Many mothers encounter difficulties when trying to breastfeed their babies, and that’s mainly a consequence of the wrong position of the baby at the breast. This can cause an incorrect latch, which results in a poor feeding experience and sometimes in sore nipples for the mom.

A nursing pillow can help, because of two reasons:

• First of all, it helps the baby take the correct position relative to the nipple and to the breast itself
• Secondly, the pillow supports a part of the baby’s weight, so the mother can hold him with only one hand, while she can do other things with the other hand.

Some models of nursing pillows offer also backrest support for the mother, because of their special shape, designed to be worn around the waist. Therefore, these pillows could prove themselves really useful. They aren’t very expensive, so you can get one if you’re nursing and have troubles. They are also suitable to be offered as gifts to nursing moms.

The Dolphin mascot costume is probably one of the cutest I’ve seen in such a big size. I’m saying this because most kids are afraid of those big mascot guys when they see them in stores or on the street. My kids are surely scared and they start to cry when they spot such a monster approaching them.

Yet, yesterday we were shopping and there was this huge dolphin guy giving kids candies. I don’t remember what the action was for, but the dolphin was surrounded by a dozen toddlers: none of them seemed to be afraid. That’s when I realized that it’s possible to wear a huge costume and yet get well with children.