Feeding Pillow, Cocoon

This is the budget end of the nursing pillow category, sitting well below the Boppy, Dreamgenii and My Brest Friend already listed. It's a simple bean-filled cushion with a bamboo-cotton cover — no adjustable components, no waist strap, just a soft, mouldable pillow that supports baby during feeds and can double as general positioning support for tummy time or propped sitting once baby is a little older.

Against the more structured options in this category, the trade-off is obvious: bean filling moulds around baby rather than holding a fixed shape, so it offers less consistent positioning support than My Brest Friend's rigid wrap-around design or the Boppy's shaped ring, and it doesn't tie around the parent's waist for hands-free stability. What it does offer is a genuinely low price point and full machine washability at 40°C, which some of the pricier pillows in this category don't manage as easily.

For parents on a tighter budget, or wanting a lightweight second pillow for a car or grandparents' house rather than the primary one, this is a sensible, no-frills pick — just don't expect the structured support of the pricier options here, and always supervise use since it's not designed as a sleep aid.