Breastfeeding Supplies - What Do You Really Need to Breastfeed Successfully?

Cindy Curtis tells moms that all they need to breastfeed is just one breast?everything else is a bonus. She developed that philosophy a few years ago when she worked with a woman who had given birth after a bout with breast cancer. The woman went on to nurse her child for a year.
However, Curtis, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and administrator of Breastfeeding Online is quick to add that, if you have the money, other products can be very nice. Although when she was nursing she never felt the need for any special nursing products, she does admit that she recommends a book, The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by Dr. Jack Newman, to all her new mothers.
"I've seen the growth in the market of products for breastfeeding moms, and all I can tell my clients is if they like it and it works for them and they can afford it?great," says Curtis.
What about the breastfeeding support pillows you will find at most large retailers? "There are different kinds of nursing pillows," says Curtis. "I think the comfort level depends upon where you nurse the baby and how you're built." Many mothers may do just as well to pile pillows around them or sit in a chair with higher, padded arms. Curtis's concern when talking about products for breastfeeding is that breastfeeding might be seen as too complicated or expensive for the average mother.


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