After your twins are born, you'll want to keep a careful eye on how much weight your babies are gaining, to ensure they're getting the nutrients they need to thrive.
Our twins were born premature—6.5 weeks early, to be exact—so they were on the smaller side, with one weighing 4 lbs., 13 oz. at birth, and the other weighing 3 lbs., 7 oz. We did a combination of breastfeeding and bottle-feeding our twins, and while they were growing, we struggled to know how much milk they were actually getting during any breastfeeding session.
While we were in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), we had to weigh our preemies before their feed, do a breastfeeding session, and then immediately weigh them on the scale afterward in order to know how much milk they each drank.
...we had to weigh our preemies before their feed, do a breastfeeding session, and then immediately weigh them on the scale afterward...
Once they graduated from the NICU and we were all reunited back at home, we had nurses assigned to come to our home regularly to weigh our twins and make sure they were gaining enough weight between our scheduled pediatrician visits.
Eventually, due to growth concerns, our twins' pediatrician advised supplementing our babies' feeds with formula, which we did, but, if a product like the one I'm about to tell you about had existed when we welcomed our twins, we'd have had a much easier time navigating mealtime whenever we did tandem feedings.
Why it's important to track breastmilk intake
There are many reasons you may want to know exactly how much milk your babies are getting at each feeding, whether you're at the end of your maternity leave and are getting ready to return to work or you're just beginning your parenthood journey and wanting to confirm your milk supply is meeting the demand of your constantly growing babies.
If you're pumping breast milk and bottle-feeding your newborns, or if you're feeding them prepared formula, it's easy to track how many milliliters or ounces each baby is getting at every feed.
But when you're exclusively breastfeeding your babies, or trying to do a combination of breast- and bottle-feeding, it's very difficult to know how much milk each baby is getting directly from your breast.
The best you could do is guess. Until now.
Now, you can actually track how much milk your baby is getting from the breast—even if you have twins who are feeding on opposite sides. Yes, you read that correctly.
Award-winning breastfeeding monitor unveiled at CES 2026
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada last week, we got to check out an award-winning breastfeeding monitor.
Coroflo brought its groundbreaking health solution to the world's biggest tech show, unveiling Coro, the world's first accurate breastfeeding monitor.
This innovative product was recently awarded the highly coveted Red Dot Award for Innovation, thanks to its exceptional design quality and revolutionary technology in the maternal health space. Coro addresses a critical need for new parents: accurate, real-time insight into a baby's breast milk intake.
Concern about having a low supply is one of the top reasons women around the world stop breastfeeding sooner than they may have initially planned.
Assessing milk transfer is challenging, leading to anxiety and uncertainty for new parents. Concern about having a low supply is one of the top reasons women around the world stop breastfeeding sooner than they may have initially planned.
Coro uses a patented advanced micro flow meter in a slimline silicone nipple shield to measure how much milk a baby is getting, providing accurate and precise information through its free app. This gives mothers the added confidence they may need to confidently manage their breastfeeding journey.
"We've created a product that is meticulously designed for the best possible user experience," says Rosanne Longmore, CEO of Coroflo. "Now, we're ready to...accelerate our mission: To empower women to achieve their breastfeeding goals through accurate information."
Borne from a desire for data
The idea for Coro was borne from the personal experience of Helen Barry, a medical doctor, and her husband, Jamie, who worked on flow monitoring in a different sector.
After their difficulties with tracking their own baby's breastmilk instake, this monitor was thoughtfully designed to incorporate many features and benefits, including:
Unprecedented accuracy: Coro provides precise, real-time data on breast milk intake, offering peace of mind where uncertainty once prevailed.
Non-invasive and user-friendly: Designed with mothers AND babies in mind, the device offers convenience without interrupting the natural breastfeeding experience.
Intuitive mobile app: The accompanying free app translates data into easily digestible insights on breastmilk volume and feeding trends per breast, helping mothers understand their babies' patterns.
Internationally recognized design: Coro's revolutionary approach and high design standard have been validated by the prestigious Red Dot Award for Innovation.
No more guessing
We'll take a deeper dive into Coro and how it's able to accurately monitor how many milliliters each of your babies is getting during any given feed, so keep an eye out for that, but, in the meantime, we're incredibly excited about Coro.
It's enlightening to see that such an innovative product exists to help those who are on their breastfeeding journey, whether they've been at it for months or they've just welcomed their babies and are only beginning to figure out all the ins-and-outs of breastfeeding their twins.
If you're starting your breastfeeding journey and are looking for ways to streamline feeds with your newborn twins, tandem feeds can save time, so check out these different dual feeding positions and see which holds work best for you and your dynamic duo.
While the best position for tandem-feeding your twins may be up-in-the-air, one thing is for certain: this breastfeeding monitor from Coroflo takes the guesswork out of the equation, which means you can focus on what truly matters: bonding with your babies.
Are you currently navigating your breastfeeding journey with twins? Would you try this innovative monitor? Let us know in the Comments section below or connect with us on Instagram to share your thoughts!
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