Breastfeeding Twins: Tandem Nursing, Milk Supply, Diet | Kendra Atkins
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2017
- Hey guys! Today I am sharing my experience breastfeeding my twin girls. I hope you all find this video helpful and thanks for watching!
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You are doing such a great job! I am a NICU nurse and see so many moms who get down on themselves because breastfeeding can be really difficult. Remember to take care of yourself and drink lots of water, like 3 liters a day! I would also suggest pumping more if you can. The lactation specialists at my work recommend pumping every 2-3 hours if you feel like your supply is running low. Also look up power pumping, many women find that increases their supply in a few days. Keep it up! And remember fed is best for all babies. There's no shame in supplementing with formula, especially it helps you keep your sanity! Take care xo
peachbelleable thank you! I'll try to pump more!
This advice is golden!!! I’m pregnant with twins and have been looking into how to increase my supply for when the twins come! Thank you!!
I have twins too! I love watching these videos! I'm planning on sharing my own experience as well!
You're doing an absolutely incredible job! My twins are 4 and my son latched right away, my daughter had to go to the nicu for a few days and never would latch. I was only 25 and had a 2 year old already at home and my husband worked third shift. I was trying to nurse my son and pump for my daughter and I was going crazy! I am so proud of you and just wish I would've had half of your ambition. You're a wonderful mama! Love and hugs!
Kendra, this is so impressive. I see so many new moms who give up nursing rather easily. So many of the issues they blame for this are easy to overcome with the proper knowledge and commitment. I am super impressed with how beautifully you've done this. Thanks for sharing. (I nursed 4 babies for well over a year back in my time and still am a huge advocate...)
I didn't give up but unfortunately I wasn't medically able to continue I was absolutely devastated so I had pumped for several months but then had to stop
It’s really nice to hear another twin mom who has to let her baby cry while sibling is eating. I feel so bad when one of my girls has to wait her turn but they don’t like to tandem feed either! Sooo glad to have another twin mom to relate to!!!!
You are such an amazing mama. You have transitioned into motherhood so beautifully & gracefully. :) So happy for you and your beautiful family. 💕💕
You're amazing Kendra 🙂 doing such a great job! Wishing you and your family all the best 😊
I'm having twins in September so I basically stalk your channel for all your advice and videos. I don't know anyone with twins so I really cling to your experiences and help!!! Breastfeeding with twins is so intimidating so thank you thank you thank you for this video😊
You have no idea how much this video has helped. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for all the tips!! I'm not due until September but I'm trying to learn as much as I can now :)
I would love to know your recommendations for nursing bras.
Loving your channel Kendra!:) Our babies are so close in age! One thing I wanted to mention, I tried Earths Best and it made my baby very constipated so I asked my pediatrician about it and she said it's common with that formula so we stopped supplementing with it and everything went back to normal! I'm currently take Fenugreek and she hasn't had any problems with it:) Hope that helps!
Good to know! I am going to try adding in fenugreek again!
There are several things for increasing amount of milk naturally and found
increase the number of times your baby feeds
Use fenugreek or other herbs
Try a breast pump
(I discovered these and the reasons they work on Hartlyn Milk Plan website )
Thank you for this video!! I love your channel!
Love your channel. I'm having twin boys in July, your content is super helpful!
That's amazing!
Can someone tell me how do heat a milk baggy incase its frozen, n u dnt hv time for it to thaw
That clip and pump thing is so cool!!! I wish I had that!! Thats amazing!!
Good job mama!! I'm still nursing my 1 year old my one baby was hard enough that's amazing you're nursing two!
I can definitely relate to this!! I tried to breastfeed my twins but they wouldn't latch without a Shield! It was so frustrating for everyone involved. I ended up exclusively pumping for 10 months while working full time! It wasn't that bad, and my husband was able to help with night feedings so I could sleep ;) you're doing a great job!
Hey Kendra. I’m so GLAD i found your page. I’m expecting twin girls this coming up March. So I’m trying to grasp every information i can get to come in. I’m definitely going to Breastfeed completely, so i was amazed to know that i don’t have to feed both kids at the same time. Keep up the good work and keep giving out good information. I’m most definitely subscribing.
