@mrs_babcock: 👩🏼‍🍼How do I know if my Twins are getting enough milk at the breast?! 𝟏. 𝐖𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 💛 What goes in must come out. Wet diapers are an excellent indication of hydration status. During the first week of life, there is a pattern for wet diapers. Day 1: 1 wet diaper Day 2: 2 wet diapers Day 3: 3 wet diapers Day 4: 4 wet diapers Day 5+ : 6+ heavy wet diapers with clear or pale yellow urine. From 5 days onward, we want to see 6-8+ heavy wet diapers in 24 hours. 𝟐. 💩 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 Again, what comes in must come out. During the first week of life, the pattern for dirty diapers is as follows: Day 1 & 2: 1-2 🖤 or dark 💚 poop Day 3 & 4: 3 💚/🤎/💛 poops Day 5+: 3+ 💛 seedy stools. The stools will literally look mustard yellow with tiny seeds. From Day 5 onward, we want to see 3+ seedy 💛 poops! 𝟑. 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 💪🏼 Weight gain is a good indication if our babies are getting enough. Initially, your twins may lose 7-8% or more after birth. After day 3-4, we would expect our babies to begin gaining weight again. We want our babies to be back to birth weight by 2 weeks old. In general, babies should double their birth weight by 4-6 months and triple their birth weight by their first birthday. 👊🏼 In the first four months of life, we would expect babies to gain 5-8 oz a week. 👊🏼 After 4 months of age, weight gain slows a bit, averaging 3.25-4.5 oz a week until 6 months when weight gain slows again. 👊🏼 Between 6-12 months, the average weight gain of a breastfed baby is 1.75-2.75 oz a week. 𝟒. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 😌 Are your twins content after a feeding? Do they have that milk drunk appearance? This can be hard to judge at times, especially during times of cluster feeding and growth spurts where babies may return to the breast 45 minutes after a feed (or even sooner!) Observe for effective feeding & swallowing at the breast! Are the babies content for more than a couple hours at a time during some parts of the day and cluster feeding at others? Returning to the breast frequently is not automatically a sign of poor milk supply. 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 & 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐚 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨❣️

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