How to Use

How to use the Formi Footstool

It takes about three seconds to set up, and
there’s nothing to get wrong. Here’s how to get the most out of your Formi - from your first feed to the small things parents work out over time.

Sit. Place. Feed. That's it.

Find your spot - sofa, armchair or nursery chair.
Settle in and place Formi where it feels comfortable.
Rest your feet and adjust until it feels right.
Use the curved base for gentle movement, or keep it still.
That’s it — a simple setup for the feeding hours.

Find your spot - sofa, armchair or nursery chair.
Settle in and place Formi where it feels comfortable.
Rest your feet and adjust until it feels right.
Use the curved base for gentle movement, or keep it still.
That’s it — a simple setup for the feeding hours.

Parent-Approved Tips

Move it with you - light enough to carry between rooms with the baby still in your arms.
Works with most chairs - try it wherever you end up feeding most.
Just as good for cuddles and settling as it is for feeds.
Still earning its place at your desk long after - the early days end, the footstool doesn’t.
Most parents tell us the same thing: once you’ve used it, you won’t want
to feed without it.

Move it with you - light enough to carry between rooms with the baby still in your arms.
Works with most chairs - try it wherever you end up feeding most.
Just as good for cuddles and settling as it is for feeds.
Still earning its place at your desk long after - the early days end, the footstool doesn’t.
Most parents tell us the same thing: once you’ve used it, you won’t want
to feed without it.

Using the Formi Grip

Don’t have one yet? On smooth timber, tile or polished concrete, it’s worth it.

Peel off the sticker backing
Place the sticky side firmly onto the centre of the base of your footstool
Place the footstool on your slippery floor - now with added grip
Wipe clean as needed - no need to remove
Can be carefully peeled off if no longer required

Don’t have one yet? On smooth timber, tile or polished concrete, it’s worth it.

Peel off the sticker backing
Place the sticky side firmly onto the centre of the base of your footstool
Place the footstool on your slippery floor - now with added grip
Wipe clean as needed - no need to remove
Can be carefully peeled off if no longer required

1,800 hours.

Around 1,800 hours in the first year — a full-time job’s worth - almost all of it sitting, holding, settling. How you sit through hours like that matters more than anyone tells you.

Formi was made so that however you feed, you can settle into an easier position and stay there. Small thing. Big difference.

Around 1,800 hours in the first year — a full-time job’s worth - almost all of it sitting, holding, settling. How you sit through hours like that matters more than anyone tells you.

Formi was made so that however you feed, you can settle into an easier position and stay there. Small thing. Big difference.

"Formi lifts your feet and helps your whole body settle into an easier, more natural feeding position."

- Anna S

Best of design

"The products we designed for Formi are examples of the best of design. They come from a clear human need - to make the long, important work of feeding easier on the person doing it.

As designers, we were able to let the natural dignity of those hours go uninterrupted by the lazy design that's so often evident in the market.

The project was female-led, and every assumption was tested and refined. I'm very proud of what my team produced, and I like to think we've made the world a slightly better place through this work."

- Andrew Simpson, Vert Design

"The products we designed for Formi are examples of the best of design. They come from a clear human need - to make the long, important work of feeding easier on the person doing it.

As designers, we were able to let the natural dignity of those hours go uninterrupted by the lazy design that's so often evident in the market.

The project was female-led, and every assumption was tested and refined. I'm very proud of what my team produced, and I like to think we've made the world a slightly better place through this work."

- Andrew Simpson, Vert Design