Nursing

QUESTION: ARE YOU NURSING? HOW DOES THAT WORK?

ANSWER: Yes, I'm nursing, and yes, they take bottles, and yes, it's all my milk so far. Here's how it works: I nurse one baby and then follow that by pumping. So far I've been able to produce enough milk to feed all the babies for every feeding. So I nurse one baby and the other two take bottles, then I rotate who nurses and who takes bottles. Since they've been so little, their mouths don't suck very well when they nurse, and often we have to follow up nursing with a bottle, but it's important to me that they learn how to nurse. So even though it's a lot of work, I'll do it as long as I can! Of course as their needs grow I will have to start supplementing with formula, but at least this first part of their life is rich in momma's milk!