Congratulations on your pregnancy! I used a twin breastfeeding pillow for the first 10 days, at which point I abandoned tandem feeding and switched to feeding them one at a time. I found tandem feeding was very difficult, my little girl couldn't attach properly, and I spent the whole time trying to juggle them and hold them in place. Having said that it would have been much harder without the pillow, but what I really needed was a third hand.
Feeding one at a time didn't take twice as long because I didn't have to spend so much time having to try and keep the attachment, and it meant I got one on one cuddles with each twin which was lovely. I fed like this for around 16 months, then switched back to tandem feeding until 22 months. In hindsight I wish I had not gone back to tandem feeding as I enjoyed feeding so much less from then onwards.
So to buy a pillow - yes if you like but don't be afraid to abandon it if it doesn't work for you
Bookmarks