Reviews on My Brestfriend pillow

My Brestfriend Pillow

I used My Brestfriend Pillow to help to support the baby while breastfeeding in the hospital and at home for the first two weeks.

Pros
1) Allows newborn to lie down comfortably on a flat sturdy surface for baby to lie and breastfeed.

2) Position baby at the ideal height for breastfeeding. Mummy will have less tendancy to slouch and bend down to breastfeed the baby as the baby would be at the correct height afforded by the pillow.

3) Useful for newborns when their necks are still weak and FTM who can't hold newborn properly. With the support provided by the pillow, FTM can easily change from cross cradle when latching to cradle hold when breastfeeding.

4) Support weight and posture of baby, especially useful when nursing for long duration.

Cons
1)Very expensive

2) Very troublesome when I had to grab and clip on the pillow everytime. When she is crying for milk, every second is crucial! So I only used it for two weeks!

3) Difficult to tilt the pillow such that her head would be higher than her stomach to prevent reflux. The baby would be lying 180degrees when using my breastfriend pillow. I had to raise one of my legs ever so slightly to create a slope.

4) Require you to sit upright on a chair. I find it a struggle to use on the bed as I  have weak stomach muscle and can't really sit upright with legs straightened on the bed. Moreover, I had vaginal delivery so I had greater difficulty in sitting upright, as I had painful stitches at the vaginal area.

5) I needed to clip it on before I "scoop up" the baby. I find it difficult to bend down and "scoop up" my baby with a hard and bulging pillow at my waist. Usually, I needed the assistance of my husband or mother in law to help me "scoop up" the baby and placed her on My Brestfriend Pillow.

6) I usually cradle hold baby while breastfeeding and baby would fall asleep on My Brestfriend Pillow. I would then have to pull out my hand, unclip and place the pillow on the bed, carry my baby up again and place her into her co-sleeper cot. In the process, she sometimes would wake up.

Now I do not use any nursing pillow and I breastfeed on my bed. After she sleeps, I simply place her into co-sleeper cot and swaddle her. (I would be blogging on the Mini Arc Convertible Co-sleeper and how to breastfeed without nursing pillow).

Overall
I am still glad that I have bought the pillow. It is useful for newborns and first time mums.

But as I become more experienced in latching and baby's neck becoming stronger, I find it more convenient to sit on the bed to nurse without nursing pillow, without having to clip and unclip it, without having to sit in a upright position. Perhaps, I would use it again for the first few weeks if I have a second baby. But I would definitely use it when sitting on a comfortable sofa and have someone to help me unclip it so that I can easily transfer my baby into the co-sleeper cot.