In last weeks post (The Realities of Exclusively Pumping), I talked about my journey of exclusively pumping twins and the challenges I faced. I exclusively pumped for my twins for 10 months. It was extra demanding because I had a two-year-old to take care of as well. Exclusively pumping twins is one of the hardest …
If you’re a new mom and planning to breastfeed, it can be confusing to know what breastfeeding essentials you actually need as you embark on your journey. If I’m being completely honest, the only things that are truly essential to breastfeed are, well… breasts and a baby! Ha. While you can technically breastfeed without anything …
If you are expecting twins, first off, congratulations! You are about to embark on an incredibly difficult, yet equally rewarding and joyful journey. I’m going to talk today about tips for feeding twins. You probably have a fairly strong opinion on whether or not you want to formula feed or breastfeed. I want to tell you …
Breastfeeding is one of those things that seems like it should be just so simple. Baby, breast, done. Any mom who has nursed can tell you that it isn’t always quite that easy. There are amazing moments to be sure, but there are a lot of challenges. Having twins just ups those breastfeeding challenges at …
I’ve been sharing my journey of exclusively pumping for twins over the past few weeks. So far, I’ve talked about the difficulties of exclusively pumping, tips to be successful at it, and today I am sharing the pumping supplies you need to be successful. Exclusively pumping was one of the hardest things that I’ve done, …
When I found out I was expecting twins, I thought I would easily figure out twin breastfeeding. I breastfed my first, Theo, up until he was about 11 months old. I loved that I was giving him good quality milk, that it was so easy (no bottles to wash, heck yes!), and that it was …