Tips for conducting a tandem breastfeeding

We can conduct the breast feeding for two children in one time, the technique is called a tandem breastfeeding or tandem nursing. This technique is not dangerous and it will not reduce the chance of your babies to get the breast milk. If we want to implement this technique we should consume a lot of nutritious food or we can consume some supplements or multi vitamin to enhance the fitness during the lactation.

There are some people believe that the tandem breastfeeding will reduce the chance of the baby to get the breast milk. But we need to know that the breast milk production is based on the baby`s need. If the baby has a higher need so that the woman will have a frequent breastfeeding process. The woman will produce a lot of prolactin hormone to enhance the breast milk production. The baby`s sucking will stimulate the woman breast to produce the breast milk, therefore the woman can produce an adequate breast milk for her baby.

The benefits of the tandem breastfeeding

It can enhance the baby`s relationship to each other. If you conduct the breast feeding only for one baby, it can make another baby becomes jealous. Therefore it is very useful for the woman to conduct the tandem breastfeeding technique.

The more nutrition can be given for the older baby because in early period after the childbirth process the colostrum and some important substances are produced in a high quantity. It will be better for the older baby because he can get the colostrum twice (after the childbirth process and after his brother is born). It can reduce the breast problem, because if when the woman only conduct the breastfeeding for one baby it will often create some problems on her breast because of the excessive breast milk production.

The negative effect of the tandem breastfeeding is that the woman will spend much energy to conduct the tandem breastfeeding technique, therefore the woman should manage her time to take a rest well and to take a lot of nutrition.

Summary:

• conducting the breastfeeding process for two children is called by the tandem breastfeeding technique.
• The benefits of the tandem breastfeeding technique are enhancing the baby`s relationship to each other, providing a lot of nutrition for the older baby, and reducing the problems of the woman`s breast.
• The negative side of the tandem breastfeeding technique is that the woman to get some fatigue because she must spend much energy to do the tandem breastfeeding technique.