Physiotherapist, Marika Scicluna, shares why she loves our Blissful Bond™ Boobie Pillow

By Marika Scicluna ~ Director Body Mind Wellness Physiocare

www.bmwphysio.com.au

There are many things I love about the Blissful Bond™ Boobie Pillow but the
one thing I love the most is its ergonomic design which supports the mother’s breast in the right position to promote good posture. This alleviates pressure from the neck, back and shoulders and will prevent neck, back and shoulder pain in breastfeeding mothers. This is especially important for women with medium to large sized breasts.


ERGONOMIC DESIGN/COMFORTABLE STRAP

I treat a lot of women who suffer with neck, back and shoulder pain as a result of breastfeeding. A large cause of the problem is poor posture during the process of breastfeeding but the Blissful Bond™ Boobie Pillow assists correct posture by lifting the breast. The comfortable strap which supports the breast by crossing over to the opposite shoulder distributes the load of the feeding breast more evenly across both shoulders and ensures that the breastfeeding mother can have more relaxation in her shoulders and neck to prevent neck, back and shoulder pain.


POSTURE

Often women with larger sized breasts have more round shouldered and naturally have poor posture due to the heaviness of the breasts, which is especially the case when the breasts are full of milk. However the Boobie Pillow’s design assists with the lift of the breast during feeding to ensure better shoulder and spinal alignment. This again supports less shoulder and neck stiffness and discomfort.
The other reasons why women can adopt poor posture with breast feeding is if they experience difficulty with latching the baby onto the breast and keeping the baby latched on to feed effectively.

ASSISTANCE WITH LATCH ON

Freeing up a hand whilst feeding women with larger breasts also tend to have difficulty with their baby latching on due to the heaviness of the breast. The support of the Blissful Bond™ Boobie Pillow under the breast, will lift the breast to assist the baby latching on. This will remove the need for the mother to lift the breast during feeding which will free up one of the mother’s hands whilst

breastfeeding. Once again this will also promote better shoulder and spinal
alignment during feeding.

 

REDUCED DOWNWARD DRAG ON BREASTS

The support provided by Blissful Bond™ Boobie Pillow not only assists with better latching of the baby to the breast and better posture for the feeding mother but also prevents damage to the mother’s nipples and breast tissue. Reduction in the downward drag on the breast while feeding reduces the likelihood of the weight of the breast pulling any of the breast from your baby’s mouth and unnecessary drag on the breast tissue and nipples. This overall is better for the mother’s breasts during and after breastfeeding.

 

BETTER FEEDING

The support of the Blissful Bond™ Boobie PIllow will also prevent the baby’s nose from being covered by a larger breast, enabling the baby to breathe and feed more comfortably and effectively.

MORE RELAXED MUMMA AND MORE RELAXED BUBBA

With extra support for baby latching on and prevention of covering baby’s nose during feeding the mother is more relaxed which will allow her to adopt better neck, back and shoulder posture. A more relaxed mother will also help:

  • support milk flow
  • supporting mother’s let down (Stress will inhibit the release of oxytocin. As a result, milk still flows to the milk ducts, but these ducts won't fully widen)
  • reduce cortisol levels in mother and baby and improve milk supply.


This will ensure more effective feeding for the baby.There are extensive benefits of the Blissful Bond™ Boobie Pillow for both the mother and baby. This product will most definitely support thousands of mothers to enjoy and be more successful with the precious gift of breastfeeding their babies.


BENEFITS FOR MOTHER:

  1. Better posture - supports neck, back and shoulder alignment
  2. Comfortable support for the mother
  3. Reduce downward drag on heavy breast to prevent damage to nipple
  4. Frees up one hand whilst feeding
  5. Allows for more relaxation during feeding to further support posture let down, milk supply, reduce cortisol levels and improve connection with the baby.


BENEFITS FOR BABY:

  1. Ease of latching on to nipple
  2. Better breathing, less likelihood of large breast covering baby’s nose
  3. Better milk flow, easier feeding
  4. A more relaxed mother means a more relaxed bubba!
  5. A thriving baby!
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