Breastfeeding Favorites

I never thought I would still be nursing Rose at 13 months. In my head I thought Rose would turn one and just magically adjust to whole milk and wean. As you can imagine this is not the case! Rose still nurses between 4 and 6 times a day. We offer her a straw sippy with whole milk a few times a day for it to be rejected and tossed over her shoulder. UGH!

After nursing all four of our babies at some point during their first year of life I have some favorite breastfeeding accessories I would like to share with you!

First being a basic black boob design shirt-- I would wear this under an open sweater a lot last fall or to bed. It doesn't even look like a nurse friendly shirt and it's so comfortable. DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE!

Though, I no longer need them now--during those first few weeks of nursing when your milk supply is adjusting to your babies needs nursing pads are a MUST my favorites were bamboobies. Unlike the disposable ones these are reusable. All you need to do is toss them in the washer machine.

Nursing cover- Rose was not a fan of  nursing covers, but luckily after a few months old I had some what of an idea when she would be hungry so she ate mostly at home. When we would use one it would be cover me poncho.

Nursing bra- I have bought so many nursing bras over the years-- cheap ones from Target and expensive ones from Nordstrom my favorite brands are-- cotton candy by cake, bravado! designs and for bed.

Sadly, Rose never took a pacifier though I did try a few. The one we had the most luck with was the natursutten. This brand specifically is supposed to be great for breastfed babies because of it's shape.

 I don't know when our breastfeeding journey will come to an end, but I am so thankful to have had this incredible bond with my daughter. It makes her being our last baby that much sweeter. Breastfeeding is hard. It has it's pros and cons like pretty much anything in life, but being able to provide immunities for her with three older brothers being in school is very important to us. I will forever cherish the countless hours I have spent rocking and nursing her at all hours of the day and night.