Breast Pumps are to motherhood what birth control is to, well, not motherhood: liberating! Career mums rejoice.

• Give your baby the nutrition of breast feeding on the go, or while your baby's with a sitter.
• Some pumps  come with attaching baby bottles to cut down on time (and the amount of equipment you have to sterilize).
• Check out our guide for more info.

Nursing Pads can also get you back in the office sooner, because they'll keep nursing--and the embarrassing leaks that accompany it--off your mind.

• Choose between washable nursing pads  and disposable.  Washable may be less expensive in the long run, but disposable are convenient, and always ready.
• If you go the washable route, be sure they're completely dry before use (or risk running into yeast problems), and avoid fabric softener,  which impedes absorbency.

Nursing Pillows  can make feeding time more comfortable, which may be music to your ears if you've been having difficulties.

• Pillows not only help support the baby and prevent arm fatigue, they position your newborn for easier latch on.
• Choose from pillows that wrap around your waist,  your lap,  or just support your breast  (for hands-free feeding).
• Twins feeding pillows  are also available for mums who want to double up on efficiency.

Bottle Feeding may be better reserved for the later weeks of nursing to avoid nipple confusion. But if you're ready now, check out our Bottle Feeding guide. Meanwhile, you should know that:

• Your nipple options are many: silicone, latex, elongating, lifelike ; there's a lot out there to suit any need.
• Bottles  themselves can help a lot with the feeding process, some angled  to help you give it to the baby more comfortably, others preventing gas  in baby's tummy later.