O.K, so my twins are being fed differently so I need to try and establish a pattern for feeding.

So far we are on a 4 hourly feeding pattern with them with Rhys (Twin 1) being bottle feed formula and Liam (Twin B) being breastfed. Currently either one will wake around that 4 hourly mark for a feed and then we have been waking the other for feeding as well, luckily DH takes the role of feeding Rhys so we can just concentrate on one baby each.

As Rhys is on the bottle he has a very regular feeding pattern already, wake, feed and then back to sleep - obviously this is due to us being able to monitor his food intake. Liam on the other hand will wake, feed and then sometimes back to sleep although at the moment it is wake, feed, be unsettled, feed, feed some more and finally only fall asleep being held. I know that he will go through periods of cluster feeding which occur sometimes at night and sometimes during the day but I was thinking that instead of waking him every 4 hours for a feed to leave him to wake himself so that he is hungry and therefore won't take 40 mins to feed and then with any luck will be easy to settle.

DH is really concerned about not letting them go for more than 4 hours between feeds as both boys were small - not tiny - and when we were discharged from hospital it was on the proviso that they put on weight as they had be fluctuation between putting on and losing weight while in hospital and if they lost weight then they would be readmitted to have feeding tubes.

They were weighed the day after being discharged from hospital after Rhys had lost 40g and Liam 20g and in 24 hours Rhys had put on 100g and Liam 40g. We have the MCHN coming on Tuesday to weigh them again and if they have put on weight again I think I might switch to demand feeding but being aware to not let it go too long between feeds.

I know both boys are getting enough as every feed involves a very wet and very pooey nappy, so everything good in that department and I also know that Liam is getting enough breast milk as he will always possit up breast milk after every feed so I know his tummy is full.

I didn't breast feed my DD, so feeding Liam is a learning curve for me and managing Rhys's feeds are easy as we have done it before. I would really like to hear your opinions on what you think the best way to juggle feeding is.