Breastfeeding Essentials: What You Actually Need

Skip the marketing. Here's what breastfeeding parents actually use.

Must-Haves

• Breast pump: Free through insurance. Spectra S1/S2 or Medela.
• Nursing pillow: Boppy or My Brest Friend.
• Nipple cream: Lansinoh or Earth Mama.
• Nursing bras: 3-4 comfortable ones.
• Haakaa: Catches letdown on the other side.

Nice to Have

Nursing pads (reusable or disposable), milk storage bags, nursing cover (if you want one).

Skip These

Expensive nursing shirts (regular button-downs work), complicated pumping bras, breast milk jewelry.