day considering I'm still fully nursing (I will be able to pump at work no problem). So ... anybody out there with twins who can help, I'd appreciate your suggestions. Don't have twins, so can't help there. But, just some ideas... How much do you nurse them now at night and will you be able to keep nursing them during the day? Pillbug at 2-3 months drank 16-18 oz. of milk for the 10-hour daytime period that I was gone. I'm guessing that he drank the same amount at night (we were on a 2 to 2-1/2 hour schedule around the clock then). -- Anita -- Pillbug is 6 months old! -- SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAY MORNING ALL AGAINST TWENTY ONE MILE WIND STARTED FROM LEVEL WITH ENGINE POWER ALONE AVERAGE SPEED THROUGH AIR THIRTY ONE MILES LONGEST 57 SECONDS INFORM PRESS HOME CHRISTMAS. |
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Ellie wrote:
I go back to work in 3 weeks - don't want to but not really got any choice. Does anybody know how much BM I need to be trying to pump to keep the twins going without supplementing with formula. I work nights so will be leaving the house at 11.30pm and be back home around 9am, I plan to nurse as soon as I get in but then need to try and get some sleep. I thought if I started pumping now I could get some stored in the freezer but I've no idea how much I should try pumping per day considering I'm still fully nursing (I will be able to pump at work no problem). So ... anybody out there with twins who can help, I'd appreciate your suggestions. I'd try and work in a few extra sessions each day and maybe one at night. Also, if you nurse the twins separately, instead of tandem, you could pump one breast whilst one baby nurses from the other. I never had to build up a freezer stash for my twins so I really don't know how much you will need. You might want to consider taking a galactagogue for a bit to boost your supply until you get into a good rhythym. Another thing you might want to do is re-post the question with a "twin-specific" subject line to grab the attention of us twin moms. :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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"Irrational Number" wrote in message ... Ellie wrote: [...] I work nights so will be leaving the house at 11.30pm and be back home around 9am, I plan to nurse as soon as I get in but then need to try and get some sleep. I thought if I started pumping now I could get some stored in the freezer but I've no idea how much I should try pumping per day considering I'm still fully nursing (I will be able to pump at work no problem). So ... anybody out there with twins who can help, I'd appreciate your suggestions. Don't have twins, so can't help there. But, just some ideas... How much do you nurse them now at night and will you be able to keep nursing them during the day? Usually its every 2 1/2 to 3 hours although at the moment they seem to be nursing 22 hours out of 24 but I think, working on their corrected age, they've just hit their 6 week growth spurt. The health visitor weighed them today and in the last 12 days DS has put on 20 oz and DD 14 oz - how long do these growth spurts last anyway? I'm going to keep nursing them during the day - just get DH to wake me when they are hungry. If only I could figure out how to nurse 2 in bed comfortably ..... !! If it's not a growth spurt I'll never be able to pump enough ...... OK I'm babbling - thanks for the help Ellie Off to feed the hungry monsters again |
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