You are doing great Mama!!
I have twins that are 4 now :) Nursing them both was definitely a crazy and hectic time, but so worth it!
Do u use any nursing pillow? N which
I did that with the tube as well! My husband helped me until I was able to do it myself!
Not sure if you will actually get to read this but if you do I have a little of advice. My twins are 12.5 weeks old. Try to do one baby per breast at a feeding. Then switch it up after every feed. Baby a gets left then next feed gets right. Also if you pump after feeding it also helps with your supply! It's great that you keep trying though. Your babies are beautiful.
Your Channel is my favorite channel! June and violet are so cute😍
I know you said you pump morning and night but when exactly? While they’re asleep or right after you feed them?
Your videos are so helpful! I’m expecting twins in March and very excited to breastfeed but don’t know where to begin! So thank you for all of your honesty and for sharing your experience!
I don't have kids but wow I respect you sooo much for all that you do as a mom . May god bless you and your family
aw thank you
I’m expecting twin boys and this is very helpful for me. Thank you for sharing:)
What a great video and I think it will help so many nursing moms. I was having some similar issues with nursing my baby and was told to try to nurse on one breast per feeding. Fully draining each breast per feeding tells them to produce more milk, thus increasing supply. Keep up the good work mama! It's hard work!!
Could you do a video on products you recommend for twins?
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Hi Kendra! I'm due in 6 weeks and starting to prepare for breastfeeding so this was super helpful! Is the nursing bra you showed by Bravado the Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra style? Also, do you use an app for tracking breastfeeding?
Lauryn Petersen And app I'm using for tracking everything is called Baby Tracker. It lets you track everything. It's really awesome. I'd recommend checking that one out
Awesome job, mama! I breast fed all 5 of my kids for some amount of time. It's such a blessing to be able to! Thank you for your time and effort you put into your videos. I love watching you! ☺️
Great job mama! I loved breastfeeding back when I had my kids. They are grown now though. Hope we get to see them again in the next video.
I was just about to say if you do give them a bottle make sure you pump so you're still telling your body to produce because what happens a lot of times is that people don't do that so then your body starts producing less. Its basically supply and demand.
making snacks with brewers yeast and flax seed can help according to my lactation consultant. You could make oatmeal cookies, peanut butter oatmeal energy bites or even smoothies with the two.
Great tips! You're bringing back all the memories from pumping for 10 minutes. As for pumping, play around with the speed of suction. I'm sure your body will produce differently because it's used to a baby and not a machine stimulating. But I had mine in the middle which turned out to be too much, once I turned it down I went from 4-5oz ever 2/3 hours to 8-10!
In just three months, I'll be nursing my twins, so I'm SO GRATEFUL for all these twin-nursing tips! I'll be sure to pump early on to store up excess, and I look forward to checking out the products you mentioned. :)
How did you handle nursing alone for the first time?
There are developmental leaps at 12 weeks and then again at 4 months, which can increase fussiness and appetite too. If they don't want to latch, it can help to hand express until your letdown starts and then put them on. Good luck!! My nursling is about to turn 2 and I can't imagine how much more difficult twins must be. You've done an awesome job already. :)
Lactation cookies!! I made some no bake lactation cookies that have oatmeal, peanut butter, yeast, flax seed, honey... I think that's it. They're on Pinterest. I always noticed a difference in how much I pump after eating them. It could be that or the fact that I ate 13 cookies. 😂
Either way, try them! They're a life saver!
Good job Kendra! It's hard work... and I'm only nursing one! Drinking lots of water helped with my milk supply. Also, my baby is approaching six months and the first 3 months I nursed all the time. We go through phases where she seems more fussy nursing, but from what I read that's normal for all sorts of different reasons. But your doing awesome!
I had to supplement with formula when I started to wean my son off the breast at a year old and I did a lot of research on formulas bc I'm also very conscious of ingredients etc... you should cheat out the brand holle it's German I believe and it's really good stuff:)!
I've been having almost all of the same issues and I've been pumping like crazy to help my supply and one thing I've found that helped me are these packets of UpSpring milkflow berry drink mix, I found them at target and they have blessed thistle and fenugreek in them. They make such a difference for me!!!
