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Top 10 Breastfeeding Tips for Working Moms

Top 10 Breastfeeding Tips for Working Moms
By Lois Whittaker Owner, Cushie Pushie Company
marketing@cushiepushie.com http://www.cushiepushie.com/

Being a mom and breastfeeding is a very important job and hard work for both new and experienced moms. You are providing vital nutrients to your precious bundles of joy. Add in a full-time job, and it sometimes seems a bit overwhelming. As a fellow working mom and someone who breastfeed her two boys, you can be successful and here are ten breastfeeding tips for working moms to help:

1. Get lots of rest– You’ll be tempted to try to do too much as the overachiever you probably are.
2. Drink lots of water & eat right – Put a big sports bottle of water and ice at your desk and finish it by lunch then another by the time you leave work. Break away from your desk to eat a healthy lunch.
3. Schedule pumping time on your calendar – Make an appointment with your breast pump. If it’s not on your calendar people will think you are free and schedule you.
4. Network – Whether it be from a good friend, parenting website, breastfeeding group, or lactation consultant, if you need help ask. They can give tons of suggestions you’d never think of on your own.
5. Get Comfortable – Whether it’s while nursing your baby or pumping, you need to find spot where both you and your baby can be comfortable. Scout out a private location at work where you can pump. Put a sign on the door to keep others out, so you can pump without being interrupted if needed.
6. Ask about Flex Time and Alternative Work Schedules – If you don’t ask, your work will not offer it. Maybe you can go back to work part-time initially or work new hours that would better align with your babies’ feeding schedule. Ask about telecommuting if it’s available and would work for your job.
7. Try to Find A Daycare Close to Work – You could pop over quick “lunch” for baby.
   
8. Get the Right Tools – Don’t skimp on a breast pump. This will be a huge part of your life and you need one that is comfortable and can do the job. Buy a good one or rent one. Get a good nursing pillow, nursing bra and breast support pillow to help make your life easier.
9. Don’t Give Up - Stress from juggling work and family, can cause you to quit before you would like to. Don’t give up, you can do this!!!
10. Relax, be flexible, AND ENJOY – Make breastfeeding a personal experience and adapt as you need. What works for one may not work for another. Just find your nursing groove and relax because you are providing your baby a precious gift. Enjoy the experience of snuggling with your baby as you feed him.

Happy Breastfeeding!!!!

Apparel and Gift Items in Support of Breastfeeding

Just in time for the holidays, the Cushie Pushie Company is launching its new line of fun pro-breastfeeding apparel and gift items. The gift items are geared towards nursing moms and their babies.

The “Eat at Mom’s” and “I Eat at Mom’s” items highlight the more humorous benefits of breastfeeding. These include 24-hour access, no wait, all babies can eat, always served fresh, and premium milk on tap, along with the wonderful “tips” given of smiles, kisses, and hugs from a loving baby.

Available items include t-shirts, an organic cotton t-shirt, sweatshirts, onsies for baby, toddler tees, bibs, mouse pads, and tote bags. Theyare available in Infant (6 mos-2T), Toddler (6 mos-4T), Woman (small–2XL), Uni-Sex (small-4XL), Plus (16/18-32/34), and even Maternity sizes (small-2XL) Fulfillment is currently being provided by Café Press. Also available for the holidays are breastfeeding gift baskets for those breastfeeding moms on your list, including some of the merchandise above as well as the Cushie Pushie Breast Support pillow, the company’s signature product. Baskets can be customized to fit your unique needs.

About Cushie Pushie Company
The Cushie Pushie Company is headquartered in Lawrenceville, NJ. A working mother of two, Lois Whittaker is the owner of the company and inventor of the Cushie PushieTM. With a goal to make breastfeeding easier for new as well as experience moms, the Cushie Pushie Company aims to provide a quality product at a reasonable cost.

For more information, visit www.cushiepushie.com.
For additional press information, visit www.cushiepushie.com/press.htm.

Cushie Pushie Featured in Mama Speaks Holiday Gift Guide

The Cushie Pushie Breast Support Pillow is featured as part of the Mama Speaks Holiday Gift Guide. Check out the guide for lots of gift ideas for mommies.

