What makes a good breastfeeding chair?
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Topic: What makes a good breastfeeding chair?
Posted By: PhilandAndrew
Subject: What makes a good breastfeeding chair?
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:02am
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Hey - Does anyone know what makes a good breastfeeding chair?
We need to get one I think, but we don't want to pay for one of those really expensive ones at the baby shops (perhaps something second hand, or just a chair from a regular furniture shop). What sort of things should we be looking our for? Straight back is quite important I guess. Anything else? Should it have arms? Should it be a wide chair? We know nothing :-) Thanks heaps 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:06am
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i used to feed in bed or the couch, never had a specific feeding chair... so long as you have good back support it should be okay... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:30am
same. I would recommend getting a tri pillow for when bubs is really small, they are also really good if you have a c/sec so that bubs isn't resting on or kicking the wound. And just make sure you bolster yourself up nice and comfy before you begin feeding. ------------- 
 
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GandT wrote:Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:32am
I don't think arms would be a great idea... when babe gets longer it's hard to feed the sideways without being squished with arms. Althooo arms to rest your cup of water or tea (ermmmm not that I drank hot tea while feeding or anything  ) is very handy.
But TBH, I used the couch in the lounge... mostly because I didn't want to be socially excluded from the family! |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:35am
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I really enjoyed the proper breastfeeding chairs at Birthcare, but once we were home I just used the couch propped up with pillows for my back.
I think the low armrests (so that there's room for moving baby around) and strong back and shoulder support were what made the bf chairs so comfy. A breastfeeding pillow, or tripillow made it heaps easier on my arms and shoulders too, especially in those first few sleep deprived months. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: mummy_dee
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 9:33am
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I just fed Ollie in bed (he was a winter baby, so much nicer to get back into a nice warm bead in the middle of the night) or on the couch with cushions and pillows for support. We bought a rocking chair which was lovely for cuddles, but the arms were too high to feed him as he got bigger. ------------- Daphne Married Stuart: 19/03/05 Oliver: 9/06/06 Lilia due: 19/03/08 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 9:43am
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The couch is perfect with an extra cushion behind my back! Haven't quite mastered the art in bed yet, I find I slouch too much!
Personally a special chair wouldn't be worth the money for me, anywhere you feel comfy works a treat! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 9:49am
| I got a cheapo lazyboy from trademe. It has arms but they are quite low and were great for supporting Daniel. |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 10:16am
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I found any chair with arms useless for feeding Ella in because she was a long baby and a kicker - she'd push her feet against the side of the chair and kick herself away from the breast. My tripollow was great for supporting under her head at first, though. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 12:22pm
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I used a tri pillow on the couch and this was awesome. But when I went to Mum and Dads, they have a lazy boy and this was even better. I tried to talk them into giving it to me but they weren't having a bar of it! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fairsk8
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 12:28pm
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One that is comfortable for you to sit in and feed. I sat on the couch most of the time or upright in bed propped up with pillows. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:08pm
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I like a 2 seater couch, not too low to the ground (I have long legs) so that it's easy to get in/out of with a sleeping baby, low arm rests... that gives me an arm to lean on without squishing the baby up like a one seater can. -------------  |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 8:32pm
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I feed in bed or on the couch. Got a 'tri pillow' type thing from baby factory that Arabella can sit in proped up ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 9:14pm
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We've got an OLD chair in Brenna's room that we still use for her last bottle of the day and she loves climbing up on it also. It's pretty basic - but the best thing is the low arms. Just enough to lean your elbow on but not so hight that it gets in the way. It would be better if it was a bit wider though ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 6:47pm
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We got an old cheapo lazy boy of TM too....its lovely to rock him and cuddle him in, but a bit tricky to feed in as I am using the football hold so anything with arms is a problem for me. I sit on the sofa propped up with loads of pillows and lay him flat on a pillow too, I do the same in bed, but have to make sure I am upright enough otherwise I get a sore back. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 8:27pm
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We got a Freedom armchair for $16 on Trade Me for Noah's bedroom so I didn't have to go traipsing around the house to feed him in the middle of the night when he was really little. Now that he's older, we sit on there and have bedtime stories and bottle. It has a really straight back and is so super comfy. I'm always happy to sit in it for ages. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 16 November 2007 at 10:16pm
We forked out for a fancy glider and it was great in those first few weeks when you're up heaps in the night, but now shes bigger she kicks the arms and it won't be long before shes too long to fit! Luckliy I'm not up feeding very often in the night anymore. As long as it has wide or low arms, supportive back and is comfortable any old chair is fine  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 7:41pm
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Laziboy here, it was great. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 23 November 2007 at 10:34am
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I bought a rocker off TM and have used it a bit so far - but find the couch or recliner better...
Also feeding in bed lying down works well for us, or sitting up with loads of pillows. I think it is something you aren;t really going to be able to work out until you have a baby and try various options. I don;t think I would have bothered with the rocker if I had known the couch was more comfy... ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 23 November 2007 at 11:16am
Yeah a Lazyboy would be perfect! (although not terribly attractive in a nusery  ).------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 24 November 2007 at 6:52pm
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I'm using a bed and the couch, but at first I was sitting cross legged to help with sitting up straight. This might have contributed to pulling my stitches apart so I don't recommend that!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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