I personally know of one case where a mom had her triplets on strict
scheduled feedings.  She was not nursing, but formula feeding, every four
hours.  The mom's mother and mother-in-law took turns living with the family
to help out, and the dad helped as much as he could, so there was plenty of
support, but the grandmas and dad were not allowed to feed the babies until
the magic four-hour mark, though they did comfort the babies by picking them
up and holding them.

Number One Triplet, the largest, grew well on that schedule, taking all the
feedings, and not crying before the allotted mealtime.  Number Two did not
quite finish the whole amount, and did cry before feeding time.  Number Three
could not finish most of the bottle, and started crying well before the
appointed hour.

Needless to say, Number Two and Three did not gain weight as well as Number
One.  In fact, Number Three looked skeletal until well past the starting of
solids.  But apparently all the triplet literature this mom had read urged
"schedule," so the condition of Number Three, though obvious next to Number
One, had no effect on the mom's choices.

Lisa Mo
LLLL, Bowling Green, KY USA

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