One of the more expensive items you can buy for the nursery is a special nursing chair, which you use during night time feeds. These chairs can cost anywhere upwards or £100, but are they worth the cost?

The main reason you’d buy a nursing chair is comfort. You’ll be spending a lot of time feeding your baby in the first few weeks and months, and it makes sense to have a comfortable place to sit while doing so. This is especially true when breastfeeding, as shorter but more frequent feeds are more usual.

Some people opt for being propped up in bed with plenty of cushions, but this might not be the best idea for your long term health. You need to make sure that your tired head and neck are properly supported if you’re to avoid neckache and headaches, while those prone to back problems need to have good lumbar support which is unlikely to be found in a pillow. Your back will be under enough strain as it is when you have a young child, no need to make things worse!

There’s also another important point in favour of a nursing chair. Most of them feature runners underneath so that you can rock backwards and forwards with a smooth gliding movement. This can be very soothing for fractious babies, and help them to get back to sleep after a nighttime feed.

So is worth buying a nursing chair? If money is tight then there are probably more essential items to buy first, but if you can afford one then you’ll probably be glad you bought one, and the quality of most means that your chair will stay in perfect condition for years and more than one baby!

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