Customer Reviews

Double Blessings EZ-2-Nurse Twins Breastfeeding Pillow Mocha Brown Minky Dot

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I'm a new mother of twins & was wanting to nurse at the same time to keep them on the same schedule. This pillow's definitely roomy enough for them. However, I did not care for the side that was angled downwards towards the center (where mommy inserts & straps herself in for nursing). Reason being, is that, when feeding two at a time, which can be a bit challenging in itself, & they start to fall asleep, the angle downwards creates a slide affect, so their heads usually end up falling into the area where the mother's belly's slowly but surely shrinking back to pre-prego size. I've had to do a lot of repositioning, which can be cumbersome when there's two to make sure the other's not falling off while adjusting the other. I've also found that I've nodded off a few times, being sleep deprived, while nursing at all hours of the day & night, so I make sure I use the opposite side, which is flat, so as not to have worries of suffication while we all are napping together. Overall I truly like this pillow! It's highly recommended if you tend to have massive back pain from carrying around an extra 25+lb load in the front for several months. The cushion is definitely thick/high enough so there's no hunching involved (I can only speak for myself, being large-breasted, so the small-breasted women might have some hunching over issues). Also, to anyone who actually makes it through my review, if you are new parents (or single parent) of twins, I wish you all the luck in the breastfeeding world! I thought I was a human milk factory w/ my now 5y/o when he was a wee tot, but there's nothing to prepare you for multiples! Have faith in yourself, & never give up! I've even contemplated on painting black spots all over me & start mooing (that was my self-humour moment...)!

At first I was skeptical about this nursing pillow really working, but it does! Depending on where I'm sitting, I sometimes need to use a couple small pillows to put under the sides of it to support my babies, but it's MUCH MUCH better than the small Boppy pillows. It had a strong odor to it when it first was opened (mentioned in the paperwork it comes with), but as stated, it did go away after it was exposed to the air for a few days. I recommend it!

I have tried the Boppy and the My Brest Friend pillows and this one is my favorite! The Boppy is way too small and the My Brest Friend pillow is too thin and needs to be rotated when switching from side to side. This pillow is still a little low for me (I am 5'7), but works perfectly when used in combination with the arms of my rocking chair or with a couple of pillows on both sides.

I don't care for the angled side because I feel like my baby is sliding in between me and the pillow, but this is easily fixed by flipping the pillow over to the flat side. I love the soft fabric and have found the cover very easy to get on and off for cleaning. You do need to let the cover air dry which can be a little annoying to try to do between feedings. I don't really like using the back support piece so the only improvement I would suggest would be to widen the back strap and cover it with some padding because it can dig into your back if you use it without the support piece.

This is a great pillow and has made breastfeeding so much easier!