154. Breastfeeding Twins Burnout Is Real. Here’s How to Avoid It With Guest Shelly Patularu

Families that breastfeed twins are up against some extra barriers that can make it tricky to meet their lactation goals. It's no surprise that twin families need extra support on the postpartum period. My guest today is Shelly Patularu. She's a registered nurse, IBCLC, twin + 1 mom, and creator of Twin Mom Guide. 

Breastfeeding Twins: A Qualitative Study

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Summary

• Intro to this episode. 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
  • Breastfeeding twins burnout is real.
• Breezy Babies business coaching. 1:26
  • New and exciting offering on breezybabies.com, business coaching.
  • Use telehealth consultation for business coaching
• Introduction to today’s topic. 3:44
  • Introduction to the topic of breastfeeding twins.
  • Study from 2013, breastfeeding twins, a qualitative study.
  • Importance of breastfeeding for premature twins.
  • Advice for families who plan to breastfeed their twins.
• A mother’s milk production is a matter of supply and demand. 8:05
  • Psychological help is necessary for a working mother.
  • Switching breasts every other feed.
• Introductions and introduction. 10:04
  • Welcome to the show, shaoli.
  • Shaoli introduces herself and shares her top three tips.
  • My journey to becoming an ibclc.
  • Three solid tips for breastfeeding twins.
• Tip 1: Invest in prenatal breastfeeding education. 13:52
  • Invest in breastfeeding education and support during pregnancy.
  • Prenatal lactation consultation.
• Tip 2: Postpartum lactation. 16:00
  • Create a personalized twin breastfeeding plan.
  • Provide postpartum lactation support.
• Breastfeeding tips for twins. 18:14
  • Positioning, latching and removing milk for both babies.
  • Triple feeding and tandem nursing.
  • Latching the strong-latching baby first.
  • Which baby to latch first.
• Set up postpartum support. 22:38
  • Set up postpartum support during pregnancy.
  • Postpartum meal train for new moms.
• Breastfeeding with twins. 25:00
  • Shelly shares her top three tips for breastfeeding twins.
  • Take a twin specific breastfeeding class.
  • Start with nursing one baby at a time.
  • Shelly's pro tip, be specific.

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