Consider setting up a breastfeeding station on each level of your home so that you can relax and enjoy uninterrupted breastfeeding.
Furniture for your Breastfeeding Station:
- Find a comfortable place to breastfeed your baby. (Chair, rocking chair, sofa, bed, floor, etc.)
- Set up a surface within easy reach for needed supplies. (End table, snack tray, magazine rack, shelf, large cardboard box, etc.)
- Provide a small, elevated surface for raising your knees above your hips. (Nursing Stool, footstool, large pillow, box, large book, footrest on a reclining chair)
Essential items for your Breastfeeding Station:
- Pillows (to raise the baby to the level of your breast and to support your arms)
- A large glass and water to drink (large pitcher, thermos, air pump, athletic bottle with straw. etc.)
- Towels, cloth diapers, receiving blanket, or box of tissues (to catch leaking milk or baby spit-up), and a waste paper basket.
Optional items for your Breastfeeding Station:
Diapering supplies:
- diapers, diaper wraps
- changing pad (to use in your lap or on your bed, sofa, etc.)
- wet washcloth or wipes
- diaper pail
Food for mom (and toddler)
- juice (in addition to water)
- healthy one-handed snacks (cheese, crackers, fruit, granola, seeds and nuts, etc.)
Entertainment for mom (and toddler)
- books, magazines, toys
- telephone (cordless or with a long extension cord)
- TV remote control
- radio, tape recorder
- notebook and pen (to make lists so you don’t have to remember things)
Miscellaneous
- nursing pads