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WHICH NURSING PILLOW IS BEST?
When you have to choose the nursing pillow that will influence the many pleasant hours of breastfeeding that you will have with your child, there are some things you should know in order to choose the best nursing pillow for you and your child.
Your nursing pillow must be quite compact in filling to have the desired function at all. That's why our nursing pillows are well filled. Please note that our organic kapok nursing pillow is slightly firmer than the nursing pillow with maize fibers. Nursing pillows with balls and thin, cotton-like filling serve no purpose because they cannot provide the necessary support for you during breastfeeding.
The nursing pillows we will nominate as the best in tests are those that:
- provides optimal support during breastfeeding
- does not contain harmful chemicals
- are hypoallergenic
NURSING PILLOW IN KAPOK
Why choose a kapok nursing pillow?
There are several good reasons why you should choose an organic kapok nursing pillow for your child. Firstly, no chemicals or harmful sprays have been used in the production of the nursing pillow. Neither for the kapok filling nor the outer fabric of organic cotton.
Kapok naturally contains a bitter substance, which makes the fiber naturally resistant to dust mites. Therefore, an artificial treatment against dust mites is not necessary. At the same time, the bitter substance also means that many bacteria and pests cannot live in the fiber and therefore it is naturally hypoallergenic.
Secondly, the production of kapok is very gentle on the environment. The kapok we use at Cocoon Company grows wild in nature and is not from plantations. The production of kapok therefore helps to preserve free forest areas in the areas where the kapok trees grow. In addition, the local population depends on the extra income they can get by harvesting or planting kapok trees themselves. The kapok trees are not cut down or damaged during harvesting and therefore they can live by collecting kapok generation after generation. It is a natural life cycle that we as a company would like to support.
A third reason for choosing a kapok nursing pillow is that it provides a really good support for you when you are sitting with your child. We fill our kapok nursing pillows well with filling, the kapok fiber ensures that your nursing pillow is firm but soft, so that the best comfort is ensured for both you and your baby.
The last but important reason to choose a kapok nursing pillow is that it is breathable. Your child will not lie down and sweat while eating on our kapok nursing pillow. It can quickly become very hot for both mother and child when you sit so close to each other. It can cause discomfort for the child and disturb the tranquility of getting enough to eat. Kapok is an extremely breathable natural material because the fibers consist of as much as 80% small voids that allow heat and sweat to be conducted away from the material instead of accumulating and becoming damp under the child.
NURSING CUSHION IN MAIZE FIBER
By choosing a nursing pillow in our maize fiber, you get a soft and comfy nursing pillow with natural maize fiber filling. The difference between our maize fiber and a synthetic polyester fiber is that ours is made 100% from plant-based raw materials. We do not use any synthetic oil, chemicals or plastics to create our fiber. Therefore, it is far more gentle on the environment, both when it is created and when it has to be abolished again. Our maize fiber is biodegradable and is therefore not a burden on the environment the day it wears out and can no longer be used.
Our nursing pillow with maize fibers is hypoallergenic because it can be easily washed at up to 60 degrees. However, we would always recommend that you wash at lower temperatures to protect the environment as best as possible and spare your nursing pad.
When you choose a nursing pillow with maize fibers, you also get a filling material that transports heat and sweat in a completely different way than a synthetic fiber will. In this way, both you and your child achieve pleasant comfort by breastfeeding with our Amazing Maize nursing pillow.
IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE A NURSING PILLOW?
Yes and no... Because the more you relax your body, back and shoulders during breastfeeding, the better the milk will flow and the better your breastfeeding process will be. If you sit tensely, it will not be a good experience for either you or your child. You will not be able to stand sitting and breastfeeding for the many hours a day that is necessary in the first period of the child's life.
So by creating the optimal conditions for breastfeeding with good support from a nursing pillow, you also ensure the best possible eating situation for your child.
HOW LONG DO YOU USE A NURSING PILLOW?
You can use your nursing pillow as long as you breastfeed your child. It is very different how long women breastfeed their child. Remember that there is no "right and wrong". You can breastfeed your child as long as you have milk and as long as both you and the child feel like it. The slightly older children who are breastfed no longer use a nursing pillow, but instead sit on their mother's lap.
There is a great deal of security, attachment and presence associated with breastfeeding. Even for slightly older children who have otherwise started eating solid food and therefore do not have to have the milk for nutritional reasons. It is another form of nutrition that the child receives through breastfeeding. It is the time of day when the child can withdraw from the many impressions of the day. Be recharged on an emotional level so to speak. So when the child has, for example, been in nursery during the day, some children may well need the peace and presence with their mother that breastfeeding can give them when they come home in the afternoon.