It's also your chance to win some great prizes including a Baby Makes Three Tote (valued at $300). The tote contains a Postpartum Recovery Kit by Postpartum Recovery Kit by Earth Mama Angel Baby, a Dante Beatrix Baby Tote in Zebra, a I Make Milk. What's Your Superpower? Tee , a Gypsy Mama Water Wrap , and a Cushie Pushie Breast Support Pillow.

And the winner is...

The winner of the Cushie Pushie Breast Support Pillow at the Classy Mommy Cyber Shower is...Jbubolz-miller.

I was lucky enough The First Adventures of Incredible You from Custom Made for Kids!!!! I can't wait to go order it. :)

Check out all the winners and sponsors at http://www.happypandababy.com/blog/cyber-baby-shower.

The shower raised over $685 for Project Peanut Butter.

Classy Mommy Cyber Shower Games

Here's my entries into the shower games: (Go to http://www.classymommy.com/blog.php to join in the fun. There are over 46 prizes to win.)

GAME # 1

If you want your 1st pick of the prizes – let us know in your comment or blog party post how long the labor and delivery of your 1st baby took! The quickest labor and delivery will win!

My labor was really quick with #1. They started inducing me at 3:00pm with something to soften my cervix and I had a few minor contractions but went into actual labor around 3:00am when my water broke, started pushing around 3:50am and had ds#1 at 4:04Am so I guess labor was 1 hour and 4 minutes. Thank goodness for fast labor :). They orginially said oh, you won't delivery for another 12 hours or so. Opps, were they wrong. LOL! :) Actually ds#2 was about almost 2 hours but he was face down so he took a little longer to find his way out. I can't imagine you poor mommies that go through hours of labor.

Game # 2

If you want the 2nd pick of the prizes – Show us a picture of your Belly Bump –the "Best" Bump will win! You'll be posting this on your blog!

You are kidding right? No bump pictures here. ;)

Game # 3

If you want the 3rd pick of the prizes, Submit a photo of your Babies Nursery. The "Best" Nursery Photo will win. You'll be posting this on your blog too!
Here it is. Can you tell I love Pooh?

Game #4
If you want the 4th pick of the prizes, The Biggest Baby will win! This can be a comment with stats or a photo on your blog along with Stats.
Ds#2 was my bigger but he was only 8lb. 6 oz so now hulk here thank goodness. We was two weeks early so I could have had the winning bruiser if he was on time :).

Top 4 Prize choices:

• Little Stork $115.00 gift certificate
• The First Adventures of Incredible You
• Hanes gift basket
• Neat Solutions gift basket

Classy Mommy Cyber Shower Set for 11/9

Come join the celebration November 9th as Cushie Pushie participates in a Cyber Baby Shower for Collen at Classy Mommy and this time it’s a boy!

It's your chance to win a Cushie Pushie Breast Support Pillow in your choice of fabric.

Games will be hosted on the Classy Mommy blog. Enter to win prizes until 10pm cst Tuesday, November 13th. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 14th by 2pm cst.

Salma Hayek Receives Inaugural Cushie PushieTM Breastfeeding Gift Basket | Gift Basket Premiers at La Leche League of Northern CA and HI Conference

To celebrate the birth of her daughter Valentina, Salma Hayek received the initial Cushie Pushie^TM Breastfeeding Gift Basket as a baby gift earlier this month. On October 12, the gift basket premiered at the La Leche League (LLL) of Northern California and Hawaii Conference 2007 for health care professionals and breastfeeding moms. [Read more] [See the new Cushie Pushie Breastfeeding Gift Basket]

Cyber Baby Shower for Classy Mommy

Come join the celebration November 9th as we have a Cyber Baby Shower for Collen at Classy Mommy and it’s a boy! Cushie Pushie is joining in the fun by donating a door prize, a Cushie Pushie in the winner's choice of fabric, and has made a donation to the Project Peanut Butter in honor of Colleen.

Games will be hosted on the Classy Mommy blog. Enter to win prizes until 10pm cst Tuesday, November 13th. Winners will be announced here on Wednesday, November 14th by 2pm cst. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 14th by 2pm cst.

Visit Happy Panda for more information on the shower and how you can participate.

Cushie Pushie Breastfeeding E-Store

Check out the Cushie Pushie Breastfeeding E-Store powered by Amazon for your breastfeeding neccessities and accessories. You can visit the store at: http://www.cushiepushie.com/e-store.htm.

