>
>
>There is a LOT that will be different with triplets vs. a singleton! She just
>had three times the usual number of babies--most likely preterm and also SGA.
>She's more likely to be initiating breastfeeding with 3 different babies
>while recuperating from a more challenging pregnancy and likely a surgical
>birth. Yet she still has just 24 hours in a day to do all she has to do.
>Empathy for this very different experience helps.
>
>What are her breastfeeding goals? Are they realistic? What gestational age
>are the babies and what breastfeeding cues or abilities is EACH demonstrating
>now? Does she have a breastfeeding-friendly support network--people who can
>provide extra hands, wash laundry, make meals, etc. so she and babies can
>breastfeed and get to know each other?
>
>If you post more particulars about the situation as you learn them, we'll try
>to help.
>
>Karen
>

Thanks for this, Karen. I'll be following this thread with interest as
this week I open a case with a mom expecting triplets this summer. I am
going to be her birth educator, lactation consultant and postpartum
doula.  She is now 29 weeks!

Can you give us a little synopsis of what you consider realistic for a
mom of triplets? The last one I worked with DID provide breastmilk for
all three for almost 6 months.... but never did feed them at breast.

Thanks,

Susan

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