San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/25/2015 9:14 am - 5/26/2015
1. Reminder: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting (lmcdowell)
2. Comment: Breastfeeding or Expressed Breast Milk (neesieb)
1. Reminder: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting
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lmcdowell - 5/25/2015 1:00 pm
Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month, from 1-2:30pm. Meetings are held at Calvary
Presbyterian Church at 2515 Fillmore Street (between
Pacific and Jackson). Enter the church to the right of
the main entrance with all the stairs, which has a ramp
that will lead to double doors. Enter and you'll see an
elevator straight ahead. Take the elevator to the 3rd
floor, exit and walk all the way back past the
bathrooms to the Nursery. Parking: There is 2-hour
street parking on neighboring streets and metered
parking on Fillmore (hit or miss, but I can usually
find a spot within 10 minutes). There is a parking
garage (CPMC garage) on Clay between Webster and
Buchanan in case you can't find parking elsewhere. It's
a few blocks away but it's an option. We welcome all
expecting and new parents with multiples under one year
of age. Come alone, with your partner, and/or your
babies. You may also bring the helping hands of
friends, nannies, and grandparents. Should you run out
of helping hands we have many more ready to help out.
The New and Expectant Parents Group is an ideal place
to gain invaluable twin parenting advice, an
opportunity to ask many questions, to see how other
parents cope with more than one baby, a place to laugh,
to cry, to rejoice, and to share proud and scary
moments in our step-by-step journey into parenthood of
multiples. You must be a member to attend regularly.
Prospective members may attend one meeting before
joining.You can contact the moderator at
newparents@sfpom.orgEvent Details----------------------
What: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting Who:
San Francisco Parents of Multiples When: Tue May 26,
2015, 1-2:30 pm PDT Where: Calvary Presbyterian Church
at 2515 Fillmore Street (between Pacific and Jackson)
2515 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115
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Topic: Breastfeeding or Expressed Breast Milk
I was looking for some perspectives and experiences on
breastfeeding or expressed...
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2. neesieb says...
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5/25/2015 5:00 am
That's awesome that you have been able to provide EBM.
Not sure I have the best answers but here is my
experience -My girls were born at 36 weeks. They only
had a few days in the NICU. Bc I had supply issues in
the hospital, they were given a mix of formula and BM -
for BM, it was part bottle, part BF but mostly bottle
bc one of the girls had a really, really hard time
latching on. That continued for weeks even with LC
visits and tongue tie procedures. One girl hated the
breast and would cry like mad when I put her near it.
It was pretty upsetting and frustrating. I almost gave
up BF completely bc it seemed ridiculous to BF one and
bottle feed the other, and was exhausting to struggle
so much with every feeding. After 5 weeks of trying
every day to get her on the breast, one day she finally
latched on and has become a great little breast feeder.
I still don't know why it finally worked and I still
don't have enough supply to exclusively breast feed
both so I often have to supplement. At 12 weeks, I am
still figuring the time efficient way to do this.
Sometimes I BF one and formula feed the other at the
same time. Sometimes I tandem feed both and supplement
after (although that is the slowest way). My supply is
slowly increasing and sometimes I can tandem feed them
both and give them enough depending on the time of day.
The time involved in BF has been decreasing as my
supply goes up and they get better at BFing. If your
supply is high, it may just be a matter of them
figuring out how to efficiently feed as they get a
little older. Good luck!
Email author: dmbarton@gmail.com
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