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Becky Lyons wrote:

>I have been asked to post these thought provoking questions to the experts!
>   43 year old, expecting twins (now 30 weeks gestation)- several questions 
>have come up......she had breast cancer, which resulted in a masectomy 5 
>years ago.  Still has one "functioning" breast, which has significantly 
>increased in size, prenatally.
>My questions are:
>Is it possible for her to exclusively breastfeed twins on one breast? 
>
I k new someone years ago who had triplets and fed all three, no 
artificial milk, with two breasts. I would think that one breast would 
be sufficient for twins.  It's demand and supply, right? 

> I 
>know that a single infant can breastfeed on one breast exclusively - but, 
>what about twins??
>What happens if babies want to eat simultaneously?
>
Well, she can't nurse both babies at once, but she could feed them in 
other ways, such as a cup or finger feeding or even use the b word--a 
bottle. 

>It's possible that the "functioning" breast will become cancerous in the 
>future.  
>
It's possible that any breast will become cancerous in th e future.  
Sadly,  this holds true for any mom. 

I believe the current theory is that one reason for the rise in breast 
cancer is that we are not breastfeeding as a society and that if we 
breastfeed then our risk for breast cancer goes down. 

Also, wouldn't there be a risk of that breast becoming cancerous even if 
she doesn't use it?

It kind of reminds me of a friend who was thinking about going back to 
school at 40 to become a doctor... she was thinking--it'll take me 7 
years, I'll be 47.  Someone said--and if you don't go back to school, 
how old will you be in 7 years? 

Cancer is a risk for anyone.  Breastfeeding can reduce that risk.  
She'll still have that risk if she doesn't breastfeed.  She doesn't know 
if breastfeeding will be successful until she tries. 

Joylyn

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