Argh - it begins

[Angel]

Liz, let me know what that tandem feeding book is like! I considered getting it but just never got around to it LOL.

K gets a little jealous occasionally when he sees J having a b/f. Now & then he will throw his toys or push things off the table but he is getting much better now. I try to make sure that there is something that K & I can do whilst I'm b/fing J (usually I will get K to choose some books and we will read those). Often he does want to have b/f too when he sees J feeding. Sometimes I want to let J feed first so I'll ask K to wait a few minutes if he wants to b/f too... I'll ask him if we can read a book first or ask him to finish his own snack/meal first and then he can have the breast that J's just finished with while J has the other side. He's usually okay with it. I try to make sure K gets to b/f on his own throughout the day too so that he doesn't always have to share me. And I keep bedtime feeds separate. J has his bedtime feed by himself and then if K is still unsettled we have our own special b/f & cuddle time. Anyway, that's just what seems to be working for us so far!

I've b/f both K & J at the same time on a number of occasions now and aside from some initial positioning difficulty it works quite well. K often reaches over and pats J's hand or points to his nose/mouth/ears etc. There really haven't been as many jealousy issues as I expected. I think it really does help that K knows that he can still have booby too. On the whole he has been really good with J and is even holding J's hand, patting his head and kissing him.

Are you a member of the ABA? It's nice to have that support there. I finally made it to my first ABA meeting today and it was really nice to be around people who don't look at you strangely when they find out you are tandem feeding!