BREASTFEEDING ESSENTIALS?! I need to put together a downstairs diaper caddy and am going to include stuff for…

Most nipple creams are lanolin-based. For me, lanolin worked for the first few weeks but became less effective as time went on. So then I started using the First Years lanolin-free nipple butter and noticed I was needing less and less of it. The palmers cocoa butter nipple butter was a close second. I don’t think that one has lanolin either.

Lanolin

Hot / Cool Breast Pads

Disposable Nursing Pads

Nipple Shield

Medela Tender Care Hydrogel

Nipple cream, soothing pads, breast pads, no scented baby wipes I usually would wipe my boobs once a day because they tend to leak and be gross lol, maybe a nipple shield just Incase baby doesn’t latch good or your nipple crack.

Bottled water, snacks, extra breast pads.

Coconut oil (instead of lanolin, it works better for me, is much cheaper and comes in bulk, and can be eaten by me and used on baby so it's great), during the first 3 weeks I used the cold gel pads, breast pads, snacks, drinks, breast milk bags/bottles to easily store, charging station and device to watch during (set up my tablet), picture of baby if not present (looking at it helps stimulate a letdown and the release of more milk)