Now, more than ever, you need to establish a support network. Check out any twin clubs in your area – these can be wonderful places to meet other mothers who are facing the same challenges you are. Attend La Leche League meetings in your area – often you can find other nursing mothers of twins who are more than happy to share tips for managing the day-to-day realities of breastfeeding twins. When breastfeeding twins, take advantage of discussion groups. If you should be confined to bed rest for the last weeks of your pregnancy, talking with other moms online can become a real lifeline for you.

This is the biggest key to success as far as breastfeeding twins – and twin management in general. No doubt you'll read some great ideas about how to manage breastfeeding that when actually put to the test simply won't work for you. Remember, breastfeeding is an art, and what works for one mom and baby (babies!) may not work for every mom and baby. Your babies may very well have totally different temperaments and scheduling needs, and you'll soon learn how to incorporate these differences in your plans. Take each day as it comes!

But HOW do you go about breastfeeding twins? You may be saying to yourself (and the rest of the world!),"I only have two hands!" The biggest question is whether to nurse your babies simultaneously or separately. It's a good idea to learn how to do both, so that way you can be more flexible and take things as they come. Either way works and depends largely on how well your individual babies latch on and nurse and how much in sync their internal schedules are.

To begin with, this may be the easiest way to handle breastfeeding, especially if you have never breastfed before. Breastfeeding one at a time allows you to take special care in positioning and gives you one-on-one time with each baby. It is not unusual for moms of twins to feel more strongly about one baby or the other, and by nursing each baby separately, you make it easier to bond with both babies. Your newborn will be a rookie at breastfeeding and may need extra help – and both hands – to properly latch on and nurse well. He'll learn quickly, though!

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