I just wanted to thank you for the pillow design, the one thing after 6 months of bedrest i was not prepared for, was after a natural and cesarean births for my twins, was not being unable to hold them, pick them up or juggle two babies with no head control!~ I read all the books thought i was totally prepared and I wished so badly I had this pillow in the hospital, but I did get it a few weeks later, the pillow and slings I purchased made it possible for me to nurse my twins until 2 1/2!
~Thank you so much!~ this was one of the best purchases I have ever made!
~Tina, Luke, and Cade
Date: February 04, 2008
Dear Double Blessings,
Just wanted you to know that I have used your nursing pillow for over three months now, day and night, and I really don't know what I would do without it. Feeding the twins at the same time each time has helped coordinate their sleeping schedules and saves a lot of time.
Besides that, it is so sweet to see both their little faces while they nurse and to see them look and smile and "talk" to each other. The pillow is easy to use and durable--it even stands up to my three-year-old's attempts to play on it. This pillow is a great example of an invention that truly meets a need and has an irreplaceable function. Great product!
E.C., A Very Satisfied Customer in Tennessee
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Date: November 02, 2007
You & Your Company are an Inspiration & a Blessing To Babies and their Families/ Loved Ones". It is with joy that I FINALLY can tell you that Latoya & James gave birth to the twin girls last Wednesday morning about 4:00 am. Mother is doing well & Dad Has to call NASA (ASAP) for a ride back to earth on the space shuttle. I spoke to James last Saturday & able to take in the excitement & miracle of the birth. Since I have been designated as the official photographer of the twins (Kendell & Kaelyn), I'm sure I'll be sending Double Blessings a photo real soon. The Parents thank You and Love the website. I, again, thank you for the attention to detail: & the carrier arrived yesterday.
God Bless You Sandy & "Double Blessings"
Sincerely,
Bobby Christie
Proud Grandpa of Kendell & Kaelyn
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Date: July 13, 2007 9:04:28 AM MDT
To: twins.editor@businessword.com
Subject: "Breasts are for more than ogling"
Dear Ms. Alt, When I received my Twins Magazine e-letter on 6/21 and saw the article that someone claimed to have created a "better mousetrap" with a nursing pillow that really works for twins my first thought was - "I can't wait to read this article, there's no way what I used could have been improved upon". When Twins arrived in the mail I went right to the article and - surprise - they are the same ones I had used!! I had my boys 12/27/01 and the nurses were fascinated that I planned on nursing, especially tandem. They had never seen the twins nursing pillow (the first thing I packed in my hospital bag). I couldn't imagine any other way - tandem saves time! The thought of making and cleaning the tremendous amount of bottles it would take was overwhelming to say the least. It never occurred to me about the money savings by nursing until later, when I heard how much formula costs and is needed. I started off with the inflatable EZ-2-Nurse pillow and later added the foam one, I kept the foam one at home and the inflatable in my car (too many times I forgot to pack it and had quite the juggling/balancing act without it when visiting). Family and friends were amazed at the whole process and, 5-1/2 years later - still talk about my experience and the "huge" nursing pillows! I have recommended Double Blessings to many and will continue to do so - I am so thankful Sandy had her babies before me!
I forgot to mention that while nursing my boys, the EZ-2-Nurse pillow allowed for 'hands-free' nursing. I had my water, head-set phone, meals, TV clicker, paper, pens, thank-you notes, etc. all at easy reach on a TV tray - my guests were always amazed at the multi-tasking I could accomplish during nursing.
-- Kate (Mom of Michael and Steven 12/27/2001)
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The EZ-2-Nurse Pillow: A Testimonial
Accept no substitutes. I love the EZ-2-Nurse Twins Nursing Pillow; I got mine directly from Double Blessings. In fact I loved it so much I ended up getting three! I also have a Nurse-EZ pillow, but it was completely inadequate for twins after a couple months. I use it as a singleton pillow when I am doing just one baby.
Here's some random advice.
Mother's seating: I have two nursing stations, one with a the most amazing couch with a detachable back so their feet dangle out into open space (the fireplace :-) but at night I use a regular an armchair augmented with a collection of pillows from other chairs and couches. I can only nurse in an armchair if I have someone to hand me the second baby and take them away again, but that's my usual situation. On the couch you can do the documented thing of picking them up from the couch beside you.
The EZ-2-Nurse Twins pillow is longer than others, so you can use it without augumentation for longer. Once they're taller, though, I needed something to push my butt forward on the chair to make room for their feet. So I have three pillows behind my back now that they're so large! Pretty soon I'll fall off the chair. I found the back support that came with the EZ-2-Nurse is too short -- I like my back supported all the way up. I took the back pillow from the EZ-2-Nurse and the back pillow from the Nurse-EZ pillow and sewed them together to make them tall enough to be useful. Then added one more couch side cushion, and a very silly thing I constructed from one of those cat scratching posts that hangs from a doorknob. (Hey, whatever works!)
