2008-12-27T18:07:32-08:00 You can nurse without them but they make life so much easier it is well worth the investment! We have been making the Cozy pillow long before the other brand came out (Boppy) but ours won't compress and become useless like theirs! One of the big ones is a must with twins! 33 Nursing Aids-Nursing Pillows 23 published 2009-07-21T13:18:12-07:00