Did You Know the First Breast Pump Was Actually Patented in the 1800s?

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In just a few months I will finally be an aunt and I cannot even tell you how excited I am. With my youngest being 5 years old now, I am so ready for a new baby in our family. Plus I finally get to be a “cool” aunt who can spoil her nephew and then give him back to his parents!

Now when I had a baby I had no one around me to give me advice. Well recent advice I should say since so much had changed since there was a baby in our family. For example, my mother insisted that I put my son to sleep on his tummy and the new standard was to put babies to sleep on their backs.

One aspect of motherhood that I was completely clueless and left in the dark on was breastfeeding. Honestly I feel like there was so much pressure to breastfeed in the hospital that it was a little overwhelming. I tried in the hospital and even had a lactation consultant pop in but it was something I needed to figure it out on my own at home. I knew it was important to start breastfeeding right away though. So what does a new mom do when she is looking for information? I scoured the Internet for all I could about breast pumps. Did you know the first breast pump was patented in the 1800s? Then it was redesigned in the early 1900s!

I ended up buying a manual breast pump and that honestly worked the best for me. I did not like an electric one I tried and since my son never latched right, I knew I wanted to do what I could and pump milk for him. I strictly pumped for 3 months before I dried up.

Need a breast pump now or information on buying the right one for you? Diapers.com not only sells breast pumps but they have a whole bunch of information on knowing everything you would want to know about them! I love how the Internet now not only has valuable information but also makes shopping from home easy! If you still can’t decide which pump is the best for you, check out this best breast pump review.

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