http://disqus.com/by/chef_kathleen/enTue, 11 Aug 2009 21:48:41 -0000http://www.breastfeeding.com/helpme/helpme_tips_twins.html#comment-14690732<p>Don't freak out unless they are having trouble gaining weight. The problem with pumping is that we get zoned in on a specific number. My LC told me that no pump, no matter how expensive or fancy it is, can work as well as a baby at getting the milk out. So while you think they are not getting enough, they are actually getting more when you breastfeed than the amount of milk you are able to pump. My LC also told me that it's normal to have to pump 2 - 3 times to be able to get the same amount of milk that one breastfeeding session gives the baby.</p><p>My husband and I work opposite shifts so that our daughter does not have to go to daycare. I pump 2 - 3 times per day so that he can bottle-feed while I'm gone.</p><p>A couple of times, I was pumping while she was sleeping and getting absolutely nothing out -- literally less than 1/2 ounce while double pumping. Baby woke up, so I quit pumping and started nursing her. Within a minute or two, I could feel the let-down and could actually hear the milk sloshing around in her stomach! She nursed for her normal amount of time and pulled away with milk pooling up behind her lower lip.</p><p>Don't worry --your body is designed to do this and you're doing great!</p>chef_kathleenTue, 11 Aug 2009 21:48:41 -0000http://www.breastfeeding.com/helpme/helpme_asklc_ans124.html#comment-14689966<p>The chances are lower, but it's not absolute. My OB told me that it's less than a 20% chance if you are exclusively breastfeeding, but there are no guarantees. Some of us are just very fertile !!</p>chef_kathleenTue, 11 Aug 2009 21:29:07 -0000http://www.breastfeeding.com/helpme/helpme_asklc_ans124.html#comment-14689935<p>I'm in a similar situation -- got pregnant when my daughter was 4 1/2 months. My husband and I are thrilled, but very surprised it happened while I'm breastfeeding. So far so good. We've started some solids and still nursing 5-6 times a day. By the time my supply drops, our daughter will be 8-9 months so there will be many more solids in her diet and I fully expect things will be just fine. Everytime I start to doubt whether I can tandem nurse, I just remind myself that this is what women did before the days of formula and still do in many many parts of the world. Mother Nature wouldn't have given us a new baby unless my body was ready for it!</p>chef_kathleenTue, 11 Aug 2009 21:27:47 -0000