How This Twin Mom Breastfed Both Babies Without Burning Out

In this episode of the Twiniversity Podcast, Nat talks with Mallory Reeves – a nurse and twin mom of boys, plus an older daughter – about something the internet loves to call impossible: exclusively breastfeeding twins. Mallory breastfed her singleton first (a rocky, painful start that a second lactation consultant completely turned around, leading to 18 months of nursing), and when she found out she was expecting twins she decided to give it a try with a simple rule: if it works, amazing, and if it doesn’t, a fed baby is a good baby. Five months in with her boys, it’s working. Nat and Mallory walk through what actually got her there: ditching the myth that you must tandem feed from day one, learning to feed and teach one baby at a time, leaning hard on her husband as her number-one support, and booking lactation help early so she had validation and a safety net. They get into the meat scale her hunter husband rigged up for weighted feeds, why poops and pees are the real proof your babies are thriving, and why babies – like the rest of us – choose their own meal sizes (a “potato chip” feed one time, a “tomahawk steak” feed the next). The conversation also clears up a lot of noise: breastfeeding should not hurt for more than a few seconds, oversupply is not the flex social media makes it out to be, you need almost no special gear, and the right breastfeeding pillow depends on your torso, not the trend. Nat shares why the right lactation pro – ideally an experienced IBCLC with multiple-birth experience – matters so much, how virtual consults can solve everything from latch to flange size, and the truth that lactation support has been a covered benefit since 1994. Most of all, this is a reassuring, funny, myth-busting episode for any twin parent who has been told they can’t – with Nat’s north star throughout: the goal isn’t exclusive breastfeeding, the goal is no regrets. A QUICK SHOUTOUT 📣 This episode is brought to you by Dr. Brown's — the #1 pediatrician-recommended baby bottle in the U.S. Their anti-colic internal vent system is clinically proven to reduce colic, spit-up, burping, and gas while helping preserve the good stuff in breast milk. The breast-like nipple shape supports a proper latch and makes going from breast to bottle and back so much easier — exactly what you need when you're feeding two. 👉 drbrownsbaby.com This episode’s break is brought to you by Twiniversity’s online Breastfeeding Twins class – everything Nat coaches Mallory through here, in a self-paced course built just for twin parents. Get the latch, positioning, and tandem-feeding confidence before your babies arrive. 👇 https://twiniversity.mykajabi.com/off... RELATED VIDEO 🎥 ⦿ Want the full breastfeeding-twins walkthrough? Watch Breastfeeding Twins on our channel:    • Bottle Refusal in Twins - Proven Tips to G...   GIVEAWAYS 💰 ✔️ Subscribe to the Twiniversity Email Newsletter! https://www.twiniversity.com/subscribe/ Expecting twins? Twiniversity has you COVERED with online classes! ⬇️ Breastfeeding Twins: https://twiniversity.mykajabi.com/off... Twins After Singletons: https://twiniversity.mykajabi.com/off... Baby Safety (CPR, First Aid, Car Seat Safety, Childproofing): https://twiniversity.mykajabi.com/off... CONNECT WITH US 🎙️ Instagram:   / twiniversity   Pinterest:   / twiniversity   Facebook:   / twiniversity   Tiktok:   / twiniversity   X:   / twiniversity   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60TDcDJ... Youtube:    / twiniversity   Email: [email protected] CHAPTERS 00:00 Can you really breastfeed twins? 01:25 Why a singleton first is training wheels 02:30 IBCLC vs. CLC: a “doctorate in boob” 03:40 “Fed is best” vs. “breast is best” 04:55 The tandem feeding myth 06:25 The support that made it work 08:30 Why the right lactation pro matters 10:00 Finding help in a small town and online 13:10 When the lightbulb finally went on 14:10 The meat scale and weighted feeds 15:05 Babies choose their own meal size 16:15 Breastfeeding should not hurt 16:40 Finding the courage to try again 17:50 Our real job: no regrets 20:05 Her system and alternating boobs 22:55 The very first tandem feed 24:10 Mastitis, oversupply, and pumping 26:10 Would it be harder with twins first? 28:10 IVF and trusting your body 29:50 Picking a twin breastfeeding pillow 31:55 The truth about nipple shields 35:20 You really don’t need much 38:05 Taking it one day at a time 40:15 Why support is the #1 “supply” 42:50 You are never alone #BreastfeedingTwins #TwinMom #TwinParenting #TandemFeeding #ExclusivelyBreastfeeding #Lactation #IBCLC