The discussion on the issue of tandem nursing three (or more) children has
me intrigued.  In this instance (as in previous such discussions I can
recall), there is a concern raised about a possible reduction in milk
supply for the youngest nursling.  Recommendations are made to be sure
that the baby gets to nurse before the older child(ren).  Am I missing
something?  If the basic principle that "the more milk is removed, the
more milk is made" holds, then why would the fact that the other nurslings
are older matter?  Why in discussions about twins, triplets or quadruplets
nursing, do we not worry about milk supply (simply say that as long as all
of them get adequate time at the breast, the mother's milk will match the
demand), while we repeatedly discuss tandem nursing in a way that suggests
that the older nursing child(ren) will somehow "rob" the baby of its
needed milk.  Hope someone can clarify this for me.  Regards, Alicia
Dermer, MD, IBCLC, in mild, sunny New Jersey, USA.