Boppy Pillow and Slipcover - Outdoor Stripe

The boppy is ok, but a little too soft for breastfeeding. The brest friend pillow works better for me. However, the boppy is nice for lying baby on once in awhile. The outdoor stripe is cute but not very nice fabric.

I registered for a Boppy because I knew how popular they were from working in children's retail years ago. Even though I did not plan to breastfeed, I thought it would be convienant for late night bottle feeding. I did not recieve it for my shower, but while making last minute purchases, returns, and using gift cards I had to decide if I was going to purchase or pass on this item. I called my sister (who works with infants) to ask her opinion if I'd really get use from this and she recommended it. She said I could use it for other things and she was right.

I don't know what I would do without the Boppy. In the end, I hardly used it for feeding. I use it for head support when he is relaxing and used it for tummy time to help him learn to push up and get in the crawling position. Also, when was learning to sit, it made a good "cushion" to guide him. I use that pillow just about every day. It's ridiculously priced for a pillow, IMPO, but I *did* use it. It's...Read more

I have the boppy and the "my brest friend" pillow, and while the brest friend is better overall, the boppy is still totally worth having. The boppy doesn't provide any back support and doesn't have the firm, arm-supporting surface of the brest friend, but it is smaller and softer and therefore more versatile when experimenting with "unusual" breastfeeding positions. The boppy is best, for example, at keeping baby slightly upright in the football hold position to prevent reflux, which right now is important for me. Also, every woman is different--I can imagine there are some who would prefer the boppy to the brest friend. I say get both and experiment, like I did.