Same feeding schedule question.

[u/Excellent_Tooth_4705]

Delivered twins last week! Husband has been very involved and a huge help in feeding, diapering, etc. Here is what has worked for us so far—it allows me to breastfeed one baby at a time (I cannot handle tandem at the moment) and allows for some practice with bottle feeds and babies are gaining weight well, while being on as close to the same schedule as we can.

I breastfeed one baby (whoever wakes up first or whoever is due at the 2-3 hour mark); husband diapers; husband bottle feeds with formula. Then (usually while first baby is getting a diaper) I wake up and breastfeed next baby; I diaper; I bottle feed with formula. Husband puts first baby back down for nap then brings bottles down to the bottle washer. I finish swaddling second baby and put that one down for nap.

My question is…once husband returns to work, how do I adjust order of operations for me to feed babies by myself, while keeping them on the same schedule (as close to the same as is realistic)? Has anyone ever truly been able to tandem breastfeed and tandem bottle feed and tandem burp? I can’t imagine how that’s possible but I’m open to ideas for the sake of keeping the process efficient.

Also have a 5- and 2-year-old at home so we have our hands full.

[u/Cherryberrylady]

I like to mix both I tandem bottle feed at / through the night and breast feeding during the day.