A woman whose twins were born in the first place is to provide them with adequate nutrition. In the lactation period for the milk woman should revise your diet and eat several times a day for a healthy condition of the body. Apart from the food the woman on feeding twins need to drink plenty of fluids a day, the volume of which should be 3 liters, in another case, milk production will stop. The graph of food intake should consist of five small servings of receptions. During the period of the main power supply can be a variety of fruits and lettuce menu.
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feeding regime
High energy consumption - the problem of women breastfeeding twins. After all, a few weeks after the birth of twins feeding should be done every half hour. In this period of work at home is better distributed among other family members in order to secure a proper rest to recuperate.
Milk and its production affects the frequency of feeding or pumping, and the degree of courage and presence of a healthy mind. When the twins mother's light will be necessary to learn the techniques of how to breastfeed twins, which includes the right chest girth mouth newborn in order to avoid the appearance of cracks and scratches on the nipple.
Benefits of breastfeeding
Period of feeding children breast milk has a positive such factors as:
- saving time and finances, which would have had to spend on the purchase of infant formulas;
- chat with two kids at the same time;
- children breast milk - a real storehouse of nutrients needed for growth and development of the vitamins, minerals;
- for women - emotional, mental and physical health.
By night feeding twins woman should prepare in advance, providing the most convenient approach to a bed and wearing comfortable underwear for quick extraction of the chest. Feeding twins, with the right approach, as a rule, takes place without giving the children from the breast and other whims. When properly positioned about newborn babies breast gorge on fast and easy sleep.
rules feeding
GW twins will be correct if you follow the following rules.
- If milk is not enough, it will take to resort to artificial feeding, you need to try to keep mixed feeding. For this, children should be applied to the chest at the stage of each dust even in the case of a small amount of milk.
- Milk with alternation with a mixture will contribute to the rapid restoration of the immune system of kids. It is not recommended to feed children alternately with the same breasts in order to avoid its asymmetry in the future.
- Applying to one side can affect the visual recovery of the child's eye.
- Feeding can be carried out simultaneously or by alternately applying twins.
- The best solution will be simultaneous feeding. Separately it is recommended to feed the kids when one rests, and the second is awake.
- At night, a woman has an active emission of a hormone that contributes to the production of milk, in this case, simultaneous applying will be by the way.
- Position when feeding should be sedentary with the location of children on two sides in the form of the letter "V".
You can apply a more active baby to the chest, after ask someone from your relatives to bring the second. With this approach, the woman will spend less energy, and will not feel tired.
Methods for the location of the twins in guv
Such pressures will simultaneously feed such postures:
- "From hand" - conveniently adjacent to the sofa, put the rollers from pillows or blankets under the elbows. Put one child on one roller and give your chest. Similarly, put the second. The legs of children should be behind the mother's back. In this position, a woman can adjust the position of the babies heads.
- "Cross-crossing" - on the one hand, attach one child, and in parallel the first - second. The woman herself should sit on the chair and rely comfortably on the back.
- "In parallel" - the child puts on the hand of the mother, and the second is located at hand. The position of the body of both babies should be in the same direction. In order to hardly hold babies, a woman is recommended to put legs on a special stand.
Guided by simple advice, feeding twins or twins the breast will be a pleasant occupation.