So my wife and I are having triplets and we find out the sexes today hopefully. We will be first time parents and was curious if anyone here had any experience with having triplets and had sound advice.
Btw my wife already says their first words with be Mahomie :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by tyecopeland:
I know it's not possible for everyone and I'm sure it's really hard for 2-3 but I feel compelled to say it:
Breast is best.
Fed is best
The shit these moms give other moms for not breast feeding is fucking insane. If a mom doesn't want to breast feed her kid because it's easier, than why is it anyone's business? Those breast is best psycho moms better never give their kid processed food or junk food either. [Reply]
The shit these moms give other moms for not breast feeding is fucking insane. If a mom doesn't want to breast feed her kid because it's easier, than why is it anyone's business? Those breast is best psycho moms better never give their kid processed food or junk food either.
I agree that there is a lot of vitriol that is unnecessary and wrong.
But I disagree that formula is easier. Measuring, mixing, warming and then waiting doesn't seem easier than popping a boob out.
Again, I know its not for everyone. My sister in law had a really hard time breast feeding her kid. But there is a reason why most doctors recommend breast feeding when possible. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tyecopeland:
I agree that there is a lot of vitriol that is unnecessary and wrong.
But I disagree that formula is easier. Measuring, mixing, warming and then waiting doesn't seem easier than popping a boob out.
Again, I know its not for everyone. My sister in law had a really hard time breast feeding her kid. But there is a reason why most doctors recommend breast feeding when possible.
Originally Posted by tyecopeland:
I know it's not possible for everyone and I'm sure it's really hard for 2-3 but I feel compelled to say it:
Breast is best.
With multiples, it just isn’t realistic short- or long-term for multiple reasons:
1) mom has to be able to rest. With multiples, especially in the early weeks, they are NOT going to wake up on the same schedule. Mom will not sleep if she’s trying to go breast only. One of those kids is going to be up every 30 minutes or so in the night to be fed (and feeding takes time)
2) the sheer volume of milk three kiddos are going to need is going to make it impossible to get “stores” of breast milk built up in advance. Which means no one else can feed them. Which means you can’t send breast milk to daycare if they’re going to daycare. Etc.
My wife was able to pump enough for the first six months or so that ours had about 75 percent breast milk, but she also was a rock star in that regard. Multiple moms just have a hard time staying caught up to the demand.
3) The reason I recommended the Baby Brezza is that it takes out all the difficulties of formula that you just mentioned.
It measures. It mixes. It warms it to the correct temperature. You can hold a kid in one arm and get the bottle going with the other.
It saved us when the breast milk started drying up. And that was only with 2 (and, of course Mrs. Idaho is a perfect 10 with enormous boobs, as she is a ChiefsPlanet wife, so...) [Reply]
