Whittlestone Background

The Whittlestone story began in 1967 when Dr. Walter Whittlestone, a noted scientist and lactation physiologist from New Zealand, recognized a need for a comfortable and painless alternative to "suction-style" breast pumps. He developed an entirely new device called an "Expresser" which used a gentle massaging action to more naturally express milk from the breast. The Expresser's revolutionary breast cups incorporated ultra-soft liners that gently and rhythmically massaged the breast to stimulate milk flow. In 1998, a U.S.-based research group brought the expressers to America for examination by selected lactation consultants and biomedical engineers. The expressers were judged to be vastly superior to any "suction-style" breast pump currently available. Dr. Whittlestone's original design has been re-engineered in the U.S. to satisfy and surpass the ergonomic requirements of the modern market.