Hi my name is Alexandra and I am a nursing student at the University of North Dakota looking for information from practicing nurses to enhance my research.  I have always been interested in breastfeeding multiples due to the fact that my sister-in-law has quadruplets.  She unfortunately was unable to breast feed because she was unable to pump enough milk.  I thought that this was a common problem regarding breastfeeding multiples and it was impossible to breastfeed multiples.  I was wrong!  
The number of multiple births in both Canada and the US is on the rise which is also accompanied by the increasing number of parents who want to breastfeed their babies (Leonard, 2000).  This article encouraged breastfeeding for both singletons and multiples in order to connect with the babies and to give them the nutritional support that they need.     
Breastfeeding is so much more beneficial for infants than formula and it is even more beneficial for multiples.  The nutritional benefits from breast milk are important plus it is good for maternal-infant bonding and it is important for the infants’ immune system (Moxley & Haddon, 1999).
	Encouragement to breastfeed is an important factor that influences nurses at work on OB and pediatric floors.  Do you think there is there enough encouragement for those mothers of multiples to breastfeed?  Parents of multiples rely greatly on the experience of health care professionals to support them with their breastfeeding needs (Leonard, 2002).  So we as health care professionals need to find a way to support these parents and their babies.      	
Do you think there many hospitals that promote breastfeeding of multiples?  If so what are the support systems they have in place at those hospitals?
Leonard, L.G. (2002).  Breastfeeding Higher Order Multiples: Enhancing Support
	During the Postpartum Hospitalization Period.  Journal of Human 
	Lactation, 18(4), 386-392.
Leonard, L.G. (2000).  Breastfeeding Triplets: The At-Home Experience.  Public
	Health Nursing, 17(3), 211-221.
Moxley, S., & Haddon, L. (1999).  Focal Point On Breastfeeding to Parents 
	Expecting Multiple Births.  International Journal of Childbirth 
	Education, 14(1), 22-30.  
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