Nursing & Maternity

Nursing and Maternity Supplies

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Nursing and Maternity Supplies

Maternity care (like pre-natal vitamins), breast pumps, and nursing pads are three of the top items that are likely on your must-have list for maternity and nursing essentials. The problem is finding the right products. This guide will help you determine which nursing and maternity care products make the most sense to you.

Maternity Care and Nutrition
Start your maternity experience off in the right direction, beginning with a quality prenatal vitamin. It's best to get all the vitamins that you need from your diet. Yet, when you're carrying a developing baby, you need an extra boost that a quality prenatal vitamin can deliver.

Prenatal vitamins do more than keep your body healthy. They also deliver the vitamins and minerals your growing baby needs to ensure your baby's health as well.

A high-quality prenatal vitamin can help supplement a healthy diet rich in folic acid to deliver the nutrients you and your growing baby need. It can also help prevent congenital disabilities like neural tube defects that can cause things like spina bifida. Neural tube defects affect 3,000 pregnancies every year.

If you are expecting a baby, talk to your doctor before taking any medications or dietary supplements, including vitamins.

Efficient Breast Pumps
If you have decided to feed your infant breast milk, consider a quality breast pump to help. For many women, the milk supply comes in between two and five days after birth. You'll feed your baby colostrum during the initial days, which is a thicker, richer milk packed with nutrients and antibodies. After that, your regular milk supply comes in, and a breast pump can help in several ways, such as the following.

  • Save excess milk between feedings.
  • Preserve your milk supply if your newborn is being cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit
  • Encourage increased production when natural milk supply is low
Tip: If you experience a low breast milk supply, speak with your doctor or a qualified lactation consultant.

Types of Breast Pumps There are three types of breast pumps: electric and manual.
  • Manual breast pumps are an excellent option for on-the-go when you're away from a power supply.
  • Electric breast pumps come with adjustable settings to help control the power of the suction for your comfort.
  • A double electric breast pump allows you to pump both breasts at one time.
Tip: Breast milk stays good in the refrigerator for up to four days and the freezer for 12 months.

So don't waste a drop with an efficient breast pump by your side.

Control Leaks with Nursing Pads Prepare yourself for when your milk supply comes in. Leaks happen, and, thankfully, nursing pads are just the thing to help. Nursing pads come in disposable and reusable varieties. Disposable nursing pads are the perfect solution anytime, anywhere — on the go or at home. Slide a couple in your purse, diaper bag, or breast pump bag to keep leaks under control.

Whether you or a loved one is new to motherhood, having the right maternity and nursing essentials available at your fingertips makes a difference.