Nursing Carts: The Hack Every Breastfeeding and Pumping Parent Needs
Learn about this make-your-life-easier, help-you-stay-organized hack for new parenthood.
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A nursing cart is a centralized spot to store and organize breastfeeding, pumping, diapering and other baby care supplies. While they’re often referred to as “nursing carts,” they’re not exclusively for nursing parents. They can serve many different purposes and are also called nursing stations, breastfeeding stations, pumping carts or even diaper stations or diaper carts. Think of a nursing cart as a customizable one-stop shop for all things related to feeding and caring for your little one (and yourself while doing it!).
You can make a nursing cart out of almost any type of utility cart, but you’ll want to look for one with several tiers for maximum storage capacity. And choosing one with wheels means it can easily move with you from room to room. (Tip: if you don’t have the space for the whole cart setup, a diaper caddy or basket can also get the job done).
And here’s the beauty of setting up a nursing cart: it can be as big—or as little—of a project as you’d like it to be. You can tailor it to work for your specific needs and we’ve gathered a few tips to help you cover all of the bases when setting up your own station.
Choose Your Nursing Cart
Do a quick search for “utility cart” and you’ll find a lot of options that will work as nursing carts across all different price points. Look for something with enough tiers to help you stay organized and ideally one with wheels for portability. They come in all kinds of materials, but metal is the most common (and durable).
Brightroom
3 Tier Metal Utility Cart
The Container Store
3-Tier Rolling Cart
Amazon
3-Tier Rolling Utility Cart
World Market
Farrah Storage Tower
SOLEJAZZ
3-Tier Slim MobileRolling Cart
How to Organize Your Nursing Cart
Now for the fun part—filling your cart with all of the essentials. The list below is just an organizational suggestion; you want a nursing cart that works for you and your life, so customize your cart’s contents and layout to reflect that.
Top Tier: Pumping and Nursing Supplies
If you’re planning to use your nursing cart mainly for nursing and pumping, use the top tier to organize these types of supplies. Here are a few specifics you might want to add.
Breast pump, tubing and power cord
Spare pump parts: flanges, valves, extra tubing
Milk collection bottles
Secondary pump, like a wearable pump, a manual pump or a suction pump like a Haakaa
Lactation massagers
Nursing pads (disposable and/or reusable)
Hand sanitizer
Small, cord-free night light
Middle Tier: Diapering and Baby Care
Here’s where to add all the things you may need for changing your baby’s diaper and for some basic baby care. Consider adding these items to the second tier of your nursing cart:
Diapers
Wipes
Diaper cream
Washable or wipeable changing pad
Burp cloths
Baby nail trimmer
Bottom Tier: Self-Care Supplies
One important person to remember when stocking your nursery cart: you! The bottom tier of your nursing cart is the perfect place to stash some self-care supplies, whether it’s a few snacks and a water bottle or extra hair ties (because how do those go missing so easily?).
Finally: Add Some Accessories
Want to really make your organization-loving heart skip a beat? You can take things one step further by adding bins, baskets or any other types of dividers or containers to each tier of your nursing cart to help keep everything in its place. Here are some worth a look—just remember to measure everything before you buy to be sure the bins fit.
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