Bottle Feeding Twins
It can be quite stressful when you have two babies crying for their milk and you only have one pair hands. You see many a mother carrying their baby to keep them comforted whilst preparing a feed but carrying two babies and preparing the feed doesn't happen in a twin household. Unless you have some help at feeding time often your babies will be screaming in their cribs!
I can speak from experience as I bottle fed both my sets of twins. If you decide to take the Bottle Feeding Route you will need to have a good supply of bottles and baby milk plus a good sterilizing system. If an average newborn baby feeds as per the "text book", every 4 hours, you can assume you need to make 6 feeds per day. Multiply this by two and you have 12 feeds per day.
The recommendation is that each bottle should be made fresh for each feed although I discovered this really wasn't going to work and made batches instead.
It's also recommended that you do not use a microwave to heat bottles. Once again I soon realised that with responsible extra care using the microwave to warm the bottles was the best practical solution.
We kept a microwave and small fridge in our ensuite bathroom for night time feeds. The fridge would be stocked with enough milk until the morning. This was a massive help and prevented the long trip down to the kitchen to prepare feeds whilst babies were screaming alone upstairs.
Disclaimer: The authors of this website take no responsibility and are not liable for any mishaps if the methods used above are copied or replicated. You will need to take extra precautions when preparing, storing and heating your babies milk to prevent sickness and injury. It is always recommended to follow the manufacturers guidelines when preparing your babies milk.
