Breastfeeding Pillows?

**risingsun1234** · 10-13-2006, 03:48 PM

i never used any boppy pillow and i have a 4 month old baby. regular pillows worked for me. depends on ur convenience if u need a firm or soft pillow. toss a small pillow in the car and it comes handy when u want to feed in car.

**Telephus44** · 10-13-2006, 04:46 PM

Valerie, I took your advice and registered for the My Breast Friend pillow - and it definetly ranks up there with one of the top five things we got! It makes night time feedings a lot easier since it supports my son's body weight, so I only have to worry about supporting his head. I also like the little pocket it comes with - I use it to keep a small tube of the Lansinoh stuff and a nursing bra pad in (for the one I'm not using).

**nuisance26** · 10-14-2006, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Valerie in WA

I think these sorts of 'special' pillows are great when the baby is little and you're just getting the hang of nursing, but I feel that they don't get much breastfeeding use after the first couple of months. The boppy is nice for propping a 3-5 month old baby, or for a little support around a baby just learning to sit (around 6 months). After they can sit independently, I don't see much use for them.

I had a bobby when my babies were little. I didn't use it much for nursing. I preferred a regular pillow when they were little. And once they got big, they just laid across my lap, with maybe a throw pillow stuffed under my elbow.

If I ever had another baby, I would just use an old pillow (remember it's going to get milk leaked on, dripped out of baby's mouth on it, and probably spit up upon).

Just my 2c.

~These are my thoughts exactly!I thought my boppy was helpful after my c-section, it seemed to protect my incision from Roman's constant kicking while nursing. As he got bigger it was much less comfortable to use but I continued to use it because the kicking thing made nursing lying down so uncomfortable! My daughter was a dream! 3 weeks on the boppy till her neck was strong and then lying down whenever possible. (it's like a break for Mommy!) If I nursed her anywhere else I'd just stuff a throw pillow under my elbow. I always felt that the boppy wasn't a great fit for me because I'm extremely thin and small busted. My SIL is the exact opposite of both and loved hers.~

**Valerie in WA** · 10-15-2006, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Telephus44

Valerie, I took your advice and registered for the My Breast Friend pillow - and it definetly ranks up there with one of the top five things we got! It makes night time feedings a lot easier since it supports my son's body weight, so I only have to worry about supporting his head. I also like the little pocket it comes with - I use it to keep a small tube of the Lansinoh stuff and a nursing bra pad in (for the one I'm not using).

I'm glad it worked well for you.