Another great hospital grade pump for an amazing price is the Spectra S1 or S2!! I found out about it in a breast feeding group and it def. helped me get more milk then my ameda purely yours that I was using prior! Something to look into it has a lot of features on it so it can be customized and the suction is powerful but gentle at the same time!
You're amazing for breastfeeding both girls! It's hard to nurse one baby so i can't imagine doing two! Good job mama ❤️
You are doing an awesome job feeding your girls! I'm expecting identical twin boys this summer, so your videos are so helpful! Do you plan to go back to tandem feeding when and if the girls become skilled feeders? The one-on-one time sounds precious, but so does a smidge more sleep. Haha. Thanks for sharing your experience!
You are doing a kick ass job!!
Great job, Mama!!!!
so helpful! im still very nervous about breastfeeding. my baby girl will be here in about 16 weeks.
Kendra thank you so much for this Video. Im expecting identical twin boys in August so all the information was really useful :) I first wanted to get the twin pillow but I always saw you nursing one at the time and I think its so much better, just because I think it also important to have one on one time with each baby. Sadly I cant give any tips for more milk supply but I hope everything turns out the way you want!
Loved this video Kendra. I'm only 18 weeks with my first but I figured I should probably start thinking about how to cope with feeding at some stage! Can we see a getting back in shape video when you're ready?
Rebecca Glew ya! I talk about it in my 3 and 4 month update coming soon!!
Great job! I nursed my first baby for a little over a year and loved it, however, I remember how challenging it was in the beginning. Now we're expecting twins and I'm nervous because I remember how challenging it could be with just one. Also wanted to suggest brewers yeast! Not sure if you tried it, but I noticed a big difference when I used it. It has a very bitter taste, so I would add it to things like smoothies to hide the taste of it. Again...great job!!
Jolene Lindsey hey same here! I nursed my daughter for 12 months and am expecting twins in May so it's pretty daunting isn't it!!
Love your videos! My twin boys will be here in 5ish weeks. Aw I'm watching this, I noticed I'm leaking everywhere haha. So hopefully that's a good sign for breastfeeding in a few weeks!
Thanks for the video! I am expecting twins and although I have a combined 64 months of nursing experience with my other kids- I am so scared about nursing two at once! This really gives me the confidence I need thank you.
Hey Kendra... I love ur video.. thanks for sharing... I have a question if anyone can answer.. Can I BF my neighbor's newborn while I'm BF my 4months old ?
Sorry my comments are all over the place lol but you mentioned about nursing leaning back yes when you nurse leaning back it makes the flow slower so thats def. it! Moms who have a fast flow are recommended to nurse leaning back so that it slows it down.
I am a twin mom! My boys are 21 months now and tandem nursing got easier for me once they can hold their heads better. Just trying to encourage you that tandem may be easier later 😍
Be happy they awake up. It's a nature response to prevent against SIDS. My daughter is 10 months and still wakes up 3-4 times a night to nurse. We co sleep so I mostly think she's just finding comfort in mommy. But I'm glad she wakes me up. It lets me know she's safe and okay.
Ya I agree, it's nice to keep their tummies full during the night and check on them.
Just hearing about other moms who struggle with breast feeding get find a ways to keep going is I need. I am currently breastfeeding my son and I've been told many times just to give him formula. I'm glad I didn't take the easy road out and kept going. This video was so helpful and it great hearing your experience. Thank you for sharing !!
Good luck to you!
Your richest milk comes at night! Co-sleeping helped my milk supply, it's not for everyone but research it! You're awesome for trying so hard to keep going! It's so worth it!!!
Can you wear regular bras when you're breastfeeding? And just pull them up? I'm pregnant with my first and I don't know anything about babies or breastfeeding lol
Chloe Widel o ok thanks I was just wondering but ya that makes sense ☺️
somewhere I read that after the 3rd month the milk is not available right away, it's going to come after a few minutes (no more than 2) the stimulation or something like that. Hope it's true, I hace twins too, but they are less than 2months.
That's interested! Ya I have noticed that when I pump too!
Kudos for tandem feeding twins! it was hard enough with one newborn!
