Dream genii pillows for breastfeeding?

[The3Bears]

I am 26 weeks pregnant and thinking of getting the dreamgenii pillow, but I want it to be worth it. So just wondering if anyone has used them for breastfeeding, do they help? or are they just useless?

I didn't get a dreamgenii - just piled up lots of extra pillows for sleeping when pregnant. Got a Widgey from Asda for feeding and it was quite useful, however, it has really come into its own since DS started sitting up, as I can use it as a 'nest' around him for when he inevitably falls over.

I used my dream genii as a breastfeeding pillow and it's ok. I was too skint to buy another feeding pillow, and can't help but think the U-shaped ones would be bit better for bf. I found the dream genii better than normal pillows because it is a lot firmer and 'smaller' (so easier to handle).

Oh and when DD started sitting up, I was no longer using a bf pillow. They were only useful when DD was little. I don't know why it is the case. Either my back no longer hurts, or that they feed so fast it's simple enough to just support her head in my arms for 3min.

Okay thanks for the advice. Still abit torn betwee getting the dreamgenii and using it now and breastfeeding for first few weeks or the widgey one as I can see how usefull it will be when baby starts to sit up
I will make a decision before the end of the day though

Actually I used the dream genii for when DD was a bit wobbly sitting up. (If you mean to stop them hurting their heads when they first learn to sit). I just wrapped the dream genii around DD, simple as that.

I used my Dreamgenii pillow from my second trimester onwards and am still using it now with 23 w/o DD! I use it for all sorts of things, BF as support or as an end of bed barrier for night feeds, general propping up of DD as well as for tummy time. I think it's worth the money.

agree with showtunes - its brill!

I found all those and ordinary pillows sloped too much so tiny ds/dd fell down too far on my chest. What worked was a My Brest Friend which is totally flat up to you and holds the baby in place well - I have arm problems so needed that.

I love my dream geni. Mine lived between my legs when I was pregnant I had such achey legs and back it was my saviour, then it lived under my elbows/arms while I fed DD in the early weeks, now it lives under DD while she is having 'tummy time'. Def worth the money for me, but everyone different. x

I dont think i could have got through pregnancy without my dream geni

and in those later weeks it is just the best thing, if you want to sleep

i loved mine but prefered pillows / my widgey pillow for breastfeeding

DD is nearly 8m and i still use my widgey pillow when at home

Same as GEM33 here. Loved it - def worth the money.

I loved it for making sleeping comfortable whilst pregnant, but couldn't get on with it at all for breastfeeding. Cushions/pillows much better.

I resisted buying a special pillow until a couple of weeks ago, then bought a Dream Genii, wished I had bought it earlier! Found it has stopped my back and hips aching. Hoping it will be good for feeding too but s glad I bought it!

The3Bears - I am very dull and come on and shout this on every thread about dream genii pillows. Do not buy it if you are tall.

I did. F'ing useless. You can't line up all the bits of pillow at once, and attempting to support the bump results in a painful 'front wedgie' with the bit meant to go between your knees. I tried it a few times and every time threw it across the room in frustration.

Loved the Wedgie though. Was very useful when DD2 was at the 'wobbly sitting up' stage and prone to being bashed over by the toddler!

what counts as tall? I'm 5ft8 and it was wonderful for me?

I'm about 5'10 I think. It probably also depends on your build to be fair - whether you are long in the body or the legs or whatever. Maybe I should change that to "do not buy it if you are tall without trying it out first".

I think dream genii was well worth the money, expensive though it was, because in late pregnancy when you start having to faff around with lots of small pillows instead they just all move around and slink off and you don't get any sleep, plus they compress into nothing where you need the support after a bit. With DG I could move in the bed without having to do a big manoeuvre.

A widgi might have made a firmer bfing support initially, but I still wouldn't swap one for the other. I found that among DG's many uses was to create a sort of soft sausagey nest around baby when he was sharing my bed so that I had the confidence to co-sleep and he could feel more secure.

I second what YoullLaugh said. I gota genii while pregnant (am 5'11) and it was bloody useless.

That said, it's been brilliant for breastfeeding and I use it for every feed when at home.