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Nursing Chairs

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MrsRV · 18/02/2012 20:44

Just realised (at 37 weeks) that it might be an idea to have a comfortable chair to feed bab!?!

Did you or didn't you? And if you did what did you go for and would you recommend it?

Thanks ladies x

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fuckityfuckfuckfuck · 18/02/2012 20:46

Ugly and a waste of money imo. I do have a chair I used for nursing, but it's not a specific nursning one. It's a lovely upholstered one I got for 20 quid in a junk shop. You just need something you can get easily in and out of without having to use your hands to haul you up, so nothing too cushiony.

morethemerrier · 18/02/2012 20:52

Yep, bought a glider chair the ones that you can get the glider stool with as well, I got a bargain off ebay when I was pregnant with DS2, now exp DC4 and it has been a permanent fixture in my bedroom, and will remain so afterwards as its so comfy!

So if you have space I would def recommend you get one! Don't forget a v shaped pillow for feeding as well, I have one upstairs and one downstairs.

Good luck

Joygirl78 · 18/02/2012 21:14

They are probably comfy but ridiculous price. Worth seeing if you can find second hand. But - you don't need a specific 'nursing' chair. Look for an upholstered chair with arm rests that will support your arms in a feeding position. Junk shops and chari shops are great, and I've heard ikea have something that works. This will last you far longer than a specific breast feeding chair which are frankly bulky and ugly.
Tbh, I have always used a sofa with an ordinary pillow!

morethemerrier · 18/02/2012 21:21

I paid £21 for mine!

igggi · 18/02/2012 21:23

I got a reclining type one too, to be honest used it lots for resting when pg and it's great for general relaxing/watching telly!

Murtette · 18/02/2012 23:18

IKEA Poang chairs do the same job for a fraction of the price. Arguably, they do a better job as the sides are lower so there's more room for your DC to stretch out as they get older.
Do you actually need one though? DD was in her moses basket next to our bed for 5 months so, for night feeds, I just lifted her out & fed her in bed. Day feeds were on the sofa or out & about. Once she was in her cot in the nursery, I continued to bring her into our bed to feed her as I'd finally figured out how to feed lying down so I could nap.
We still use the chair for story time though & are doing an IKEA trip at some point in the next few weeks to get another Poang for DC2's room

heliumballoon · 19/02/2012 09:53

I didn't have one with DD1 and really regretted it.
I bought one second hand for DD2 and it's fab. Paid £130 inc footstool and expect to get much of that back when I sell it on. Feeding is such a hard job that anything that makes it easier is worth it. Yes it is ugly but when you sit in it you can't see it!

Weezie85 · 19/02/2012 10:00

I got an Ikea poang one from ebay. Only £25, bargain. It is very comfortable and seems good, only time will tell though. A few friends have the same chair and they said it was excellent for nursing :)

PestoPenguin · 19/02/2012 10:55

Glider chairs are really crap for breastfeeding. You're fiddling around trying to figure out how to latch the baby on and the fecking chair is moving. even if locked, they move a bit. Also the arms get in the way, and I found it easier to feed with my feet down so the footstool was useless.

I had pregnant visions of rocking a baby to sleep in the chair. Ha! The baby preferred me to get up and walk round. None of this gentle rocking shit.

Total waste of money. I sold mine and sat on the sofa with big cushions behind me and books under my feet.

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MrsRV · 19/02/2012 11:13

Pestopenguin your post just made me laugh so much... :-)

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kiteflying · 19/02/2012 12:02

I bought one second hand with no footstool before having DD1 and it was a lifesaver. DD1 developed reflux and colic and rocking her in the chair was a great soother. It meant less time pacing for us. Pestopenguin's baby is obviously a different case to ours!
Also, I had SPD both pregnancies and the chair was the easiest height for getting in and out of with hip pain. It was the only chair I COULD sit in during my second pregnancy when SPD was worse.
I do think the arms make actually nursing in these rockers a bit of a faff once you are through the newborn weeks (I struggle to get my nine week old into the right position this time as she is big), but it is still easier than a low sofa and you can get up with a sleeping baby in your arms because you don't need to lever yourself out of them.
Also, if you have stitches or any kind of postnatal discomfort, the first weeks are kind of the ones when you NEED this chair enough to justify its place in your house.
My older daughter still loves being rocked on my knee in this chair when she has had a bad day or hurt herself. Never underestimate the power of rocking a small child on your knee.
Final plus for us was that the chair is great for visiting grandparents with bad backs!

Housemum · 19/02/2012 12:32

I'll second the Poang chairs, used that for DDs 2 and 3. The other chairs look so much like nursery furniture that unless you are planning 3 or more children they will hardly be used. Our Ikea chair lives in the spare bedroom, would look fine in any room and the covers wash easily as we found out when next door's cat came in and threw up on it

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