Becky Lyons wrote: >I have been asked to post these thought provoking questions to the experts! > 43 year old, expecting twins (now 30 weeks gestation)- several questions >have come up......she had breast cancer, which resulted in a masectomy 5 >years ago. Still has one "functioning" breast, which has significantly >increased in size, prenatally. >My questions are: >Is it possible for her to exclusively breastfeed twins on one breast? > I k new someone years ago who had triplets and fed all three, no artificial milk, with two breasts. I would think that one breast would be sufficient for twins. It's demand and supply, right? > I >know that a single infant can breastfeed on one breast exclusively - but, >what about twins?? >What happens if babies want to eat simultaneously? > Well, she can't nurse both babies at once, but she could feed them in other ways, such as a cup or finger feeding or even use the b word--a bottle. >It's possible that the "functioning" breast will become cancerous in the >future. > It's possible that any breast will become cancerous in th e future. Sadly, this holds true for any mom. I believe the current theory is that one reason for the rise in breast cancer is that we are not breastfeeding as a society and that if we breastfeed then our risk for breast cancer goes down. Also, wouldn't there be a risk of that breast becoming cancerous even if she doesn't use it? It kind of reminds me of a friend who was thinking about going back to school at 40 to become a doctor... she was thinking--it'll take me 7 years, I'll be 47. Someone said--and if you don't go back to school, how old will you be in 7 years? Cancer is a risk for anyone. Breastfeeding can reduce that risk. She'll still have that risk if she doesn't breastfeed. She doesn't know if breastfeeding will be successful until she tries. Joylyn *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html