Breastfeeding one baby can be challenging, but can you imagine three? We were curious what it’s like to breastfeed multiples, so we sat down with our friend and supermom, Michelle, to ask her a few questions on how to successfully breastfeed triplets. Michelle is a labor and delivery nurse, and loves everything related to birth, babies, and breastfeeding, so it’s only fitting that she was lucky enough to score herself three cute baby girls on her first pregnancy!

Were you surprised when you learned you were going to have triplets?
It was the biggest surprise of our life!Even though multiples do run in our family, it was still a shock! Now they run all over our house!!  Two of our girls are identical and one is fraternal…or as we say “two the same and one a little different!”

Did having triplets affect your decision to breastfeed? How did you prepare to feed three babies after birth?
When I found out I was having triplets, I knew I was going to have to have an open mind on how I was going to feed them. I knew my trio would be born early, so pumping was going to be a part of my breastfeeding journey. As soon as I was able to, after they were born, I started pumping…10-12 times a day!