https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:05:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1860328 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:07:20 +0000 ElbieKay 1860328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can post your suggestions on their Facebook page:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/hackthebreastpump/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/hackthebreastpump/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858496 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:02:29 +0000 HabesBabe 1858496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is amazing! I won't be able to benefit, but hopefully something better will be out by the time my daughter has to pump!</p> <p>@Pirouette: I know, right? Opening my PIS for the first time was SO WEIRD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858493 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:02:13 +0000 MamaChin 1858493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I wean this last baby I'm going to violently throw my pump away. Maybe go at it Office style too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858429 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:37:17 +0000 Pirouette 1858429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: yes yes yes!</p> <p>@blackbird: haha me too! i'm not in any way an engineer, and i have none of the qualifications, but i think about this all the time. like this couldn't possibly be the best way!</p> <p>I remember when i first got my pump and opened it, and I just stared at it and thought "WHY?!" I just couldn't believe how archaic and unworkable the whole process was.</p> <p>also, maybe they could get rid of that terrible sound so i don't have to listen to my DH mocking the pump sound every time i pump "whaa, whaa, whaa" :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858412 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:31:00 +0000 blackbird 1858412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I could go to this! I don't know how many times I've pondered the mechanical quirks of a breast pump and thought about the fortune I could make re-designing it lol. I hope they can get some great solutions! Sleek, discreet, quiet, compact.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858395 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:24:20 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1858395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also you should be able to wear it under a shirt and just drip the milk down to a bag or something. So I could sit at work or lay in bed and have it pump without being hooked up like a cow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858333 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:02:24 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1858333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so great! I really hope they can make some serious improvements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858312 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:56:54 +0000 JoJoGirl 1858312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: RIGHT? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1858267 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:35:46 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1858267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to be able to pump laying down!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857976 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:15:50 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1857976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I follow Nancy Holtzman and she's been talking about this a lot. So awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857971 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:14:32 +0000 nana87 1857971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So cool!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857969 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:13:42 +0000 CakeLady 1857969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This makes me SO happy! As someone who works in the innovation and experience design field, I can't believe how terrible even the best pumps are in terms of experience. Since I started pumping a few months ago, I feel like I have been ranting about the fact that the designers of breast pumps couldn't possibly have considered the experience of a pumping mom. It's about time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857954 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:04:46 +0000 LovelyPlum 1857954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Niiiiiiice! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857935 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:52:20 +0000 matador84 1857935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This needs to happen! Pumping is so inconvenient but people do it anyway. Amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857931 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:51:11 +0000 Boheme 1857931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857929 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:50:41 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1857929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome! Can't wait to see what they come up with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857899 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:26:44 +0000 Bluebonnet 1857899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is AWESOME!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857897 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:26:10 +0000 JoJoGirl 1857897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of the ideas people are suggesting are so cool - self-cleaning?! Can you imagine? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857893 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:21:42 +0000 avivoca 1857893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is pretty awesome! My personal pump is so loud and awkward, but the hospital grade pump,while quiet, is HUGE and a lovely shade of pea green. I look like I'm carrying vaccines or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857882 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:18:46 +0000 cmomma17 1857882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857873 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:11:35 +0000 Adira 1857873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;3 MIT! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857870 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:09:11 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1857870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-the-breast-pump-not-suck-hackathon#post-1857869 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:05:57 +0000 JoJoGirl 1857869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>THIS IS AWESOME. GO MIT!</p> <p><a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/blog/2014/09/10/mit-hosting-breast-pump-hackathon/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/blog/2014/09/10/mit-hosting-breast-pump-hackathon/</a></p> <p>"MIT says that maternal and neonatal health is a space that “lags behind others” in innovation, and they want to change that. Plus, breast pumping flat-out sucks. As MIT points out on its website:</p> <p>The motor is loud. There are too many parts. They are hard to clean. You can’t lay down and pump. There is no good space to pump. It’s hard to keep track of what you pump. Your colleagues think pumping is weird. People are skeeved out by breastmilk. People are embarrassed by breasts." </p>