Feeding two is no harder because increased demand increases milk production. Finding a method that works may take some practice and patience, however. The trick is to find a comfortable position that works for you. Geri Martin Wilson, mother of twins in Palo Alto, California, breastfed them until they were two years old. She used a twin nursing pillow with each twins' head cradled in a hand.
Simultaneous nursing saves time and has other benefits as well.
But for Teresa Edgington of Cincinnati, things weren't so simple. In the beginning, she tried nursing both twins, but her boy, Christian, didn't nurse well and required lots of bottles, so Teresa switched her strategy. Emi is predominantly breastfed and Christian nurses for comfort. Add your comments to the bottom of this page. Like most women who've just given birth, you're probably wondering how you can possibly juggle a job with parenting twins.