Hello Tiffany, Here are some ideas about where to look for support for breastfeeding twins: Karen's book, Mothering Multiples, is a must-have for anyone supporting a mom supporting multiples. Here's her website: http://www.karengromada.com There's also a yahoo group to which you can direct mothers: apmultiples, which has lots of discussion on breastfeeding multiples. One thing I would suggest is that multiples are individuals, and it is hard to offer general guidelines on schedules, milk production, positioning etc. Each baby might have a unique approach, and each one's condition / intake etc. may be different. For instance, many people will suggest *either* always nursing separately to ensure a good latch or always nursing together to "save time". Others suggest a modified schedule: feeding the first baby who wakes up on cue, and waking up the other at the same time or immediately afterwards. One of the assumptions is that you can get them both into the same pattern by waking one up when the other one wakes up. (I wonder about that idea: did that work for your singleton? Could you get him into a routine by waking him up at regular times? I couldn't!) In reality, a mother who is breastfeeding multiples on cue is going to do a combination of those things, at different times of her babies' life and at different times of the day. Even so, sometimes the "needs" will contradict each other: Twin "A" may need to have the breast to himself in order to learn how to latch on, but Twin "B" may be ready to feed now. Twin "A" may like to have company and enjoy having help priming the letdown, but Twin "B" may not like to be positioned in a way that works simultaneously. I personally have as much trouble with the statement: "Don't worry! You'll have lots of milk!" as "You won't have enough milk." After all, more mothers of multiples need to pump than mothers of singletons. And more mothers of multiples have to struggle, since one thing we *do* know is that mothers of multiples are very busy and are very conscious of the fact that each baby needs as much time as one does. The math often doesn't work out perfectly at the beginning. So it's good to have lots of help ready when the babies arrive, and to make sure the mother knows they are really there when she births. Fortunately, breastfeeding does get easier and is always better... I just wouldn't spend a lot of energy on trying to predict what the mother's breastfeeding experience will look like until she's living it. Jo-Anne Having a range of supports -- in-person consultation, family, friends, LLL Group, neighbours etc. -- is very much appreciated. The extra hands can do lots -- cut up meat, peel potatoes, match socks, sweep floors, etc. None of those things is easy with two babies who are where they should be. Jo-Anne *********************************************** 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