Nursing pillows

Nursing pillows are a soft circular cushion that is designed to help you feed your newborn baby. An opening in the pillow allows you to wrap it around your waist. Newborn babies can be placed on the nursing pillow to breast feed. This way the mother doesn’t have to hold the baby the entire time she or he is feeding.

Since newborns love to be held, and a mother’s arms can only take so much, a nursing pillow is a wonderfully helpful tool. Nursing pillows also raise the baby up higher, at nipple level, so that a mom doesn’t have to be hunched over while she is feeding. Hunching over for extended periods of time can cause a great deal of back pain.

Nursing pillows are also great when you have guests over or have a babysitter. A guest can rest the baby on the pillow while feeding it a bottle. It also frees up one hand so that you can read the paper or do something else.

Nursing pillows are light weight and portable. You can take your nursing pillow anywhere. Some nursing pillows have a zipper lining that can be removed for washing. It’s guaranteed that at some point you will spill milk or your baby will spit up on it and milk left to sit does not smell good. Simply remove the lining and pop it in the wash. It is a good idea to also purchase an extra slipcover so that you have one to use while the other one is being washed.

Nursing pillows are a luxury you CAN afford! Most quality nursing pillows are around $20. Boppy is one of the most popular and trusted brands on the market. It has received many awards.

When it comes to selecting your nursing pillow, there are also lots of fun colors, prints, and fabrics to choose from. Nursing pillows come in plain solid colors as well as prints with things like boats, cars, butterflies, stripes, polka dots, etc. Some of the various fabrics that the slipcover’s come in include: fleece, cotton, and velvet. Some even come with toys attached for the baby to play with while nursing. You can even purchase nursing pillows that are monogrammed, which makes for a great baby shower gift.

A nursing pillow is versatile and can be used for the entire first year of your baby’s life. Besides using it to feed your child, you can prop your baby’s forearms up on the nursing pillow for tummy time. When your baby is learning how to sit up you can place the pillow around the baby so that if they tip over the pillow will break their fall. They are also good for resting the baby on when your arms are tired.

A nursing pillow is an affordable way to make feeding your newborn an enjoyable experience. The pillow is light weight, potable and is a helpful item for your baby throughout its first year.

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