 | The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition by Kathleen Huggins
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.94 This book has been my bible for nursing. Recommended to me by our boys' pediatrician, it has really saved the day with some good advice on treatment for plugged ducts.
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 | Lansinoh Brand Lanolin Topical Treatment - 2 oz
Buy new: $6.86 Absolutely REQUIRED for the first 4-6 weeks of nursing. Can you say bloody? Raw? OUCH! It's rough going those first few weeks, but it does get better. Applying this stuff (totally safe for babies to ingest) helps ease the pain. Also, definitely apply it before showering - otherwise showers can hurt!!
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 | Lansinoh 20265 Disposable Nursing Pads, 60-pack
Buy new: $14.75 Good nursing pads. You put them in your bra and they absorb leakage so it doesn't leak through to your shirt (I provide this info, because I didn't know what they were until I was a mom!).
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 | Twins Feeding Pillow, Soft Denim
Buy new: $53.00 This is *the* nursing pillow for nursing twins. I have had days when I hated it (especially the early days when the babies were so small that we had to use about 10 receiving blankets to prop them up to reach the breast), but it does a better job than anything else on the market.
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 | Gilligan & O'Malley® Women's Full Sling Nursing Tank - Ebony M
Buy new: $16.99 These were cheap and really did the trick in the early days when the twins were eating ALL the time. I bought a Medium before the babies were born, and it was far too small once my milk came in. I ended up using XL for the first couple of months and then eventually L once my milk production leveled off.
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 | Bravado Seamless Nursing Bra
Buy new: $43.99 - $49.00 Good, though expensive nursing bras. I'm still using them. They've held up well.
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 | Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags
Buy new: $6.74 These are good for sterilizing anything relating to the breast pump situation. It's especially hard to clean the tubes, so these bags are a God send. You just pop the tubes (or any other accessory) into the bag, add water and microwave. Each bag is reusable for a total of 20 uses.
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 | Medela Pump in Style and New Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump Tubing - Pack of 2
Buy new: $9.90 If you inherit a pump in style, you will need to buy new tubes.
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 | Medela Valve & Membrane Kit for Pump In Style Pumps
Buy new: $6.75 You may need to order these if, say, you drop one of these pesky little membranes down the drain while washing the valves and membranes....
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