New federal rules mandate firmer construction, safer strap guidelines, and clearer warnings to ensure nursing pillows are used correctly. nursing pillows are a staple in their arsenal of must-haves for finding comfort during long, sometimes arduous, sessions. Nursing pillows wrap around a parent’s torso to provide the height needed to comfortably nurse a baby without extra strain on the neck, arm, or back muscles. Because many nursing sessions end with the baby fast asleep (and the parent utterly exhausted), these pillows have taken on double duty as a baby napping spot. However, parents should think twice about letting their babies sleep on these pillows. Nursing pillows should be designed and used for the infant feeding period. And babies should only be put to sleep on a firm, flat surface—like a crib or bassinet—without pillows or other products that could suffocate the infant. The priority of CPSC is to address the safety issues of these—and all—products, particularly when they put at risk the most vulnerable among us, our children By ensuring breastfeeding pillows are sufficiently firm, cannot conform to an infant’s face and parents are properly educated on using them, Dr. Karp believes that babies can be kept safe. “If you are using a nursing pillow as a baby lounger or to help your baby sleep, you need to immediately stop. But if you have a nursing pillow and you are using it as recommended—to help support your baby during breastfeeding while you’re awake and alert—it’s okay to keep using it,” adds
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