Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast responsive to a controller, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure.

A breastfeeding device adapted to fit over a natural breast is provided. The device includes a reservoir that stores a received liquid and has an inner surface and an outer surface. Additionally, the device includes an access opening that is formed in the outer surface of the reservoir and is adapted to receive an attachment. The inner surface of the reservoir is attached onto a surface of the natural breast emulating a contour thereof.

Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure. In one approach, the breast pump assembly includes a breast adapter and a receptacle configured to cup the breast adapter, and the breast adapter is removable from the receptacle.

Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure.

The breast shield with suckling motion one-way valve of the present invention is a breast shield for use with a breast pump wherein the breast shield has a one-way valve configured to mimic the suckling action/motion of a nursing infant which can optionally be located beneath a plurality of holes to drain expressed milk. The breast shield of the present invention is used to improve the breast pumping experience, it can be used from any body position from sitting upright to laying fully recumbent, and it reduces or eliminates back flow of expressed milk.

The breast shield with suckling motion one-way valve of the present invention is a breast shield for use with a breast pump wherein the breast shield has a one-way valve configured to mimic the suckling action/motion of a nursing infant which can optionally be located beneath a plurality of holes to drain expressed milk. The breast shield of the present invention is used to improve the breast pumping experience, it can be used from any body position from sitting upright to laying fully recumbent, and it reduces or eliminates back flow of expressed milk.

A breastfeeding supporting system and a corresponding method are disclosed, the breastfeeding supporting system (1) comprising a nipple shield (10) adapted to be positioned at least partly over the areola and nipple of a breast of a breastfeeding woman, a capacitive pressure sensing unit (20) for sensing a capacity of at least part of a surface of the nipple shield, a processing unit (40) adapted to process the sensed surface capacity to derive at least one parameter of an infant interacting with the nipple of the breastfeeding woman. The breastfeeding supporting system and corresponding method eliminate at least some concerns related to breastfeeding.

A breastfeeding supporting system and a corresponding method are disclosed, the breastfeeding supporting system (1) comprising a nipple shield (10) adapted to be positioned at least partly over the areola and nipple of a breast of a breastfeeding woman, a capacitive pressure sensing unit (20) for sensing a capacity of at least part of a surface of the nipple shield, a processing unit (40) adapted to process the sensed surface capacity to derive at least one parameter of an infant interacting with the nipple of the breastfeeding woman. The breastfeeding supporting system and corresponding method eliminate at least some concerns related to breastfeeding.

Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure.

A nipple cushion formed as part of an insert for a breast-receiving funnel-shaped membrane of a breast pump. The nipple cushion may include an adhesive to form a temporary bond to any type of a breast pump cushion. Such a nipple cushion of the present invention absorbs any friction created by the movement between the breast pump and the user's breast, with the aid of the material that constitutes the nipple cushion.