Not exact matches
For yourself, napping
at the
same time as your very young
baby can help with sleep deprivation and give you energy to be up during the night for
feedings.
As you get into a routine, you may wonder how to
feed two
babies at the
same time.
Instead, I've gotten the thumbs up from other women and smiles from other mums
as they see me
feed my
baby and try to entertain Ben
at the
same time.
You will need a breast pump,
as there are
times that you won't be able to
feed them both
at the
same time, It's also likely that you'll be away from your
babies during
feedings, and someone else will need to give them bottles.
forcing
babies into independance was introduced in the 50's
at the
same time as feeding only every 4 hours.
I'm not sure if you are still looking for advice, but I have experience with it... My 8 yr old stayed in the bed with me (and hubby) since day 1, when I got pregnant with my second when he was 16 mths old, we set up his room with a toddler bed (he could get out of his playpen since 9 mths un-assisted, and never had a crib) so we made sure it was fun and playful and gave him that option, we also set up a separate cot beside out bed, so he could be with us still (I was not comfortable being pregnant with a toddler and hubby in bed then, knowing I would have a
baby soon) since I was pregnant I was able to talk about it to him and explain why he was going to have to one day move to his own bed (in our room or his) by the
time I had the
baby he was starting the nights in his own bed and if he woke up he would come into his cot beside our bed... I let him continue like that
as long
as he wanted, it took
time but I did not push him
at all,
same with breast
feeding I let him make the choice... when I left my hubby (now ex) the boys were both big enough (2 and 4 yrs) for me to be comfortable with them both in bed with me, and I was still nursing my younger one until he was around 3.5 yrs old, so we just had a big bed with us all piled in, I miss those days so much: (so how did I finally get them both out of my bed?
If you are unable to tandem
feed (meaning holding them
at the
same time), breastfeeding can take slightly longer
as you will need to
feed the
babies one
at a
time.
What you do want if possible is to get your
babies feeding at the
same time as each other, particularly overnight.
Some mothers choose to wake the sleepy or more settled one to
feed at same time as hungry or harder to settle
baby.
During approximately the
same time period
as commercial
baby food was being developed, the average age
at which infants were first
fed solid foods, including fruits and vegetables, was decreasing.
If
baby woke early for a reason other than hunger, it is good to wait until
as close to
feeding time as possible so
baby's metabolism gets used to eating
at the
same times each day.
It takes the
same amount of
time to simultaneously bottle -
feed your
babies as it does to breastfeed them
at the
same time.
It is difficult for you to eat
at the
same time as your
baby because often
babies are spoon
fed before the rest of the family eats — but you can still include your
baby at the family meal and give them some finger foods to play with and try