As a first time mom I got lost in the millions of items that are pushed to new breast-feeding moms. I had no idea what I needed when I went to the store. I would get overwhelmed by all these items that were pushed as “MUST HAVES.” As a mom that was stepping away from my career, finances are tight, so I wanted to be as conservative as possible. To be honest, I still fell into the trap of buying things that I really didn’t use or need.
Now that I am a mom of two, here is my list of things that truly helped as a breast-feeding mom. There are few items on here that you can simply get by the first few weeks or days with sample items. If you truly need it after that then you can buy more. Thanks to Amazon (linked below) you can get it in just a few days delivered directly to your house or in most stores like Target or Walmart.
Like all women I do have purchase regrets. See the breastfeeding purchase regrets post
Koala Mama’s Bear Essentials
- Breastfeeding bras
- Lanolin cream
- Nursing pillow (save your back buy a pillow or two)
If you are planning to create a breastmilk stash: Breastmilk bags are a must. Consider purchasing a few boxes with your amazon registry discount or add them to subscribe and save.
Samples can get you through the first few days: breastmilk pads, breastmilk bags. Not all women leak or need breastmilk pads (check out my save money and embrace samples post)
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