What is the best schedule to breastfeed my babies?
It may be easier to breastfeed one baby at a time in the beginning. This gives you a chance to learn how to hold one or more of your babies. It will also help you learn how to have your babies latch-on to your breasts correctly. • At the same time: With this schedule, the hungrier baby will tell you when to start breastfeeding. You will be feeding both your babies at the same time. This helps increase milk flow in both your breasts. The more active baby starts the let-down reflex for the others. The let-down reflex starts milk flowing through your milk ducts. Breastfeeding your two babies at the same time is faster than feeding them one after another. • One at a time on an individual demand schedule: You breastfeed each of your babies only when they want to be fed. Nursing your babies one at a time allows you to give each baby your full attention during feedings. This type of feeding schedule may take a lot of your time and be tiring for you. • One at a time on a modified demand schedu