I made these bars pin.it/GR5Mlms with my second daughter and these cookies pin.it/bBfF64Z with my first daughter to increase milk supply. I made big batches and froze them in small bags so I could take them out, a small amount at one time. Both recipes have brewer's yeast and flaxseed meal which are supposed to boost milk supply. They are super yummy!
If you have time once a day for a few days in a row try power pumping, it may boost your supply. Good luck!
Hi Kendra! What bottles are you using?
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I had a VERY hungry baby and I had to supplement with formula, no matter how much I pumped and took supplements, drank milk supply smoothies. He ate 6-8 oz. as a newborn every 30 minutes -2 hours and I could only make 3 oz every 2-4 hours. I really liked Plum Organics and Pure Bliss formulas and Phillips Avent glass bottles which have attachments that work with a Medela pump. Best of luck!
Mother's milk tea worked miracles for me.
That tiny tube is called an SNS (Supplemental Nursing System). A GREAT way to get the stimulation of nursing and still make sure they get enough calories!
Himalayas wellness shatavari tabs work well
Coconut oil, avocados are great for upping the fat/calorie content of milk which might help them sleep a little longer at night :) Also, if you can bring yourself to pump really early in the morning like 5am that is the peak time to get a lot of milk out!
Great advice!!! :)
Also I love the EMAB nipple butter as well!!
As I am breast feeding I pump the other breast so I don't have to take other time out of my day to pump and it collects all that leaks anyways! I only have one baby but by doing that in the last 6 weeks I've collected about 75 5 ounce bags of milk and stored them in a deep freezer.
Dont heat up your milk changes the taste and looses a lot of nutrients.....breast milk is naturally sweet and very nasty when microwaved...its good for 5 hours out of the fridge room temperature is fine or you can run hot water over the bottle to take the chill away...its also good up to 5 months in a regular freezer and 12 months in a deep freezer... Brewers yeast flackseed meal are great for producing more milk fir pumping and regular feeding...also try footballing them both and lean forward so babies get a better latch i promise it'll work alot better....i fed my son for a little over 9 months stopped due to started back working and wasn't eating properly anymore
I loved this video! Everything you said, I could relate to so much! I have 6 week old identical twin girls and have been exclusively breast feeding. My biggest help in getting through the first month (which was really tough!!) was getting support and advice from other breastfeeding moms. Everything you said in this video... I was like "yes.... yes... yes!!!" Haha You're a great mom!! Love following you!
watsonwife I just found out I am pregnant with twins so this is so helpful! Did you drink or eat anything to increase your milk supply?
I know that nursing both babies and pumping both breasts at the same time produces more milk, especially over time. maybe as the girls get older and even more efficient you can nurse them at the same time. you can definitely feel the strong letdown that way too. don't forget, the babies draw out way more milk than the pump does, let them suckle until they get the fatty hindmilk too. it'll all work out, you're doing an amazing job, really!
I love that you are doing so well and feel so confident about nursing the girls. it's an amazing ability we have as mothers. It's great how you are adjusting your lifestyle to suit the girls' needs...that's really the definition of being a mommy in my eyes. God bless you and your cuties! don't blink because it all goes so quickly. ❤❤
And I was thinking whether to buy the pump... I guess I'll buy it, or at least have a link for my husband ready to run and buy it if needed. Having twin girls in December
Have you had your twins? I'm 35 weeks with girl/boy twins and am hoping for Christmas babies. I'm so ready for this pregnancy to be over, lol! Praying you have a safe and smooth delivery! 👶♥️👶
@@ghostlyrose8946 yes, my girls were born by c-section Nov 29th)))thank you! I did buy Medela flex freestyle pump, the one with an accumulator. I was so right, it's useful here during power outages, I am in Ukraine. Hope and wish you easy labor and healthy babies:)
@@marianemashkalo4182 Congratulations on your little girls!!! ♥️ ♥️
@@ghostlyrose8946 thank you, my friend)) good luck to your xmas babies
oatmeal and flax helped my milk supply like crazy! heres a recipe for bringing in the milk... www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-chocolate-chip-lactation-cookies-by-noel-trujillo-192346
Amanda Ruby thank you so much for posting this!! I’m pregnant with twins and I have been researching all the ways I can increase my milk supply!
