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There is alot of good info here. Pull out whatever works for you and ignore the rest (including this post)!

I moved my glider in front of the tv for the first few months, as he would nurse for a long time and nursing in bed didn't work really work for us. Next kid, we're getting a DVR as the commercials at 2 a.m. were really annoying. I had a table next to the glider where I could put water, phone, tissue, paper and pen to write down times, something to eat with one hand (fruit salad and yogurt were great!), etc. I originally bought a gliding ottoman, but it gave my knees trouble and so switched to the medela nursing stool which was more comfortable (original ottoman would have worked if I had gotten the nursing stool part of it, but I thought I could save a little money and not get it).

Once the baby became too distracted by the tv, (I can't remember when - maybe 4 months?) the glider moved up to his room where it was quiet and dark.

I second the recommendation for a nursing class/breastfeeding support group - mine was great for the advice, but also as a first time mom I needed an excuse to get out of the house, a place to practice nursing in public (where no one cared what they saw!), and a chance to meet other moms going through the same thing I was.

Besides the baby, the glider, nursing stool and APNO (all purpose nipple ointment) were key to our successful nursing experience.

Congratulations on your pending arrival, and good luck with breastfeeding!