When Did Breast Pumps Get Chic?
17.04.2024 - 21:45
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tips—all apparently so effective it allowed them time to apply makeup and find good lighting.
I tried to picture these women crouched behind the door of their too-small bathroom, wincing in pain, so their visiting parents and mother-in-law were spared the image of their swollen nipples.
I couldn’t.Breastfeeding is, obviously, as old as humanity itself, but you might be surprised to learn that pumping isn’t such a new invention either.
According to , archaeologists in Greece unearthed one of the earliest milk-extracting devices on record: a fifth-century vessel that could be opened and closed with a finger to create a vacuum that drew out milk.
The electronic devices we know and use today have been around for about 30 years, the impact of which has been widespread: A 2006 survey found that also pump.That is surely higher today, considering the Affordable Care Act now requires health insurance to cover the cost of a breast pump.
Many of which have become, dare I say, chic? Those hospital-grade devices—the ones that make you feel like a dairy cow trying to make a monthly quota—still exist.
But new on the scene are an increasing number of wearable and manual options with sleek designs and even sleeker marketing.
They come in subtle dusty pink carrying cases alongside a variety of accessories, including a lactation massager that I first mistook for .Annabella Electric Breast PumpAnnabellaMon Lait Lactation MassagerMon LaitThere’s an empowered view to this: Breast pumps allow mothers the opportunity to leave the home for work, errands, or even just a sanity walk around the block.
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