Q: Will I be able to breastfeed my new triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets?
A: Raising Multiples strongly encourages all mothers to consider providing breast milk for their babies and offers a variety of support options to help you have a positive breastfeeding experience. Though not all mothers of multiples breastfeed, a significant percentage mothers of higher-order multiples do successfully breastfeed their infants. Below are some statistics from the our Medical Birth Survey on breastfeeding.
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Type of Multiples
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Percent of mothers who provided some breast milk
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Average time some breast milk provided
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| Twins | 69.2% | 14.0 weeks |
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Triplets
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68.9%
|
13.6 weeks
|
|
Quadruplets
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72.6%
|
13.4 weeks
|
|
Quintuplets
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76.7%
|
13.5 weeks
|
|
Sextuplets
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85.7%
|
11.1 weeks
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