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'Tire-lait' or breast reliever, Europe, 1701-1800
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'Tire-lait' or breast reliever, Europe, 1701-1800
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This breast reliever is known as a ‘tire-lait’ and is French for breast pump. Mothers used breast pumps, or relievers, to remove their milk. These mothers could not breastfeed their babies. This glass example consists of a cup with a small hole in the top. The nipple was placed in the hole to collect the milk. The milk was then fed to the baby via a bottle. Doctors of the period said babies should be breastfed by the mother if possible, or a wet nurse of ‘good moral character’. Babies during the 1800s might also be fed unboiled cow’s milk, a sugar and water mix from a bottle, or mixtures of milk and sugar with either bread or flour from vessels called pap boats.

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Place made: Europe

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Keywords: breast reliever; Breast Feeding
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A437
  • Photo number: L0064809
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