Nursing Pillow

Why do I need a nursing pillow?

A nursing pillow is equipment for you and your baby, which aims to make breastfeeding easier for you. The nursing pillow will keep your child close to the breast, so that both you and your child can better concentrate and focus on breastfeeding. A good nursing pillow will help you to have a good breastfeeding position. In this way, you spare your back, neck and shoulders. You will spend many hours breastfeeding, and a nursing pillow can help you have a better breastfeeding experience.

A nursing pillow is simply brilliant when you have to breastfeed your child or give your child a bottle. The baby will lie comfortably on the nursing pillow, and will therefore have a longer time to be dissatisfied, while at the same time you will get the necessary support for your back while you feed your baby. In addition, the nursing pillow has several functions, you can use it to lie down better during your pregnancy, you can use it when you are breastfeeding and you can use it when you have to train your child's neck. The nursing pillow can therefore accompany you for a long time, and you will definitely enjoy it.

How to choose the best nursing pillow

When choosing a nursing pillow, it is important that you choose a pillow that gives you optimal support. It is important that the filling in your nursing pillow is firm and that there is plenty of it inside the nursing pillow. Then you are sure that the filling does not disappear under your baby, and therefore you do not get the best out of the nursing pillow. At the same time, the filling should also be malleable, so that you can move it around a bit so that it fits you and your baby as best as possible.

It is also important to consider that there must be room for your stomach after birth, because the nursing pillow must lie very close to you, so that you and your baby sit as best as possible. Nursing pads come in different shapes, but most are shaped like a bath ring or a boomerang.

Nursing pillows, which are shaped like a bathing ring, will provide support all around and at the same time allow you to easily move your child around. The advantage of a nursing pillow that is shaped like a boomerang is that they are light and do not take up much space.

When should I buy a nursing pillow?

You can advantageously buy your nursing pillow already during your pregnancy. If you buy your nursing pillow already during your pregnancy, you are guaranteed to benefit from it for a longer period. There are many pregnant women who use the nursing pillow at night to sleep better and more comfortably.

You can also easily wait to buy your nursing pillow until you are close to giving birth or after you have given birth. It is entirely up to you when the need for the nursing pillow is. You often only find out how much you enjoy the nursing pillow when you have tried it.

How do I clean my nursing pillow?

You spend many hours with your nursing pillow, and you cannot avoid that it will get dirty when you breastfeed. Most nursing pillows come with a cover that can be both removed and washed. This is the most practical when you have to breastfeed your child or give your child a bottle. You cannot avoid the fact that you will spill milk, your child will burp or that an accident should happen while you are using the nursing pad.

Most covers can be washed in the washing machine, however, it is different whether the cover can be washed at 30 or 60 degrees. Look at the washing instructions before you buy your nursing pillow, so you are sure that the cover can be removed and washed. If you choose a nursing pillow that can be cleaned, you can also have your nursing pillow for many years.