hi everyone in today's video i'm going to be unboxing this new massage bra this bra
is by lilu it is a massage bra it says the first hands-free pumping bra that helps you pump more
milk in less time so the premise behind this bra is the hands-on pumping we've talked about
this in some of our pumping videos if you actually massage the breast or chest manually while pumping
you're going to get better output and empty the tissue and the milk better
the premise behind this bra is that you don't have to use your hands to do that so if you're pumping
at work or you're just a busy parent on the run you could wear this pumping bra to help you empty
more and have that advantage of manual expression without actually having to use your hands
currently i'm not lactating nor have i yet so i'm not going to be able to show you how to use this
but i have asked my partner rachel to try it out for us so we're gonna have to bring you
that video in the near future all right so let's see what's in this box
so it's called the lilu massage bra
this came in a size medium i believe that when this was sent to me they did ask me my size so
if you order it you probably would have to figure out what size is going to work best for you
the box says that how it works while you pump custom engineered massage cushions inside the
bra fill with air to stimulate milk glands and make pumping sessions more productive
research from stanford shows breast massage increases milk output and helps maintain
milk supply in the long run so what's included in the box are massage cushions
rechargeable controller oh that's cool so the controller turns the massage
on and off and adjusts massage levels and it says that this lasts for up to two hours of pumping
and the hands-free bra with the pockets which hold the massage cushions is also included
all right so let's open this up i will not be using my teeth today
i told you guys last time that my dad was gonna have something to say about me using my teeth and
he did so bear with me while i open the tape or i'll use my pen
all right
so it comes in a really pretty green box
and some more tape so let's peel that off and see what's inside of here
okay so it looks like a booklet telling us how to get started but let's just dig in
here you can see the bra itself and bras gray i probably shouldn't have
worn a gray shirt because i was thinking of putting it on over this but it's a darker
gray so i think you'll be able to see it still all right so oh this thing's heavy
it's heavier than any bra i've seen so this is the bra itself and
it also comes with a cute little tote bag i guess to pack it away in when you're done
and stay positive it's a charger uh looks like mini usb charger so probably can plug
right into your computer especially if you're using this at work that could come in handy
and let's see this is cute it's good quality it's nice and sturdy material
this is the back it's really cute actually it kind of looks like a really fancy sports bra
you're gonna put the flanges through here and the bra is going to support your flanges against
you and has this nice clip in the back which is i don't know if you can see this there you go super
heavy duty clip um i like the way that feels it's nice and smooth i like these green straps
and it is also adjustable here so you can adjust
this to your comfort level
uh let's see let's see the straps are also adjustable so you're gonna adjust those to
your comfort level this is nice velcro too it's not like that icky velcro that
makes such a loud noise um it's like micro velcro if that's a thing and here is your
oh there's some snaps on the top of the bra
and this is the
oh i just turned it on by accident let's watch what it does it's filling up with air
this is what it sounds like not much louder than a typical breast pump
so the little pouches which are in here fill up with air
and massage and squeeze around the tissue
so i went ahead and took the air packs out of the bra itself and this is what they look like
inside i honestly think the size that i ordered is too large for me but
you can adjust the size of these inside the bra itself too
has three little snaps here on the side so you can unsnap that and put it on the
smaller snap or tighter snap to kind of like close this circle and make it fit better around you
um this is the motor that goes inside it's kind of heavy um it's supposed to sit in the
middle basically while these go around you and massage the milk out from the inside of the bra
you can oh and you can turn the suction up or down on top of this lever you don't even have
to take it out of the pocket you can just leave it in there and adjust it from from there so
let me get this thing on and try it out for you all
this is what the bra looks like in the back um i'm not sure if i have the wrong size
but i even adjusted these and it just doesn't quite fit me right
um the holes for where the flange is going to come out are right here so you're going
to use this in concurrence with pumping this is what it sounds like when you have it going
and that's the lower setting and then this is the higher setting
and those little balloons inside are filling up
just put quite a bit of backward pressure on your chest
oh it's a little uncomfortable um but i don't know that in the
lower setting it doesn't feel like it would have that effective of a massage
there it goes filling up the bubbles and then it releases
i'm going to turn that off so i don't know getting it on there is a little bit awkward
it feels a little bit bulky on um but maybe i have the wrong size and maybe
i'm just not doing it correctly so the company has offered to
speak with me and give me a little tutorial on how this works so today was just the unboxing and
kind of a first look at this and maybe once i get some instruction from them i will be
able to give you guys a more informative video on how this works and a better opinion on or a
more informed opinion on how well this works um it also may be helpful if i get a person who is
actually lactating like my partner rachel to try this out for us and see if it actually gives her
an increased milk output while pumping i can see if this does work out how it could be a nice
benefit for certain people i don't think that it's a tool that everyone needs i think it's a tool
that could be useful for example if if you have a baby in the nicu and you're pumping all the time
um if you're pumping at work and you need to do it a little quicker more effectively or
if you're an exclusively pumping parent where you are always pumping this may help you get
a little bit better output so it's definitely not for everyone i don't think that everyone who
is on their lactation journey needs this kind of bra or device inside their bra to help massage
but i can see where it has its place so
let's find out some more information about this and how it works and we'll get back to you if
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