My mother said that I didn’t need a breastfeeding pillow. I read some blogs saying that you can just use any old pillow you have lying around if needed (which I suppose is true). I ended up registering for a Boppy Pillow (approximately $35) anyway. One, everyone else was doing it. J Two, it can also be used as an “infant support pillow.”
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One note before I give you my account on breastfeeding pillows. Something I didn’t take in account was that I would have a difficult time due to the fact that I was already very heavy chested (36H). Trying to maneuver a baby under my breasts and see what I was doing (let alone if the latch was good) turned out to be quite the challenge.
Well I got the Boppy Pillow and I kind of struggled to use it. I was always readjusting it and finding myself hunching over my little one (which is killer on my back). However, my baby (which is 9 weeks old at the time of writing this) loves lounging in this pillow. The Boppy Pillow comes with a little booklet showing you different uses. I do not regret this purchase, but it just didn’t work for me when it came to helping me with breastfeeding.
My mother, after seeing me struggle with my large-chestedness, actually got me another breastfeeding pillow. This one I loved. It is My Brest Friend’s Deluxe Nursing Pillow (approximately $40). It was kind of weird to strap a pillow onto me (I felt like one of those burlesque cigarette girls), but it really helps with keeping the pillow in place. The biggest plus was that it made me essentially handsfree. I could now reposition my breast or baby and see exactly what was happening. An added feature is the back support – it’s heavenly.
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