> from a twin situation? As I think about it, unless
> mother were to truly
> neglect her infant in favor of the nursing toddler,
> even nursing after the
> toddler should not be bad as the baby would be
> accessing more "hind" milk.
> Traditional advice suggests letting baby nurse first
> before toddler, but as
> I thought about it, the thoughts above gave me pause
> to re-think this issue.

I had OSS/OALD with my first and remember feeling that
if only I had a toddler who could "pump out the first
letdown" wouldn't it be much more fun than a real
breastpump.  ;-)

I personally would think that it would likely depend
on the mom's production, no?  I mean, if Mom has great
(overabundant) production, there shouldn't be any
problem, but a mom who has a hard time keeping up with
baby, etc., perhaps it would be wise to let the
younger one nurse first.  The toddler nursing can only
really *help* supply, I'd think, as it would stimulate
more, and produce more...but probably better to get
the toddler to do it on the "empty" breast rather than
the baby.

JMO...

Myra.

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