While this anecdote doesn't include multiples, I can offer my personal experience. When my son was born, I had a lot of trouble latching him onto my right breast. The left side was a snap, only the right was problematic. So after a month of making life miserable for myself and my son, I figured, "Well, heck, twins nurse on only one side. I should be fine!" And I was. David was born at 10 lbs 1 oz and was 20 pounds by 3 months with no supplementation whatsoever. Just me and my UniBoob. I looked rather hysterical. I continued to nurse on that one side for 4 years. My 3rd daughter nursed off both sides for about 10 months, then we went back to my right side and she is still nursing at 3 years. She too was a 10 pound baby and a chunky 3 month old with nary a bottle in sight. I, for one, think that my left breast deserves an award once I'm done nursing my babies! :-) And I do think it speaks to the awesome power of the breast to adjust to the needs of a baby. > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:03:53 +0200 > From: Micaela Notarangelo <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: How many multiples can be exclusively breastfed? > > I know it may depends on a large variety of factors, but what is the > maximum number of multiples that you have seen exclusively breastfed? > How common you think it is? > > I would like this information for a different context than twins and > multiples. > I have to talk about breastfeeding after mastectomy, and I want to give > a strong message about how it is possible to bf with one single breast. > If I could say that in case of multiples, mothers have breastfed x > babies for each breast (where x is a number larger than one) I think I > could give a strong and intuitve image of the power of the breast to > produce enough milk. > > Can you help with numbers, please? :-) > > Thank you! > Micaela > LLL Leader, Italy > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set > lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > > ------------------------------ > > End of LACTNET Digest - 18 Sep 2010 - Special issue (#2010-752) > *************************************************************** > -- "Tell me, what are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome