Breastfeeding device

1. A breastfeeding device comprising:

a suction assembly, a pump assembly, a pacifier, an upper tubing and a lower tubing;

wherein the breastfeeding device is adapted to allow the mother to pump breast milk from a breast using the pump assembly and the suction assembly attached to the breast;

wherein unused the breast milk is drained from the upper tubing, and collected within a reservoir;

wherein the reservoir is detachably coupled with the pump assembly;

wherein the breastfeeding device is adapted to allow the baby to consume the breast milk by sucking it through the pacifier;

wherein the suction assembly comprises a cup and a cover;

wherein the cup is a cone-shaped element which is adapted to cover a mother's nipple;

wherein the cup is adapted to be held against the breast by suction generated by the pump assembly;

wherein the suction is conveyed to the cup by the upper tubing;

wherein a narrow end of the cup terminates with a hose opening;

wherein the upper tubing attaches to the hose opening;

wherein an inside diameter of the hose opening matches the dimension of an outside diameter of the upper tubing;

wherein the narrow end of the cup comprises a retention ridge around the outside of the narrow end;

wherein the retention ridge is used to hold the cover in place.

2. The breastfeeding device according to claim 1

wherein the cover is a dome-shaped element that protects the cup and the upper tubing;

wherein the cover is adapted to provide a more natural contour for clothing of the mother, making it less obvious that the breastfeeding device is in use;

wherein the cover comprises a cup receptacle at the center of a convex side of the cover;

wherein the cup receptacle is tubular and projects directly towards the breast.

3. The breastfeeding device according to claim 2

wherein the cup receptacle comprises a cup opening, a snap groove, and a first tubing notch;

wherein the cup opening is an open end of the cup receptacle into which the narrow end of the cup slides;

wherein the diameter of the cup opening matches the diameter of the narrow end of the cup, excluding the retention ridge;

wherein the snap groove is a groove around inside of the cup receptacle;

wherein the diameter of the snap groove is larger than the diameter of the cup opening;

wherein the diameter of the snap groove matches the diameter of the retention ridge;

wherein when the cover is pressed onto the cup, the narrow end of the cup slides into the cup opening of the cup receptacle and the snap groove interlocks with the retention ridge on the cup to hold the cover in place;

wherein the first tubing notch allows the upper tubing to pass from the narrow end of the cup and out from under the cup receptacle without interfering with the fit of the cover on the cup.

4. The breastfeeding device according to claim 3

wherein an outer rim of the cover is adapted to rest upon the breast;

wherein the cover comprises a second tubing notch at the outer rim of the cover;

wherein the second tubing notch is at least as large as the outside diameter of the upper tubing to allow the upper tubing to pass from a concave side of the cover to the convex side of the cover.

5. The breastfeeding device according to claim 4

wherein the pump assembly comprises a pump, a pump handle, the reservoir, a suction line, a shutoff valve, an intake connection and an output connection;

wherein the pump assembly creates suction that starts the flow of the breast milk from the mother's nipple, through the cup, through the upper tubing, and into the pump;

wherein to create suction, the pump handle is moved up and down repeatedly.

6. The breastfeeding device according to claim 5

wherein if the shutoff valve is in an open position, the breast milk is sucked out via the suction line;

wherein the breast milk flows through the lower tubing to the pacifier;

wherein when the shutoff valve is in a closed position, the upper tubing and the pacifier can be disconnected from the breastfeeding device without loss of the breast milk;

wherein the upper tubing connects to the reservoir via the intake connection;

wherein the lower tubing connects to the reservoir via the output connection.

7. The breastfeeding device according to claim 6

wherein the pacifier comprises a nipple, a guard and a pacifier hose connection;

wherein the pacifier is made from a pliable material;

wherein the pacifier is adapted to be sucked on by the baby even when not feeding;

wherein the pacifier is adapted to deliver the breast milk to the baby.

8. The breastfeeding device according to claim 7

wherein the pacifier is made from silicone.

9. The breastfeeding device according to claim 6

wherein the lower tubing connects to the pacifier via the pacifier hose connection;

wherein the breast milk is configured to flow into the pacifier from the lower tubing, and continues to flow through the pacifier until it reaches the nipple of the pacifier;

wherein one or more holes in the nipple are adapted to allow the baby to suck the breast milk out of the pacifier;

wherein the guard prevents the baby from swallowing the pacifier.

10. The breastfeeding device according to claim 9

wherein the upper tubing is a flexible tube;

wherein one end of the upper tubing connects to the hose opening of the cup;

wherein the other end of the upper tubing connects to the intake connection of the pump;

wherein the upper tubing transfers the breast milk from the cup to the pump.

11. The breastfeeding device according to claim 10

wherein one end of the upper tubing is pre-formed into a hook shape to facilitate connection to the cup and to facilitate placement of the upper tubing under the cover;

wherein the hook shape is a bend of 90 degrees or more starting within 20 mm of the end of the upper tubing that attaches to the cup;

wherein the hook shape allows the upper tubing to change direction immediately upon exiting the cup and to follow the contour of the cup so that the upper tubing stays against the breast.

12. The breastfeeding device according to claim 10

wherein the lower tubing is a flexible tube;

wherein one end of the lower tubing connects to the output connection of the pump;

wherein the other end of the lower tubing connects to the pacifier hose connection of the pacifier;

wherein the lower tubing transfers the breast milk to the pacifier.

13. The breastfeeding device according to claim 12

wherein the breastfeeding device further comprises a breastfeeding garment;

wherein the breastfeeding garment is adapted to form fit over both of the breasts of the mother;

wherein the breastfeeding garment provides two access holes directly over both of the mother's nipples.

14. The breastfeeding device according to claim 13

wherein the breastfeeding garment partially covers the cup to help hold the cup in place.

15. The breastfeeding device according to claim 13

wherein the breastfeeding garment is a bra with the two access holes.