Thursday, August 27, 2009

7 months

The girls are 7 months next week and we're still breastfeeding. Each breastfeed is no longer a major logistical event, with each taking only about 15 minutes to feed. They only have 5 milk feeds a day now (between 6am and 9pm), and one during the night if they need it. Recently, when they wake during the night they haven't really been hungry. Few sucks and they're done. So I think the night feed is on its way out. Yay!
Feeding the girls now still has its challenges, with them pinching each other and pulling at the other baby's breast while feeding together, but also its delights. They like to hold hands while they feed and take time out to have a smile and a little chat to each other.
It's also much much easier to feed while we're out now. While the waiting child can still get a bit restless waiting for her feed, it doesn't take as long and there is much less screaming. Although far more distractions. A wrap to cover the feeding child helps there.
I think we'll make it now for as long as they want to keep feeding, although they soon won't fit the double pillow so I'll have to work out another way to feed them at the same time. Stay tuned for that one!