A Baby's Stomach is just the size of his fist

Yesterday, I am my younger sister went to visit a relative who had just given birth to twins. She wasn't expecting twins so it came as a very pleasant surprise to her and everyone else. She would probably put in twice as much effort needed in the nursing of her newborn. And of course, she will need all the guidance and support she can get since she is a first-time mom.

On our way back home, my younger sister who had a very inquisitive nature couldn't help but wonder how a mother of twins or triplets would be able to cope with breastfeeding them.

" Wouldn't it be quite stressful when compared to a woman who had given birth to a single baby? Would the mammary gland be able to produce enough breastmilk to cater for the feeding of two children multiple times every day?" She had asked.

I remembered I also wondered about this when I was little.

Well, the mother has two mammary glands right? Then it would be one child to each and there would be no issue.

An infant's stomach is just the same size as its fist. It's not as big as my stomach or your stomach 🤣🤣. So the mother's mammary glands are sufficient to cater for the feeding of her twins or triplets for more than a year.

Milk production in the mammary gland is induced by a special reflex positive feedback mechanism which is made possible by the hormone prolactin. The more the baby suckles, the more the mammary gland would be stimulated to produce more milk. Just like when a woman is in labor, a hormone known as oxytocin causes uterine contraction which in turn facilitates the steady movement of the child's body toward the opening as the mother continues to push.

Biologically speaking, a baby's cry, smile, or just mere thinking about her child triggers the production of milk by the mammary glands of the Mother.

So, a woman can exclusively breastfeed her twins for as long as she wants.

Even if there would be a problem, then it would be more organizational rather than structural. Like when the family is poor and they cannot have enough to provide for the basic needs of their newborn(s) and the mother's feeding.

Well recently, I heard about a first-time mum who mistakenly sat down on her child. I guess too much Instagram and TikTok had made her forget that she have a baby

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