Sometimes I nurse on the floor against a wall, and I need the same collection of back pillows so their legs have space. Outdoors I've dispensed with the pillows thusly: sit on the ground with a narrow tree behind me. It worked great :-) On the floor or ground I need a cushion on each side to use as tail support on the pillow or the weight of the baby pulls them down uncomfortably.
When I visit other people and plan to nurse both babies together while there, I look for a regular armchair. They usually come in pairs, so I grab the seat cushion off the other one and put it on my chosen chair. This raises up the seat to approximately the same height as the arms. Once I sit on the cushions, it's usually the correct height to support the tails of the pillow. Sometimes I need additional cushions if they're squishier and so I sink in too much.
At various times I tried things like a thin pillow above or below the EZ-2 to raise up the whole platform, or a footrest (in the form of a phone book) to raise my knees. These little things may make all the difference in your comfort and their abilities.
By 14 mos, 27 and 30 lbs, it got to be a bit of a stretch; at the armchair we employed end tables as sidecars to hold up their butts which otherwise hung off the side of the pillow. For the couch we have some other pillows for the sidecars.
Baby positioning: I can use the pillow in a mostly hands-free fashion, but my default "rest position" is with heads held. If I'm trying to do something else like eat dinner, I can briefly adjust heads if needed.
I have a clear plastic cookbook holder I put my book in, so I can read. Then I take it out, turn the page, put it back in, and have another two pages worth of time to worry about babies if needed. It's really a great thing.
When they were little, I used a receiving blanket on the back of their heads to keep them from rolling off. Some blankets are stiffer or softer than others and it matters what you use. I had a collection of blankets I used to stuff in corners below the breast and a baby mouth and also behind their heads to keep them from rolling off. I found the softest blankets were best for crumpling, and the stiff ones for folding and making little wedges.
Waist straps: The pillow comes in two versions, foam and inflatable. I preferred the foam one which I got after they were about 3 months old, but they're different in size and it may be that the inflatable is better for newborns. Not having used the foam for newborns I can't say for sure. The foam version has the strap in the back so you can cinch it tight. For the inflatable we added some straps on the sides to cinch it in -- so that there were three straps going around the pillow to wrap the waist strap, the center strap having been included with the pillow. This was necessary after they got to about 12-15 lbs. Just any old thing will work, you just have to tie it around the pillow and waist strap.
Photos: I have a page of photos of nursing my twins at different ages. Not too keen about having links to them on the internet, so if interested please email me (yduj@cs.stanford.edu) for the link.
Judy Anderson, proud mom to Jocelyn & Perry
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"I just had to write to let you know that the "EZ-2-Nurse Twins" pillow is the one thing I can not live without! I know I would have never been able to breastfeed my girls without it. They were born 8 weeks early and it has been a struggle to get them to latch on and breastfeed, but now they are 4 months old and can breastfeed like champs! Thank you so much for this wonderful product. I think I really need to get the inflatable one, too, since it is almost impossible to breastfeed them without the pillow. Again, thanks so much for offering this great product!"
Colleen de Ramos, proud mother of Megan & Quinnie
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"My boy/girl twins were 5 weeks old when I finally discovered the "EZ-2-Nurse Twins" pillow. Up until that point, I was nursing on demand separately... what was I thinking?!?! This pillow literally saved my sanity and gave me the means to continue exclusively nursing my babies. They are now 6 months old and nursing so well - still exclusively! I'm thrilled and would never have accomplished this on my own due to severe pain associated with improper positioning and latch-on while attempting to use bed pillows. I recommend this product to every MOT I meet who is considering breastfeeding!
Thank you, thank you!"
Christi
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I want to say THANK YOU for the EZ-2-Nurse pillow. I breast fed my first two girls for 15 months each and I am determined to do the same for my twins, Matthew and Maggie.
After having successfully breastfed my first daughter, I knew that I would nurse these two new little blessings. With my older daughter I used the Boppy Pillow. For a single baby this might have worked, but I was doubtful for the twins. We received the EZ-2 Nurse Twins pillow as a gift when I was expecting. My girlfriend, was determined to find a product that would be just right.... and did she ever hit the target! It would have been difficult if not impossible to nurse both babies with out it!
I am attaching a picture of me nursing my twins together on the double blessings nursing pillow. My twins were 11 weeks early & had just come home from a 2 month NICU stay when this picture was taken. This was the first time I had been able to get them to latch on together, with the help of my husband (standing next to me) and the pillow!
