Feeding! How are you all doing it?

P.s - nothing wrong with formula feeding may I add - breastfeeding is as good for me as it is them which is why I’m keen to do it.

I breastfed one and bottle fed the other formula. She had a high palette and tongue tie and just would not hold a strong latch. I felt guilty, too! It's hard but after a while you get used to it. It sounds like you've had a rough start and you've tried really hard. You're doing great 🙂 xx

I'm definitely still at the stage where I'm battling what type of feeding I'm doing. My twins are 6 weeks old.

I started exclusively breastfeeding, but then when twins were evaluated by the feeding team, it was clear they both had tongue ties that prevented them from getting what they needed just from the breast. I think they were nearly 3 weeks when I first started giving formula top ups.

Then they both had tongue divisions. My son's ability on the breast vastly improved but my daughter still struggled. But my son now struggles with the bottle, choking etc.

I've wanted to try to breastfeed my son more, but if I give her formula and breastfeed him, I find he gets hungry again much quicker. This means they aren't in sync and essentially feeding becomes less efficient.

To be honest I could talk about this for ages because each day I seem to be battling with what to do and try in terms of feeding. Feel free to message me ☺️