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Whether you want to spend $0, $20, or $100, here are some ideas to get you started no matter what your gift-giving budget
Books About Breastfeeding
- Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding (Ina May Gaskin)
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League, International)
- So That’s What They’re For (Janet Tamaro)
- The Breastfeeding Book (Martha and William Sears)
- The Nursing Mother’s Companion (Kathleen Huggins)
- Nursing Mother, Working Mother (Gale Pryor)
- Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws For Breastfeeding Mothers (Nancy Mohrbacher)
- The Food of Love: The Easier Way to Breastfeed Your Baby (Kate Evans)
Breastfeeding Wear (apparel and carriers)
- Nursing tank tops (Target and Walmart have affordable options; Motherhood Maternity‘s tanks are a little pricier)
- Nursingwear (we got recommendations for Motherwear, Milkface, Precious Image Creations, Expressiva, and Japanese Weekend Maternity)
- ErgoBaby Carrier
- Mei Tai
- Moby
- Ring Sling
- Nursing necklace (you can find beautiful nursing jewelry on Etsy)
- Nursing reminder bracelet (many readers use Milkbands)
Breastfeeding Props (things that may make you more comfortable while nursing)
- Breastfeeding State Law Cards
- Nursing pillow (My Brest Friend, Boppy)
- Reusable water bottle (and perhaps a Brita water filter)
- A comfortable footstool
- Sturdy bag or basket to carry things in from room to room while nursing
Nursing Distractions (to make those early days of 24/7 nursing easier)
- DVD’s
- Netflix subscription
- Books (on paper or on CD)
- Music (iTunes gift certificates are handy)
- Subscription to Mothering (or other magazines)
Creams, Pads, and Other Helps for Sore Breasts
- Nipple cream (Wildroot Botanicals, Lanolin, MotherLove)
- Reusable/cloth nipple pads (Sustainable Stitchery)
- Nursing mother’s tea (Milk Maid, Traditional Medicinals Mother’s Milk)
- Soothies gel pads
- Hot/Cold packs (Earth Mama Angel Baby’s Booby Tubes were recommended by one reader)
Gifts of Service and Time
- Frozen meals
- Fresh veggies, fruits, and other snacks (cut and ready to eat)
- Lactation cookies (recipe on Epicurious)
- Offer to babysit, answer breastfeeding questions, etc.
- Accompany her to a La Leche League or other breastfeeding readiness meeting (before and/or after baby arrives); you might also consider buying her a LLL membership if she enjoys it.
- Gift certificate for a housekeeper (or an offer to come clean for her)
- Phone numbers for local LLL leaders
- Gift certificate for post-partum doula
- Gift certificate for a foot massage
- Gift certificate for a photographer session, or an offer to take photos yourself
- Gift certificate for a session with a Lactation Consultant
What would you have wanted as a new nursing mother?
What have you given as a breastfeeding-themed gift in the past?
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