Boppy Bare Naked Pillow Review

This has to be one of the best inventions for first time breast-feeders!  It helps support the baby and get her at the right level so that mom can use both hands to get the rest of the activity squared away (which can be a real challenge at first!).  It is especially helpful for the 'football hold' which is how I fed my daughter for the first few weeks. 

After a while I found that the boppy was more of a nuisance to use while breastfeeding than as a helpful support, so now I use it to prop up my baby.  She can face forward on it (in a modified version of tummy time) or more often I lay her on it so her head is up off the ground and she has more to look at than just the ceiling.  It has come in very handy when she wants to play in her activity station because the hanging toys are a lot closer to her grasp than they are when she is just lying flat on the floor. 

You do have to purchase a slip cover for the boppy, which just ads to the cost, but is also a lot easier once it comes time to do laundry (which you do A LOT of!) There are a millions different slipcovers to choose from which makes it fun to customize for your own baby.