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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
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