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Breastfeeding: Comfortable Set Up

You might be wondering what this has to do with breastfeeding. Well, the more comfortable and relax a mom is the better her nursing session might go. If you're uncomfortable, how long are you really going to keep trying to do something that might take time and / or be challenging at first?

 Setting up a nursing area in a nursery can also be a fun project for the mom to be to take on. Even a mother / parents who are practicing bottle feeding for whatever reason can still take advantage of having a feeding area in their nursery. A mom who is bottle feeding can still practice skin to skin while offering her baby a bottle and what better place to do it then an a relaxed atmosphere designed for mother and baby's comfort?

  • Nursing Chair & Table
A comfortable place for you to sit while breastfeeding. Place the nursing chair and side table in a comfortable location where you can use them easily and in a place you will nurse often in. For example, I have a nursing chair for the living room and for the nursery (at one point the one in nursery was in my bedroom). The side table can also be used for additional storage, for nursing gear such as extra nursing covers, breast pads and a place to use your breast pump, if you have one when it is not being used. You could also add a lamp on top of it to be soft lighting while nursing at night in a dark room.
  • Nursing Caddy
A nursing caddy can be created out of a basket, a storage bin, a diaper caddy or even a desk top organizer. This will allow you to keep your nursing items - nipple creams, breast pads... and feeding items, such as burp cloths - in an easy to reach place. It can also serve as a place for mom to keep non perishable snacks. I also recommend, especially for new moms, a breastfeeding book that they can have on hand to review nursing tips and techniques.

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