Others stop breastfeeding after a few months, either because they no longer produce enough milk to fully nourish the baby. Or because mom doesn't want to breastfeed anymore. Everything is normal and perfectly fine.
Regardless of what your breastfeeding process looks like and how long you breastfeed, we have the nursing pillow that matches your needs.
We would recommend that you buy your nursing pillow from Cocoon already while you are pregnant and use it as a pregnancy pillow. It is fantastic to use as support for the pregnant body, so you can lie better in bed at night. For example, use it under your stomach, behind your back so you can easily rest against it or between your legs. We promise you that your pregnant body will sleep heavenly.
An extra small advantage of using the nursing pillow before birth is that the nursing pillow will smell of mother when your child is born and needs to find security for meals on the pillow.
HOW DO YOU USE A NURSING PILLOW?
To get the best use out of your nursing pillow, you must ensure that the baby does not sink too much into the nursing pillow. The baby must lie very close to you, at the height of your chest, without you feeling that you have to carry the baby up there, because then you will tense your shoulders.
There are several ways in which you can use our nursing pillow, and in the following we will come up with some suggestions for how your baby can lie on a nursing pillow. By switching between breastfeeding positions, you ensure that the baby is able to empty the breast well. It is the part of the chest where the child's chin is that empties best. By switching between breastfeeding positions, you thereby prevent the development of milk lumps and mastitis. When breastfeeding needs to be established, the milk needs to flow and the child needs to learn to suck, you don't need to change positions very much. You can practice this when you have started breastfeeding well.
CLASSIC BREASTFEEDING:
This is the most "common" breastfeeding position and is really nice to start with. You place your Cocoon nursing pillow around you when you are sitting comfortably in a chair. Place your baby on the nursing pillow with the face facing the breast where the baby will feed. The baby's body now lies along your stomach and body. It is important that the child lies completely close, with the stomach towards you. One of the child's arms must therefore go under the breast, so that it does not lie on it or it gets in the way of breastfeeding. The child should lie on his side when eating, so that he/she does not have to turn his/her head to get to the breast.
THE TWIN POSITION:
In this nursing position, your child lies with his body out under one of your arms. That is why it is called the "twin position", because in this way you will be able to breastfeed 2 children at the same time. But it is also really good for breastfeeding one child, as the child's chin now rests on the part of your chest facing the armpit. Changing between positions stimulates your breast and milk production.
In this position, your baby should still lie with his stomach towards you and must not turn his head to grab the nipple. It can be an advantage if you pull your Cocoon nursing pillow a little further around your body, to the side where the baby will lie. That way, you get the best support and the baby comes up high to lie on the chest.
BREASTFEEDING LYING ON THE SIDE:
You really have to try to learn this method. It can give you so much peace and rest with your child. In the side-lying breastfeeding position, you must lie in your bed on your side. Your own arm should be up to the side, place it e.g. under your own pillow. Now your child must lie belly to belly with you and feed from the breast that is down by the mattress.
It's a great way to breastfeed, both at night so you don't have to get out of bed, but also to give you both a rest during the day.
Mother's body relaxes much better when you are both in bed. And it is so cozy that you can lie down and cuddle and hold the child with the arm that is free at the top.
LAID BACK BREASTFEEDING:
In this breastfeeding position, you can position your child differently on your body when you breastfeed. The only thing common to the position is that you, as a mother, lie back and then the baby can either lie down along your stomach, lie out to the side or lie across your body as in the classic breastfeeding position.
It can be a little more difficult to learn this method, so this is not exactly the position you should start with. But it can be incredibly relaxing once it works for you. And at the same time, you can empty parts of the chest that the child might otherwise have a little difficulty getting to.
COVERS FOR NURSING PILLOWS
When you choose a chemical-free and allergy-friendly nursing pillow from Cocoon Company for your child, it is also important to choose a nursing pillow cover that is organic and free of harmful chemicals.
We have therefore made a fantastic small series of nursing pillow covers in the finest cotton quality. They are certified organic and available in 5 neutral tones. Our nursing pillow cover naturally fits both of our nursing pillows with kapok and corn filling. But can also be used for nursing pillows with other fillings if you want one of our organic nursing pillow covers for the nursing pillow you may already have at home.
We recommend that you buy 2 covers for your nursing pillow, because it may need to be washed at regular intervals. Your child will drool and gurgle on the nursing pad and it is nice to always have a clean cover ready in the drawer so that your child can lie on a dry nursing pad.
Need help?
If you need help choosing the right duvet for your sleeping environment, please contact us. We are ready to help you - write to us via our contact form.