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Becky writes,
<<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?>>
Are these babies 1 and 2, or does she have other children? If so, did she
breastfeed them? Are there infertility issues at play here? How were these
babies conceived? I would be concerned about mom's age and the possibility
that much of the functioning breast tissue has turned to stroma. Not always an
issue of course, but there is that consideration even if she had two
functioning breasts.
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, Wheaton IL
_www.lactationeducationconsultants.com_
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)
"I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there
isn't, than live my life as though there isn't, and die to find out there
is." - Pascal
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