DIY Nursing Pillow Cover

I got a Boppy nursing pillow when Rebecca was born.  I had always intended to make a cover for it...but didn't.  She very rarely spit up, so it wasn't a big deal...but it did get the ocassional milk dribble on it and after 18 months of breast feeding, the pillow didn't look pretty.  Sorry...not photo of the yucky pillow.

Besides being great for breastfeeding, these pillows are also great for helping older siblings hold the new baby.

For cute photo ops...

For making tummy time more bearable for baby...

And for when they're starting to sit up, it can provide cushioning for when they fall over.

 

(He's changed a lot in 6 months, huh?)

I had originally planned on making up a pattern that I could share with you...and then I realized there was probably someone out on the internet who had already done it, and sure enough there was.  I used the pattern from Kelsey at Vanilla Joy.  


These were so easy that instead of just making the one, I'd planned on, I made two for us...

...plus a girly one for Katie's new sister.  (Her birthmom has a baby girl a month older than Anson.)

The pattern is great.  I just had one additional tip.  The main thing I did differently was that I sewed a deeper inside seam.  I wanted the cover to really hug the inside curve, so I could tuck the pillow into my tummy as close as possible for more support for Anson while breast feeding.

I've also included a picture of the zipper part for additional illustration.  My zipper was slightly longer than the directions called for, but I already had it on hand.  If you have this problem. you can just sew a little through the zipper, being careful not to break the needle on your machine and it will work just fine.

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