I have a Boppy and Brest Friend and was going to bring both to the hospital to practice BF with both while there. Not sure which one I will like, if either. Figure could try both while nurses and Lac consultants are around to help.....DH thinks that's bringing too much and I should choose one or the other to bring.
What do you guys plan on doing? Both? Boppy? Brest Friend? Neither?
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Re: Bringing Boppy or Brest Friend to hospital?
I would tell DH that if he wants to support you in your efforts to BF, he can carry two darn pillows
I got a my brest friend as a hand-me-down, so I didn't get a boppy. I'll try a friend's if the brest friend doesn't end up working well. Though then again, my friend who BFd her twins ended up just using regular bed pillows and sitting indian style and really disliked the boppy. Who knows what will work! If I had both, I'd probably end up bringing both. Gotta do what you gotta do!
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Which?
I used the MBF with my preemie and found it extremely helpful.
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I think she means the Boppy. DS1 was just shy of 5 lbs when we left the hospital, and positioning him to nurse was so much easier once I started using MBF. Since it latches around you, you can position it as high as you need, and the baby does sink down away from you.
The nurse on our hospital tour also recommended using just pillows in the beginning, and to leave the boppy at home.
I have a Boppy and while it was useful, my close friend who had a DS 2 months after mine was born has a Brest Friend, and when we'd hang together, I definitely envied her pillow over mine.
I'd do the Brest Friend over the Boppy since you've got it, but otherwise, I don't think it's a huge inconvenience to take both.
I just put my MBF in the car tonight! For me it was a lifesaver while learning to nurse DS; it sounds crazy but I sometimes wonder if we ever would have gotten the hang of it without it. It held him in the perfect position for me so I could focus on getting him latched (we had latching difficulties); I couldn't concentrate on his position and latching at the same time.
If you want to bring both, I would just put them in the car and not even bring them in until you need them. If you don't need both, or either, they can stay in the car and not be in the way.
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Really? How low did you put it?? I had a c/s, too, but could sit comfortably with the MBF and move it so that it wasn't anywhere near my incision.
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This for me as well.