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Makes Milk with Emma Pickett: breastfeeding from the beginning to the end

Makes Milk with Emma Pickett: breastfeeding from the beginning to the end

Becky's story - twins from NICU to exclusive breastfeeding

Sep 28, 2026 · 1h 14m

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I’m joined this week by the lovely Becky from Southampton to talk about breastfeeding her identical twins, Sully and Knox. Becky shares the shock she and her wife Sarah felt when discovering they were expecting twins. The pregnancy was monitored closely due to a shared placenta, and then growth restriction led to a 35-week C-section in Bournemouth because Southampton lacked NICU space. Her babies needed CPAP and NICU care, and Becky started pumping within hours and maintained three-hourly pum...