Having a basket of necessities near your favorite nursing spot is not only nice, but essential. After all, moms only have two hands. To get you started, here are 6 recommendations for building a breastfeeding basket of must-haves for yourself or as a gift. 1. Breastfeeding Book Let's face it. Moms have questions and a Lactation Consultant is not always available to answer those questions especially at 3 am. We recommend books endorsed by La Leche League and Lactation Consultants such as The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins and The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Weisinger, West and Pitman. 2. Water Bottle Although the amount of water you drink does not translate directly into the amount of milk you make, your body functions better when it is hydrated. 3. Nursing Pads Your breast milk lets down bilaterally, which means especially in the early weeks of breastfeeding, when you are nursing on one side, you are leaking on the o...
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