Ruth DeRosa asked:
>Has anybody nursed triplets or known of anyone who has or of any good
>written material?  I have a triplets' mom eager for info.

I have heard from a couple of mums in Western Australia who have breastfed
triplets. Some of the strategies mentioned were
- start pumping as soon after the birth as possible, expressing as much
colostrum and then milk as possible (triplets are usually prem and probably
tube fed initially)
- feeding one baby on each breast and then letting the third have both
breasts, alternating which baby gets the third position
- getting *lots* of help with housework, cooking, washing, etc as feeding
will occupy much of your time!
- surrounding yourself with supportive people - there are many out there
who don't believe it is possible and will undermine your confidence
- being prepared to use formula occasionally, or even regularly
- some triplet mothers prefer to give formula to one baby each feed,
alternating which baby gets the bottle
- it is useful to keep a chart recording feeds, wet/dirty nappies, etc for
each baby

Some references I have used:

Storr GB "Breastfeeding Premature Triplets: One Woman's Experience" J Hum
Lact 5(2): 74-77. 1989
Cooper C "Breastfeeding Triplets" NMAA Newsletter 23(5): 5-9. June 1987
Grunberg R "Breastfeeding Triplets" New Beginnings, September-October 1992:
135-136,148
Mead LJ et al "Breastfeeding success with preterm quadruplets" JOGNN 21:
221-227. 1992
Duggin J "Breastfeeding Triplets - It Can Be Done!" Breastfeeding Review
2(10): 469-470. 1994
Keith D et al "Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets and Quadruplets" pp 52-57. (I
have just a photocopy of these pages - not sure about full details of this
book.)

Joy Anderson