Some innovative items include:

• The Original Burp Catcher - the burp cloth that stops the spit up before it makes a mess!
• Booby Tubes - safe, gel-free breast pack designed especially to help ease the common discomforts experienced by nursing mamas.
• VIVA! Breastfeeding Pillow - 2007 iParenting Media Award Winner Best Products, Mom Invented

Look for the following Organic items:

• Organic Cotton Burp Cloths - 4 pack
• Organic Cotton Disposable Nursing Pads
• Organic Nursing Pillow

Cushie Pushie Participates in 5 Minutes for Mom Cyber Baby Shower

The Cushie Pushie Company was happy to be able to participate in the cyber shower for Janice and Susan of 5 Minutes for Mom. We sent the girls a Cushie Pushie for themselves and gave one away as part of the door prizes. Check out their post about the shower at: http://www.5minutesformom.com/2371/cyber-baby-shower/

The lucky winner of the Cushie Pushie was Alexia from MI!!!!

Flannel and Fleece Cushie Pushie Options Now Available

We've add six new fun, flannel and fleece fabric options to our line. Check them out in the Buy Online section.

New Fabrics Available

Flannel


Fleece

Helpful Links Added to Cushiepushie.com

Our new Helpful Links section offers links to breastfeeding resources, breastfeeding products, and parenting resources. Visit the Cushie Pushie's Helpful Links Section.

Get Your Cushie Pushie Online Today at the Special Introductory Price of $12.00

You can purchase your Cushie Pushie online at the introductory price of $12.00/each for a limited time by clicking here.

Cushie Pushie Featured in US1 Article

Kathleen McGinn Spring wrote a wonderful article highlighting the baby product niche market and highlighted the Cushie Pushie in her article.

When speaking of the Cushie Pushie, Kathleen states, "There are so many little nagging problems in life. No one thinks about them until they occur, and most just continue to be a minor annoyance. But some become the genesis of a new business. ...It's a good bet that many busy moms who try it will slap themselves on the head and say: 'Why didn't I think of that!'"

Other featured products include the Plush Pad by Ah Goo Baby, a nursery changing table on the road.

Click here to read the entire article.

PRESS RELEASE - Cushie Pushie Breast Support Pillow Launches for Breastfeeding Moms

Lawrenceville, NJ (August 8, 2007) – Lois Whittaker, entrepreneur and mother of two, announces the launch of her new product, the Cushie PushieTM. The Cushie Pushie is a pillow designed to help nursing mothers gain the correct breast position for optimal breastfeeding. The patent pending product is made for mothers by a mother. The Cushie Pushie is a cushiony pillow that pushes the breast upward in order to allow easy latching on by the nursing child, while maintaining correct positioning throughout the feeding. By keeping the breast pushed up, it also frees one hand from continually supporting the breast while nursing. It is a third hand for busy moms who are continually multi-tasking, even while nursing. This product is particular helpful for larger breasted moms or moms whose breast lack the elasticity they one had.

The product is made of 100% polyester fill. It is non-allergenic, does not clump, and is machine washable. The exterior surface is a soft, cotton material. The unique triangular shape allows the breast to be pushed up while allowing the arm to provide additional support to help keep it in place throughout the feeding.

“As a new mom, breastfeeding was very important to me, yet it seemed a constant battle to support and readjust my breast. I knew I could not be the only one with this problem and there had to be a better way. I wanted to make breastfeeding as easy as possible to encourage ontinued breastfeeding. With the support of my mommy friends, Cushie Pushie was born,” tates owner and inventor of the Cushie Pushie, Lois Whittaker.

Cushie Pushies come in a variety of fun, colorful designs. Whether the style is pastel and cutesy or bold and vibrant, there is a Cushie Pushie for any mom’s style.

About Cushie Pushie
The Cushie Pushie Company is headquartered in Lawrenceville, NJ. A working mother of two, Lois Whittaker is the owner of the company and inventor of Cushie PushieTM. With a goal to make breastfeeding easier for new as well as experience moms, the Cushie Pushie Company aims to provide a quality product for a reasonable cost. For more information, visit
http://www.cushiepushie.com/.

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