Breastfeeding twins and other special situations as relactation and adoption
* Breastfeeding twins
* Relactation lactation or resumption of interrupted
* Breastfeeding an adopted baby
As breast milk production adjusted to the needs of the baby, in the case of identical or fraternal twins, similar adaptation occurs. Mothers of twins can produce over 2 gallons of milk a day. The difficulty lies in the time and hands. The time, because you can spend the day dedicated to breastfeeding. The hands, because then you have to do other things.
Therefore, the simplest solution is to breastfeed them both at once. But it is essential to help. You can put the two in front, across their bodies, or both back, their bodies beneath the arms. For additional tips, should be used in advance to a lactation consultant.
If the breasts during pregnancy were prepared to produce milk, any woman who has ever been pregnant can return to breastfeed a baby but take days, months or years without doing so. The secret lies in the mechanism of production of milk. The nipple repeated stimulus triggers the production of prolactin and oxytocin and milk them.
If a baby suckles regularly or use a breast pump, nipple stimulation that milk production achieved in a few days. It takes determination and support from family and a lactation consultant, but possible.
While the milk goes up, the baby can receive artificial milk by cup, spoon, syringe or device “supplemented” breastfeeding. It’s very interesting to know the possibility of resuming breastfeeding in those cases where it is advisable for the baby receive human milk instead of artificial.
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