SYSTEM FOR A PORTABLE HANDS-FREE BREAST PUMP AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

A portable, hands-free and user friendly breast pump for facilitating breast - feeding, incorporates a dome-shaped housing having a servomotor mechanism; a hat-shaped flange having a chamber portion, a brim portion and an outlet, th e chamber portion being formed so as to be placed over a nipple on a breast so as to define a chamber between the flange and the breast, and the brim porti on being formed to surround the nipple and thereby form a suction seal therebetween; and a one-way venting element formed to operatively communicat e with the chamber so as to vent pumped milk from the chamber via the outlet. The housing, the flange and the venting element are connected into an integr al device held against the breast and underneath clothing so as to keep the integral device hidden. Breast milk is collected via a plastic collection ba g that connects directly with the pump underneath clothing such that the milk is isolated from any contaminants in the air and may be easily stored immediate ly after being collected.