My Brest Friend Pillow - does size/weight of baby matter?

[BionicB]

I've seen some favourable posts about this feeding cushion. Just wondering if weight and height of baby matter? Is it best for small or big babies or does it work well whatever? And does it avoid pressure on CS scar/tummy?
DD is big and hungry and my arms are just about done in!

Can't comment on SC scar

Worked fine for big babies for me
Mothercare sell them so maybe see if you can find one in store to try on

I think the size and shape and direction of your breasts matter more. I don't know this particular brand of cushion. Better to go try it out if you can. Or stack up a few pillows for now?

If you go to a breastfeeding group, or baby cafe, they may be able to give you tips to feed more comfortably, and may have cushions kicking around that you can try? Women who will help you breastfeed generally have training on how to help you breastfeed more ergonomically, too ...

My DS was a big baby and this cushion was a life saver and meant that I didn't give up BF. I couldn't get him in a comfortable stable position with out it. I would highly reccomend it!

Sorry not sure about SC scar

Thanks for this.
Will try and go to a BF group.
Have an L-shaped pillow already, but have to say its not much use, just another thing to wrestle with while the baby is wriggling...
Will try and track down a brest friend in mothercare to try on before I buy.
Thanks again

A friend loved hers after her CS as she clipped it above her tummy just under her breasts and said it didn't apply any pressure on the scar.

It is fantastic, I can't recommend it highly enough, it saved my bf when I had terrible back problems. I used it with DD from about 2 months to when she self weaned at 9 months . She is big for her age but the pillow still supported her. I had a CS and it would have been good to use to avoid pressure on the scar in the early days although by the time I started using the MBF the scar had healed well.

Right I'm going to order one! Thanks everyone - I hope it fits round my still giant tummy...

Where are you, BionicB? I'm in SELondon, and you could try mine if you wanted...

I used it for most feeds from 2 weeks old (so about 7 1/2 lb) to 14 months... the fact that it straps on and stays in place is wonderful. When ds was under 6mo I could walk around with him on it holding him in place. I called it my 'mummy shelf'!

V-shaped pillows etc were hopeless for me - just not enough arms to hold it and both ends of ds and both sides of my breast.

Still use mine, and ds is 9 months - but can see still using it when he is 18 months as you just get them to curl round with the cushion. Really saved my bf, ds has very loong feeds still (30 mins) and my arms and back would be killing if it wasn't for this!

So good for back support and just right height for most boobs - I am large but my friend who has one is an A cup and is fine for her.

I would second (third, fourth...) that recommendation! I had a cs and didn't find the cushion put pressure on my scar, but I was in hospital for a week so was past the worst by the time I started. Still using it now my ds is 10 months old - his legs kind of curl around me (he is quite tall for his age). I have big boobs and found this helped enormously as when I try to feed using cushions etc I lean over and my back hurts within minutes. No way I would have been able to carry on this long without it.

Thanks for all the info and WingedVictory thanks for your kind offer. I am in the same neck of the woods as you so would have taken you up on that, but am so impatient that I already bought a MBF from mothercare online! Have given it a trial run in its plastic cover and I think I will hang onto it. It doesn't save my wrists quite as much as I hoped, but thats more to do with DD pulling away (and needing a hand behind her!) than any fault of the cushion. It certainly reduces cushion wrestling and general arm ache at feeding time and fluffyguineapigs you have my sympathy - we sometimes feed for over an hour...