Karen suggests:
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<<Rather than pump a couple of ounces, she could pump just to  MER, stop the 
pump and wait to BF until flow slows, or your idea of BF one at  a time may 
help so she can take a baby off more easily until let-down settles.  Has she 
tried between BF cabbage compresses at all? See what happens if each  baby is 
assigned a particular breast -- but it may take a few days for the  difference to 
be noticed...>>
 
Thanks for your further suggestions, Karen.  She called yesterday, so  far 
nothing has helped, including the pumping off a couple of ounces  first....  
Sigh.  In fact, she says when she pumps, she pumps exactly  as Karen suggested -- 
to MER, turns the pump off, and then sprays out two ounces  easily w/o pump, 
just w/ force of MER..  So it could be a really forceful  MER rather than 
*just* oversupply.  The slight compression of the areola  has helped more than 
anything, and she says she's eaten so many altoids she has  the sweetest breath 
in town!  I suggested one breast per feeding, so that  one twin starts, and the 
second twin finishes that breast, pumping the second  one only to comfort and 
only if she needs to.  She's going to call me again  on Monday and we'll see 
if any of this works.  
 
Here I am, Queen of Cabbage, and I neglected to think of the compresses  
between breasts.  Sheesh!  Thanks, Karen!!
 
Jan Barger
Wheaton IL
_http://motherofbridebyJan.blogspot.com_ 
(http://motherofbridebyjan.blogspot.com/)  


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