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People are often surprised that it is possible to breastfeed twins and higher order multiples.

However, it is not only possible, but many mothers of multiples do it every day.

And while you would think that keeping up with enough milk production for each baby would be the hard part, as with most aspects of caring for twins, your biggest problem is often having enough time to nurse and get other things done.

Breastfeeding both babies at the same time is one obvious way to save some time, but that isn't always easy to do until your babies get older.

Help Breastfeeding Twins

Even though it is possible to breastfeeding twins, that doesn't mean that it is easy.

Some tips to help while breastfeeding twins include:

• get help from a lactation consultant as soon as your babies are born and before you have any problems, such as sore nipples or a low milk supply
• join a twin support group, where you will likely find many other mothers of multiples who are breastfeeding or have breastfed their twin babies
• breastfeed on demand, but if both babies don't get hungry at the same time, let whichever baby gets hungrier first determine the on-demand feeding schedule.
• review how to boost your breast milk supply if it does go down and is not meeting the needs of your twins