5 Nursing Essentials from a Gilbert Mom

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Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week, we have one local mom sharing what five nursing essentials kept her year-long breastfeeding journey successful. 
 
Of course, fed is best, and we’re supporting all moms, no matter how you chose to feed your baby, but if you’re looking for essentials for a breastfeeding journey, here’s what worked for one local mom.
 
Or, if you’re looking for local milk banks, here’s our recommendations on where to find donated breastmilk (or if you have an oversupply!).
 
XO,
East Valley Moms
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My Baby Girl is now a year old! That means that I successfully made it to one year of exclusively breastfeeding. I’ve outlined below some of my favorite products that helped me when times got tough.  
 
The main essential above ALL products is having a support system.  
My husband was my rock.  
 
Make sure that you have people in your life that support your wishes when raising your little ones.
 
 
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My breastfeeding essentials

The Bravado Essential Embrace Nursing Bra: My go-to bra for nursing!  At first I was worried about how stiff the bra felt when I opened the package but goodness gracious this bra is so darn comfortable-even after wearing 14+ hours. I love how simple it is to snap on and off-so quiet that sweet Em doesn’t even stir when I am putting her down for the night.  Go out and buy yourself this little peace of heaven.
 
Medela Pump In Style Advanced: For my first baby I just bought the cheapest pump on the market.  A simple hand pump that did NOT get the job done.  Tears were shed.  Hours wasted.  Needlesstosay I was over the moon excited when my sister purchased this bad boy when I was pregnant with baby number two.  I had our freezer packed full of hundreds of ounces.  Minutes instead of hours- this is an investment that pays off in the first week alone. Em would not take one of the dozen types of bottles that we tried. You read that correctly, dozen. Instead I used the stored breast milk for adding to cereal when she started solids. Do whatever works!
 
Stork Craft Hoop Glider & Ottoman:  For the first couple of months I put in about 7-8 hours in this chair.  Comfort is pivotal-especially when things get tough- lack of sleep sets in or in my case bad cases of mastitis.
 
Aden & Anais Classic Swaddle Set:  Our family has two sets and we use at least 2-3 blankets a day for various outings, activities and yes, feedings. I could never get myself to buy a cover specifically for nursing for when we were out in public.  I just loop a swaddle through my bra and BOOM baby is covered.
 
Emmi & Olive Teething Necklace: I own three of these fabulous necklaces and even Em has a set waiting for her when she is old enough to don a necklace and bracelet(so excited about matching sets).  Em twirls the necklace through her fingers instead of yanking at my hair while I feed her.  And in a pinch this turns into a teether that calms a little crankasauras- tried and true.

Fed is best

Please note: I support you regardless of how you choose to feed your baby.  Coming from someone who was not able to breastfed my first baby, I wholeheartedly believe fed is best.
 
East Valley Moms supports you and YOUR decision on how YOU choose to feed your baby.
 
 
 

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