Nursing Pillow

Nothing is absolutely necessary.. heh. But for me, the nursing cushion has been life changing. I breastfeed while seated on the sofa, and the arm rest is beside me, so I place the nursing cushion on me, with one side resting on the arm rest, and the other side propped up on some cushions. I place baby on the cushion, latch on and that’s it! I’m hands free! Maybe for the first few weeks, I needed to use one hand to still support the head nicely since baby was learning how to drink, but thereafter, I had 2 hands free while breastfeeding and could shop online, or eat, or watch a show, etc. Because the nursing cushion I used is curved, baby is nicely nestled in and can’t roll out when she’s younger (now she can at 8 months, but she also feeds a lot faster). So I could actually even nap while feeding too, since the head is positioned safely. I propped my legs up on a leg rest for extra stability, and the cushion or baby never slid off. As for my older daughter, she’s 4yo, but uses her old nursing cushion as a pillow in her playpen. Heh. So in my case, the money was well spent. My younger daughter got her own. Shopee has decent ones for $20-30+. It’s really up to you as to whether you want to get a nursing cushion, and also depends on how you will be breastfeeding:) I don’t co-sleep, so I breastfed on the sofa, and this helped me immensely.