Quick Tip: Pack a Nursing Basket

By Mandi Ehman • September 18, 2009

nursing-basket

As a side note, I call this my nursing basket, but this post is not meant to exclude bottle-feeding families. I don’t really know whether having a basket like this would be helpful for moms who formula feed because I don’t think it takes nearly as long or requires as many supplies as nursing does — at least for me — in the beginning. I’d love to hear from those of you who bottle feed, though, if this is something that would be useful for you as well!

Nursing a newborn can be quite a time commitment in the beginning as everyone gets adjusted and figures things out. Having a nursing basket stocked with all of the things I need — or might need — makes things a lot less stressful for all of us.

This time, my basket includes:

:: Diapers
:: Wipes
:: Lansinoh
:: Extra nursing pads
:: Nail clippers (for the baby)
:: Nail file (for me)
:: Extra burp cloths/receiving blankets
:: Magazines
:: A full water bottle
:: Tissues
:: A sling

However, you’re not limited to the list above when putting together a basket. Maybe you get the munchies while nursing and want to keep it stocked with a few healthy snacks as well. Or if you watch TV while nursing, it might become a good home for your TV remote for a time. The possibilities are endless, but the key is to put anything that you might need or want to have access to while nursing within arm’s reach!

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Mandi Ehman

Hi. My name is Mandi and I’m an organizing junkie. I’m also a wife, and Momma to four little girls (5, 3.5, 2 and a new baby!). I've worked at home since our oldest was a baby, and like a lot of other moms, my life is a constant balancing act of caring for my family and my home, meeting my obligations and finding time for hobbies in there somewhere. Oh, yeah, in the interest of full disclosure, I’m somewhat of a kitchen dunce and I only like to pretend that I’m crafty. Read more here!

7 Responses to “ Quick Tip: Pack a Nursing Basket ”

Lori Sep 18th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Great idea! I never thought of this per se. The chair where I always nursed my son had pockets in the side, so I guess those were my “baskets”!

I always had some hand cream and chapstick in there too….must haves for me!

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Steph @ Problem Solvin Mom Sep 18th, 2009 at 8:09 pm

Love it! I have most of those things stashed on my side table next to where I’ve been nursing most often these past 3 weeks…water, nursing pads, burp clothes, snacks, a book and some magazines, plus the remote and a note pad for things I think of while nursing!
Steph @ Problem Solvin Mom´s last blog ..A little sweetness

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washer Sep 20th, 2009 at 1:08 am

Good idea! I have now inspired by you.. definitely I too will have a Nursing Basket soon!!

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Shannan Sep 21st, 2009 at 1:46 am

I always had my cordless phone within reach too.

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Amanda Sep 22nd, 2009 at 11:57 pm

I have found doing this with my baby helps too. So many times in the early days I would sit down to feed her only to discover something I needed was out of arm’s reach.

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Lori Feb 16th, 2010 at 10:01 am

Ok, I’m getting everything ready since we have 6! weeks left and thought of this post. I’ve got magazines and a table already set up and came back to this post to see if there’s anything besides my staples that I was forgetting for the basket!!

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