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Breastfeeding favorites 🍼🤱🏻
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items My top favorite items for all stages of breastfeeding. Whether nursing or pumping; one week, one month, or one year postpartum, these are my tried and true top choices!
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Pumping
Clothing
Milk Storage and Cleaning
Misc
Pumping
I do recommend the blue spectra for the extra feature of being able to charge and pump away from an outlet. I will say you should check with your insurance to see what may be covered - and purchase through Aeroflow to maximize your insurance coverage...
Spectra S1 Plus Electric Breast Milk Pump
These flanges are very worth the investment. They are soft silicone (similar to the haakaa) and lightly suction to your body so you don’t need a pumping bra for them to stay on. They also allow you to sit back in your seat or recline while you are pu...
Pumpin' Pal OptiFit Angled Flange Set
It's great to have a hand pump option - and this one I thought was easy to use and clean. It's great for traveling light when you still need to pump or packing when you're not sure you will need it.
Medela Harmony Manual Breast Pump, Portable
I did use both the Haakaa and Ladybug the first few months of breastfeeding. They were great active and passive collection options as I was getting used to nursing before I started using the Spectra and helped me build up a small freezer stash before...
Haakaa Manual Breast Pump 4oz & Ladybug Collector
Clothing
My absolute favorite nursing bras - so comfortable and easy to pull down when necessary!
Just be aware these don’t have a clip option for pumping so may not work if you’re an exclusive pumper or prefer a bra with more structure.
Caramel Cantina 4 Pack Nursing Maternity Sleep
I recommend any type of nursing shirt - here are a couple that I liked, just a basic tshirt but super convenient to be able to unzip and nurse without having to lift up my shirt. It makes things very discreet, even when you're not using a cover!
Ecavus 3 Pack Nursing Shirts for Breastfeeding
For cooler weather these were especially nice to not have to lift up my shirt to feed the baby! Super convenient and discreet zippers.
Locoowai 2 Pack Women's Nursing Sweatshirts
Milk Storage and Cleaning
These brushes are designed for the bottle vents, but also work perfectly for cleaning the duckbill valves for your pump!
Dr. Brown's Anti-Colic Vent/Reservoir Brush
I know this pitcher is supposed to be for formula, but it worked perfectly for doing the pitcher method with breastmilk. I was able to mix up the fat with the built in handle mixer, and kept this in the fridge until I was ready to freeze my milk in b...
Dr. Brown's Baby Formula Pitcher 36oz Blue
My favorite bottle cleaning brush - simple but gets the job done. I also liked the tiny Dr. Browns brushes for cleaning the duckbill valves. I will link those separately!
Dr. Brown's Reusable Baby Bottle Brush 2-Pack
I used these glass bottles instead of the plastic ones that came with my pump parts. I really liked these BUT I will say the numbers on the pink one came off in the dishwasher right away. The numbers on the gray one are still going strong now 15 mont...
COMI Wide Neck Glass Breastmilk Bottle 6oz (2 Pack)
I wish I got one of these sooner!! This was way easier than using a cooler, and I was never worried about my milk staying cold until I got home from work.
Ceres CHILL OG+ Breastmilk Chiller/Warmer 12-38oz
Misc
I loved this nursing pillow for many reasons! It was so comfortable and easy to use, it clipped right around me and was secure which was so reassuring when baby was so small. It also has a washable cover which was helpful with milk spills and spit-up...
My Brest Friend Nursing Pillow
This stuff was lifesaving when I got a clogged duct - obviously hydrating is important, but this also helped by thinning my milk and making working through the clogs quicker and easier.
Legendairy Milk Sunflower Lecithin
I loved this nipple cream - it's perfect to lubricate before pumping and this little tub is still kicking month 15 of nursing/pumping!
Earth Mama Organic Nipple Butter 2 fl oz
I used these religiously my first 3 months postpartum, they were easy to pop into my bra and collected leaks without making me feel like I was wearing 2 diapers or pads in my shirt.
Lansinoh Washable Nursing Pads