Mamas with multiples...?!

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How do you manage your other kid(s) while breastfeeding a newborn??!? My older child is almost two and I'm having so much trouble keeping her safe and entertained while I breastfeed the baby. I only have two arms!!! 😭😭😭 Lol. How do you moms do it? Advice appreciated...

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I let my 2 year old watch me feed and she likes to grab my breast while I feed she thinks she is helping me... so far that’s all I got... but would love to hear more options

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Can you baby proof and block off an area? My whole upstairs is baby/toddler proof so she just runs around and plays! (she turns 2 in August)

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So far my daughter has been great, she's 2.5 but my midwife recommended making a breastfeeding basket and rotate what's in it. So when you're nursing and it's going longer or your son/daughter is getting fussy, you bring it the basket. She recommended done special snacks, stickers, small puzzles (dollarstore type stuff). Might be worth a shot. Then it becomes a positive thing for then too.

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I turn on cartoons or give him a snack. Today I had to leave him strapped into the high chair so I could feed her too. He screamed for a solid 5 minutes between the time he finished dinner and the time his sister finished. He’s 22 months. I feel like such a bad mom to him but his sister needs to eat too 😭😭😭

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