Tip on breastfeeding a newborn
July 10, 2007Use TWO boppies. When I had my son in 2002, I received a boppy (breastfeeding pillow) at my baby shower. I really liked using it but discovered that I often had to put cushions or pillows beneath it to get our newborn son at a comfortable position for feeding. The cushions would slip out or somehow (I don't know how) he would kick them out. I would then find myself hunching over and my back aching a bit after a while. When my daughter was born in 2005, I received another one and happened to try stacking them and putting them both around my waist. It was great! Since I'm a bit short-waisted having the two breastfeeding pillows made me sit up straight thereby forcing me to maintain good posture (a plus). Having two boppies was helpful to me in the cradle, cross-cradle, and football positions. In the football position, I would put both boppies stacked on each other to my right or left and then I would place my daughter with her head toward me and her body/feet behind me resting...