My Brest Friend Light Green Deluxe Pillow
by Zenoff Products
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Baby Products Reviews of My Brest Friend Light Green Deluxe Pillow
Customer Review: So far...
Summary: 3 Stars
I haven't actually used this product with my baby yet (3 more weeks until her due date!) but I wanted to write what I have noticed so far.
The pillow says to wash the cover before using it with your baby, so I did (even though I was leary about getting the cover back *on* once I had it off--and I was right!) Be warned that the cover is not the easiest to put back on!!!
To finally get the cover back on, I had to start with the larger end, and work my way around to the skinny end. It took me awhile and was somewhat of a hassle, but I finally managed to wrestle the cover back onto the pillow, lol. It was frustrating, though.
In spite of that, I'm still looking forward to using this product when my baby gets here!
Customer Review: Definitely my BREST friend!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My DS is now almost 6 months old and I can tell you, I could not live without this thing the first 4 months of his life!! I took it everywhere - to my parents', my in-laws, I even took it to friends' homes if I was visiting. It puts the baby in the perfect position and is very comfortable to wear. It is adjustable, so from the moment I brought DS home to 4 months later when my body had gotten progressively smaller, the fit was never a problem.
It has a small pouch pocket in the front, in which I kept a small tube of nipple cream and a small washcloth for dribbles. Once DS got bigger, he started to outgrow it (weight-wise), but even now I still use it for night feedings. He falls asleep on and if I didn't move around so much, he would sleep there all night long!
The cover is removable and can be washed, which it does fine, as long as you make sure the velcro doesn't get caught on any other laundry and tear stitching or something else. I suggest washing it on its own.
It is a bit more cumbersome than the Boppy since you really need to clasp it together for it to stay in position. When you have a hungry baby, sometimes that short amount of time to do the clasp can seem like an eternity! But that is a small inconvenience. I actually have one of each - the Boppy for one room and the MBF for the nursery.
I highly recommend this anyway. I love it!!
Customer Review: 10X Better than Boppy, easy to clean, use it standing up!
Summary: 5 Stars
The removable cover (zipper) makes this easy to clean (just make sure the velcro is stuck to itself when you wash it or it will stick to all your nice socks.)
My wife tried a boppy for the first month then got this, which she used continually for the next year. She has used it for all 3 of our children. The Boppy my sister loaned us was pretty flat after she used it for only one child.
You can even use it standing up or when you move around since the strap goes around your back. The strap also provides back & lumbar support. The pocket is a nice touch (you put your Lansinoh, cell phone, baby nail clippers, etc in it) The only possible downside is it isn't that easy to put on with one hand (for example, if you are already cradling the baby)
If you're price sensitive look around, there are often significant discounts for older colors.
If you've found this review helpful, please let me know!
Customer Review: Never Falls Off!
Summary: 5 Stars
My Bradley instructor suggested this breastfeeding pillow and I have to say it was perfect for me. It stayed in the correct position throughout the feedings and was easily adjusted to different levels on my body as he grew in size and needed to be positioned differently. Those middle of the night feedings were so much easier because of all the support it provided me while I sat up in bed. I bought an extra cover so when he had big spit ups I could have one in the wash while using the other, that worked out great and the covers, I had the soft ones, handled being washed in the machine just fine. They came out looking new. I also had a Boppy, but only found it useful for tummy time for our son. It was an awful feeding pillow in my opinion. Customer Review: Nice concept but some design flaws
Summary: 3 Stars
I asked and received this as an item from my baby registry. My newborn is now just over 2 weeks old and while I'm able to use the pillow and it's working OK, there are some major design flaws with it.
1)For a postpartum belly this has to be on one of the more open settings. This means the back support becomes more of a left arm support and is not as secure. All the models on the website for this product show very thin and trim (ie not recently pregnant) people so I don't know quite what they were thinking here.
2) The strip of Velcro that is used to adjust the pillow is right up against either your clothes or skin and it's the "hook" side (ie the scratchy/rough side). I have to throw a cloth diaper over it to keep from irritating my skin and snagging my clothes.
3)This works much, much better for the left side than the right. The right side has the closure and Velcro adjuster on it and thereby missing needed support on that side. Especially when using this on a more open setting (for a larger waist in general or postpartum) there is no right arm support. I have to twist the pillow to the right to get enough support to feed on the right side and this is somewhat awkward and not as comfortable as it should be.