Favorite Nursing Pillow

Question:

Breastfeeding moms, what’s your favorite nursing pillow brand?

  I included some links and photos.

My Answer:

“Boppy Nursing Pillow & Positioner.” Amazon.com, Amazon.com, 2018, Link. 

I tried the My Breast Friend Nursing Pillow after hearing great reviews from other moms but personally hated the piece in the back. I found it completely uncomfortable when sitting back.  

I have 3 kids, breastfed all and still breastfeeding my little one (22 months). I breastfed my first child for 30 months and my second child to 32 months. I like my Boppy Nursing Pillow & Positioner that I got as a gift from my mom when I had my first child and have used it with all 3 kids. I personally don’t need the pillow to breastfeed anymore, but I find it makes a great tool for handsfree breastfeeding during the first year with each of my babies. When I am at the computer (desk or table) or eating at the table at home or in a restaurant, I would put the baby on the nursing pillow and instant hands-free to do whatever I have set up in front of me. Sometimes I watch TV like this too on our couch. I’ve also used it to prop my babies, so I could take photos of them without doing the weird pictures where your arm is in the photo (because you’re holding your baby up) and avoid where baby is on the couch or against the wall, but slowly slumping over (because they have no support to stay up).

The Boppy brand also had a Boppy Travel Size Nursing Pillow that zipped up like a bag. It was slightly smaller than the regular size nursing pillows. I kept mine in the car to nurse comfortably in the car, at someone’s house, or at the park. I often used it on Sundays as a first time mom in the women’s nursing area in church. I took it on plane rides with all my babies when traveling. It was very helpful during long, non-stop flights.  This item is discontinued now.

I have a second nursing pillow that I used with my second and third babies. I use it on the floor as a soft seat and that’s the Leachco Cuddle-U Nursing Pillow & More. It’s a similar style to Boppy. It also has a tuck in the pocket for the straps so it can go back and forth between being a nursing pillow and a baby seat. I also have the Boppy Newborn Lounger that I use on the floor as a seat too. I don’t think these two are necessary to have though. My little one is too big for them now as he is almost 24 months, but I am still using these two for my 2-daycare babies.

While I am a fan of nursing pillows, the only big issue I ever ran into besides not finding the My Breast Friend comfortable, is where to store the nursing pillow when it is not in use or in between use? I’ve come up with a few ideas over the years, but haven’t found a perfect one yet. One idea was hanging the nursing pillow with a clip hanger. in a closet. (I have a photo from this experience. Yes, you are seeing correctly 3 nursing pillows. I had at one point 2 boppy pillows - one for the nursing chair and one for my bedroom. The blue one is not Boppy brand and is technically a nursing pillow. However, you may remember I said I used that as a soft baby seat). The concern here is will the pillows eventually fall off the clip because they are too heavy? Mine stayed on for a long time. I’ve also done the nursing chair paired with an ottoman and put the nursing pillow on the ottoman when it wasn’t in use. I also stored a blanket and nursing basket for me to have when setting up my nursing station. I have also done hanging it over the nursing chair or on sitting it on the seat on the nursing chair. Sitting it on the chair is a pain if guests utilize the nursing chair when visiting and you feel like you need to move it for them because they aren’t going to know where to set it. I've also tried placing the nursing pillow behind the nursing chair because my chair was facing a wall. Right now its mostly being stored under my baby's high chair in its storage net.

An old photo of my baby nursery.

I have my nursing pillows hanging by pant hangers.

Last Edited: April 20, 2018