Pumping is not a indication of what your milk supple is
Have you tried designating each breast to one baby? So that way they are getting a full breast all to themselves
Have you tried Brewers Yeast?? It's naturally high in B vitamins and it really helped increase my milk supply! Tastes horrible but you can hide it in lactation cookies or just mix it with some juice 😁 I think you can buy it in capsule form too!
If I don't nurse my twins together I will be nursing all day. It is easier to do one at a time! And I think they do eat better. But I can't be nursing constantly.
If you find that the baby you feed second is more fussy, it could be that the first baby is getting the richer "foremilk", and the second baby is getting the thinner "hindmilk". Try switching it up so that both girls get first nurse at one of your breasts. Congratulations on your nursing successes!!
Laura Trussell I think you mixed those up. The foremilk is thinner and hindmilk is richer :)
Yep. Sure did!!! Reverse. 😊
Laura Trussell ya I try to switch!
I also recommend giving each baby their own breast. Just give it a try and see how it goes! I think it's GREAT that you're nursing your twins - and that you're enjoying it!! :-) I breastfed my 3 daughters for over a year, and two of them have children now and they were all breastfed too. One of my daughters had a lot of trouble with her milk supply early on, and she used the fennugreek, and Mother's Milk Plus and a drug named donperidone (not sure about the spelling). It's not available at regular pharmacies, but you can get it from a compounding pharmacy. The lactation consultant called the doctor and got him to prescribe it and he did and she needed to take it for only two months. It helped a lot. If I were you, I wouldn't even think about losing weight now - there will be time for that later. Now is the only time you'll get to nourish your baby girls from your body and it's SUCH a feeling of accomplishment and it's so good for them - and for you. My doctor always said that nursing women tended to carry extra weight and that's perfectly fine. Be sure to enjoy some treats to get those extra calories in! You're feeding 3 people with what you eat! I wish you the best and give you hugs from this Grammy to 7 breastfed grandchildren! Oh, my daughter that had the supply problems overcame those issues (it took a long time, though) and she went on to nurse that baby for 22 months. She's been pregnant and/or nursing for 6.5 years now since she nursed several months into her 2nd and 3rd pregnancies. :-) My daughters are in their 30's now, and breastfeeding them was one of my best experiences as a mother! :-)
Perhaps reach out to a lactation consultant who is knowledgeable on twin nursing, just to make sure your not unintentionally sabotaging yourself. I personally would suggest using one breast for each baby. I only had one baby, but I only nursed on one side at a time. Also with bottles, stick with the low flow nipples so they have to work harder, because they can develop a preference to it, due to the ease they can get it.
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I think someone hacked her account because I saw it on some other youtubers accounts
I had my son a day after your girls on Dec 17th! Although I just have one little guy I've experienced some of the same things. He will get so frustrated, arched back crying trying to feed him, so I'm working on upping my supply too! I had started pumping a while ago and have been supplementing him with a bottle which seems to be helping. Thanks for all of the tips! 👌🏼👶🏼
Wow I am impressed how relaxed you are! It is super nice listening to you while I feed my boy :)
I know that breastfeeding makes you really hungry...does that ever bother you that you're starving all the time/do you ever get hangry?
It might not be your milk supply, it most likely is that she's too hungry to be patient enough to wait for a letdown.
Yes that definitely happens at times!
to increase your milk supply we tell are patients to pump every 3 hours during the day -
importent is to pump 7 (then 5 then 3) minutes alternately :) greetings
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i would not reccomend switching sides with the first baby.
try to only do one breast fully with each baby. then supplement after they have fully emptied one side.
So confusing,, I hear if u pump,,, ur milk supply will diminish same if u give formula ,,
creek1903 Nope
So early
I breastfeeding my boy for 2 years but when he was like 2 months he was not happy always crying and I just find out he was hungry and my milk it was not enough so add formula I tried many organics ones but the only one he love it was similac sensitive
You're a Casey Cartwright clone!!
Drinking a dark beer once per day may be helpful in increasing your supply. I have used that and fenugreek to help moms produce more milk (I am a healthcare provider)
One baby per breast
Nipple butter link please! Thanks for the video.
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@@kendraatkins thank you 😊❤