Our Breastfeeding / Bottle Feeding / Diaper Changing Cart

After our private childbirth education classes with our postpartum doula, she recommended we create a breastfeeding/pumping/diaper changing cart that we could roll around the house.

She recommended making one for our bedroom and one for the living room. However, we live in a bungalow or a rancher (what they call single-story houses out west) so we don’t have to navigate any stairs. I figured we can easily roll this from the bedroom to the living room in the first few months of life with the twins. I also decided that once the twins are sleeping in the nursery more, I can wheel this into the nursery beside our glider.

Here are the items I included:

Breastfeeding Items

• Nipple Cream
• Breast Pump
• Handsfree Breast Pump Bra
• Washable Breast Pads
• Hakaa
• Milk Booster Essential Oil Roller Bottle
• Burp Cloths
• Breastmilk Storage Bags

Diaper Changing Items

• Diapers
• Diaper Cream
• Wipes
• Tissues
• Change Pad

We ended up buying a joovy playard that we set up in the living room. It has a changing pad on top of it so we’ve moved all the diaper changing supplies to this area.

Baby Comfort Items

• Unscented Moisturizer
• Swaddles
• Vitamin D
• Probiotics (Fridge)
• Snotsucker
• Onesies

Mom Comfort Items

• Lip Balm
• Water Bottle
• Snacks
• Kobo eReader or Paper Books

For details and shopping links to the exact products that I’m using to stock our cart keep reading…

Breastfeeding Supplies

Nipple Cream: I purchased the Earth Mama organic nipple butter. I really liked the ingredients, and while I might want to make my own DIY version in the future, this was one product I figured was easier to buy now. It contains olive oil, beeswax, cocoa seed butter, shea butter, mango seed butter, and calendula flower extract.

Breast Pump: I actually have 2! Someone I met in Port Alberni gave me the most amazing gift basket of baby items and it included her Medela Freestyle pump. I started with this on the breastfeeding cart due to its smaller size but ended up storing it in the kitchen so I could easily put it in our diaper bag for travel.

We also bought a second pump after a twin dad shared that their breast pump died at the most inopportune time and his wife was in so much pain so he said if we could afford it, purchase a second pump just in case. Thankfully our benefit plan covered 80% up to $300 so I purchased the Medela Pump In Style and stored this in the cart.

Medela Freestyle Pump

Medela Pump In Style

Hands-Free Breast Pump Bra: I posted an IG story asking for everyone’s best recommendations for a hands-free pumping bra and I got several suggestions to grab the Medela Hands-Free Pumping Bra. So I grabbed a large and it fit perfectly. I also got a few recos to just cut holes in an old sports bra but none of mine fit anymore.

Medela Hands-Free Pumping Bra

Breastmilk Storage Bags: Basically Medela is getting all my money! I ordered a box of 100 bags and I received another box of 100 bags as a gift. I should be good for a while to create a great freezer store for our babes. I’m currently not making enough milk to store so I’m not sure if I’ll ever need these.

Washable Breast Pads: I ended up using these A LOT. I had thrush for 3 months so I was constantly applying cream to my nipples after each feeding and instead of getting my bras messy, I would just throw these in the wash consistently.

Hakaa: So while I’m going to attempt to tandem feed as much as possible or pump both breasts at the same time there may be times where I’m only breastfeeding one babe at a time. To ensure that I’m saving every ounce of milk I have a Hakaa that I can use to catch milk from the other boob! *Updated* I never ended up using this as I was barely making enough supply to feed our daughter. I actually only used this to unblock clogged milk ducts.

Milk Booster Essential Oil Roller Bottle: I cleaned out an empty 10ml roller bottle and made up my own essential oil blend that I will use to support my milk production. As always I only use dōTERRA essential oils due to their potency and purity. I chose Clary Sage, Basil, Fennel, and Geranium. Because I experienced so much trauma post-birth, I just wasn’t making enough milk supply. I tried everything from these essential oils to lactation cookies and smoothies. I ended up gifting this roller bottle to another new mama who had much more success with it than me.

If you’re interested in purchasing, click the links above and it will take you to a shopping cart for the products at retail prices. If you’d like to learn how you can purchase dōTERRA products at 25% off CLICK HERE to find out more about getting a wholesale account.

Burp Cloths: We received a ton of hand-me-downs and gifts off our registry so we have an ample supply of these! One of the brands we put on our registry was the Hudson cloths.

Diaper Supplies

Diapers: There are several ways you can get free diapers to start out. I applied for the Pampers, Huggies, and Hello Bello free diapers so we could try them all out and then order more once we figure out which ones we like. We also received baby shower gifts of Honest Diapers and Bamboo Natural so we have lots of different kinds to trial. Once those ran out we purchased the Hello Bello bundle but found they were not good for blow outs. We landed on Pampers Pure Protection and are still using them for the twins now.

Diaper Cream: Thankfully dōTERRA makes an amazing diaper cream. I started stocking up on this over the course of the year leading up to the twins birth so I wouldn’t have to worry about running out.

If you’re interested in purchasing click the images above and it will take you to a shopping cart for the products at retail prices. If you’d like to learn how you can purchase dōTERRA products at 25% off CLICK HERE to find out more about getting a wholesale account.

Wipes: Along with the free diapers we were sent a few different sample wipes to try out. I also bought a box of the Babyganics Baby Wipes after checking out their rating on the Think Dirty app. We keep getting the Pampers Pure wipes or the Huggies Natural Care wipes.

Tissues: A good ol’ box of Kleenex

Change Pad: We put the Kushies Organic Change Pad on our registry. It comes in a bunch of different colours but we have a thing for grey.

Onesies: I have onesies in the cart for easy changing in case of a blowout.

Baby Comfort Supplies

Unscented Moisturizer: Another dōTERRA fan favourite is the hand & body moisturizer or lotion.

If you’re interested in purchasing, click the images above and it will take you to a shopping cart for the products at retail prices. If you’d like to learn how you can purchase dōTERRA products at 25% off CLICK HERE to find out more about getting a wholesale account.

Swaddles: There are so many different swaddles that you can purchase. We found the most success with good ol muslin swaddles.

Liquid Vitamin D: I ordered the Genestra D-Mulsion through my Naturopath’s Fullscript Dispensary. Each drop contains 400 IU.

Pacifiers: I was hoping to avoid using a pacifier for as long as possible to minimize nipple confusion for breastfeeding. We received the Phillips Avent & Itzy Ritzy pacifiers. Our son Ryland was primarily bottle fed from the beginning and had a wicked witching hour so we use pacifiers with him for much success.

Snotsucker: We received the NoseFrida off of our registry but I’ve heard amazing things about the oogiebear brand as well.

Mom Comfort Supplies

Lip Balm: Another dōTERRA product that I love is the lip balm. I usually always have these on my order for myself or because I include them in welcome packages for new customers.

If you’re interested in purchasing click the images above and it will take you to a shopping cart for the products at retail prices. If you’d like to learn how you can purchase dōTERRA products at 25% off CLICK HERE to find out more about getting a wholesale account.Water Bottle

Water Bottle: I recently purchased a Yeti (Seafoam colour) tumbler and I love how cold it keeps my water.

Snacks: My go-to snacks are Kind, RX, and Vega Bars.

Kobo eReader or Paper Books: I still have my Kobo eReader from when I worked for the company with a ton of books still loaded on it, so I’ll be catching up on as many books as I can while breastfeeding. *Update* This never happened. It was easier to watch TV since both my hands were kinda full with twins.

Happy Cart Creating!