Infant feeding positioning cushion

Abstract

An infant feeding positioning cushion is designed to provide support to an infant during feeding. The infant feeding positioning cushion allows an infant to be placed on an infant feeding surface at a semi-upright angle in a prone position with the infant's head disposed to the side or in a side laying position. The infant feeding positioning cushion includes an upper surface, a lower section, and an inclinometer to determine if the infant feeding positioning cushion is disposed at a predetermined angle. The upper surface may include an inclined section that includes a recessed portion that is disposed beneath a plane of the upper surface and a raised portion that is disposed above the plane of the upper surface. The raised portion is configured to support the infant's head and the recessed portion is configured to support the infant's lower body.

1 . An infant feeding positioning cushion comprising:
 an upper section including an upper surface disposed on a plane;   a lower section including a lower surface; and   an inclinometer;   wherein the upper surface comprises an inclined section that includes a recessed portion that is disposed beneath the plane of the upper surface and a raised portion that is disposed above the plane of the upper surface, and   wherein the inclinometer is configured to determine if the infant feeding positioning cushion is disposed at a predetermined angle.   
     
     
         2 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined angle is between 20 and 28 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the inclined section of the upper surface slopes distally upward. 
     
     
         4 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 3 , wherein the inclined section slopes distally upward at an angle between 20 and 28 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the lower section slopes distally downward. 
     
     
         6 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the lower section slopes proximally downward around 10 degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , further comprising a bottle holder that is configured to receive and secure a bottle to the infant feeding positioning cushion. 
     
     
         8 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 7 , wherein the bottle holder is an elastic band that is coupled to a lateral edge of the infant feeding positioning cushion. 
     
     
         9 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the lower section is filled with microbeads. 
     
     
         10 . The infant feeding positioning cushion of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle disposed on a proximal end of the infant feeding positioning cushion. 
     
     
         11 . A cushion for feeding an infant, the cushion comprising:
 an upper surface comprising:
 a first section; 
 a second section; and 
 a third section, 
 wherein the second section is disposed between the first section and the third section with the first section and the third section disposed on the same plane, the second section comprising:
 a proximal section that slopes distally downward; 
 a central section that slopes distally upward; and 
 a distal section that slopes distally downward, 
 wherein the proximal section is disposed beneath the plane, the distal section is disposed above the plane, and the central section transitions from below the plane to above the plane; and 
 
   a lower section; and   an outer rim that couples the upper surface to the lower section.   
     
     
         12 . The cushion of  claim 11 , further comprising an inclinometer that is disposed on an upper surface of the outer rim,
 wherein the inclinometer is configured to determine if the infant feeding positioning cushion is disposed at a predetermined angle.   
     
     
         13 . The cushion of  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined angle is between 20 and 28 degrees. 
     
     
         14 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein the central section slopes distally upward at an angle between 20 and 28 degrees. 
     
     
         15 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein the proximal section slopes distally downward at an angle between 62 and 70 degrees. 
     
     
         16 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein the distal section slopes distally downward at an angle between 62 and 70 degrees. 
     
     
         17 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein a lower surface of the lower section slopes proximally downward around 10 degrees. 
     
     
         18 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein a lower surface of the lower section is not parallel with the plane of the upper surface.