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Can someone explain to me WTF this is???????

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 17:33

I am trying to expand my knowledge on bf, ready for the arrival of my third DC in August, whom I will succeed at breast feeding (with the help of MN!)

Anyway, doing some random surfing and came across this product. It is called a 'booby booster breastfeeding sling' and apparently it is especially suited to larger breasted women and helps to keep your nipple in the babys mouth...eh???? description here

Does ths belong with the heated wipe warmers et al?

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 17:47

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 18:43

Well I thought it was interesting.

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daisydora · 27/02/2009 18:49

WTF....I can't get my head around that picture either. I'll stick with my shawl.

plantsitter · 27/02/2009 18:50

It looks ace to me! I was fantasizing about inventing something similar this morning as i was feeding DD 2 handedly.

If I've actually understood what it does, that is!

malfoy · 27/02/2009 18:50

how bizarre! how large breasted do you have to be?

HeadFairy · 27/02/2009 18:52

I think what it does is hoik your boob up. I am large of breast and I always needed two hands, one to hold ds and one to hold up my boob. I think this just lifts it up a bit so you can bf one handed

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 18:53

OK then plantsitter, how does it work?

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 18:53

x posted headfairy. How does it work though?

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Lizzzombie · 27/02/2009 18:54

Well, in all my days, I've never seen one of those before!
Very good idea, would certainly have come in 'handy' with my 34K engorged norks when BFing. Either that or a 3rd hand anyway!

HeadFairy · 27/02/2009 18:55

I'm imagining it's a bit like a bra but without the fabric that covers your boob iyswim. Just the frame as it were, to support your boob.

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 18:55

Well I'm a 30FF when not pg or nursing, so maybe I should get one? Still can't decipher the photo though??

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 18:56

Ahh, I see what you mean headfairy- would you invest in one though?

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thisisyesterday · 27/02/2009 18:57

it's excellent. i do know of people who have made their own makeshift boob "slings"

if you have big boobs, like me, you will find that especially when feeding a newborn it's a real 2 handed job because you need to support boob with one hand and hold babny with the other

this is designed to lift boob up so you don't have to do that.
you can also usea rolled up muslin under breast, or one of those breast pillow things under it to get the same effect

SamJamsmum · 27/02/2009 18:57

I am acually an L cup and I have never held my breast in any way. Even when my babies were teeny tiny. I brought 'baby to breast' and breast didn't really move at all. Baby was on my lap, in my arms, on pillow, on bed. Breast was where it always was!
But if this product helps some people and helps people to breastfeed for longer and more comfortably then fabulous. I think though that some people who feel they have to hold their breast may just benefit from some time with a bf counsellor or anyone who could show them some different thoughts about positioning.

HeadFairy · 27/02/2009 18:57

Hmmm dunno. I would perhaps have just spent a bit more time trying to find a good sling for bfing. But I was all thumbs when I started bfing so perhaps it might have helped. I do when I think how many cushions I had to use!

plantsitter · 27/02/2009 18:58

Well if it is what I think, it holds your boob up so the nipple is in the right place and you don't have to hold it.

plantsitter · 27/02/2009 19:00

x posted with a zillion people. For me the issue is not so much big boobs (though they are) but droopy ones, sigh.

HeadFairy · 27/02/2009 19:00

samjamsmum - without making myself sound hideous, due to the size of mine (not actually that giant, an E cup) the nipple is sometimes underneath the boob if you see what I mean. God that makes me sound like I'm dragging them along the floor If I brought baby to bosom I'd suffocate him

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 19:00

Lots of good advice on this thread though now about holding boob- my friend also told me this week that you should lower boob to baby. You learn something new every day. It was actually slings to breast feed in when I came across this contraption invention.

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 19:01

I'm lucky although mine are big, my nips are still high up. Hope you'll all be here to help me in August.

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HeadFairy · 27/02/2009 19:05

Crikey, if I'd lowered boob to babe I'd have killed him for sure.

Plantsitter, I'm the same. I eventually brought him to the right sort of level and then lifted the boob to be level with his mouth.

thisisyesterday · 27/02/2009 19:10

i wouldn't lower boob to baby because you'll just do your back in.

samjamsmum, I actually disagree with what you've said there.
positioning is very important, and if your boobs are big then it is qutie often hard to get good positioning.
and it also makes it easier to get a good latch if you are holding boob up and can get a good view of what baby is doing
it sounds liek you were lucky with being able to just not bother. but plenty of people DO need to support the breast.

it isn't a case of just seeing a breastfeeding counsellor. I saw several, all of whom suggested supporting my breast!
and i've seen it suggested by BFC's on here and other sites.

what works for you works for you. but please don't assuemt hat everyone is the same

SamJamsmum · 27/02/2009 19:10

I see your point. It's more about nipple position than size BUT I still think some people are holding unnecessarily. I've seen some people lift-twist their boob very bizarrely in order to be able to see their nipple and the latch-on. Sometimes you have to 'dangle' and give the baby a go at latching on, using a mirror until you get more confident perhaps.

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suwoo · 27/02/2009 19:19

It really is such a minefield, maybe I shouldn't read quite so much.

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SamJamsmum · 27/02/2009 19:25

thisisyesterday - which bit are you disagreeing with? I said very clearly - in bold - that some people who are holding their breast may be able to find an alternative position. No where did I say EVERYONE should be feeding in a particular way. I would never say that.
I can think of 2 mothers in particular who I supported as a bf counsellor who were holding unnecessarily. One was giving herself repeated blocked ducts in doing so.

Everyone has to find what works for them. As I said in my OP if this product helps some people then that's fabulous.

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