Wilmette Mompreneur Develops "Cool" Product for New Moms

Wilmette, IL, May 2, 2011 – Many say that necessity is the mother of invention. Wilmette mother and entrepreneur Judi Weinstein would disagree. “In my case, motherhood was the mother of invention!” says the Wilmette mom of two boys.

Committed to breastfeeding her first son, but unable to do so due to the infant's latching-on issues, Judi figured there had to be a better way to pump, store and feed breast milk than the products available at the time.

That’s how the unique Mother’s Milk Mate Rack & Bottle Breast Milk Storage System was born.

“I wanted to create a system that would benefit moms like myself, as well as those moms returning to work, who were still committed to providing breast milk to their babies”, Judi says of her invention.

The Mother’s Milk Mate Rack & Bottle Breast Milk Storage System offers breastfeeding moms and their babies a variety of health, safety and convenience benefits. Most importantly, it lets moms pump, store and feed their breast milk using the same BPA-free, recyclable bottle.

The Mother's Milk Mate system ensures that no valuable nutrients are lost by transferring breast milk — “liquid gold”, as Judi calls it — between collection, storage and feeding containers. All of the beneficial nutrients, so critical to a baby’s development and immune system are preserved in the stored breast milk. Compatible with all standard breast pumps, including Medela, Ameda, Hygeia and others, the BPA-free bottles can be easily added to a mother's existing pumping routine.

The Mother’s Milk Mate proprietary First In-First Out(TM) Storage Rack ensures that the first bottle of breast milk a mom pumps is the first to roll out to feed her baby. The rack system fits easily in the refrigerator or freezer, another convenience born from Judi's own experience.

“I was tired of sorting through disorganized, messy and leaky breast milk storage bags,” Judi says. “I knew I could come up with a better way to organize my pumped breast milk. I also knew I wasn’t alone, and a great solution could benefit other moms.”

"My motivation was simple. The desire for a single bottle for pumping, storing and feeding that would make for a happy, healthy, breastfed baby and a less frustrated mom!"

"Of equal importance was that our bottles be BPA-free, recyclable and cost-effective. Knowing that I’ve made it easier for other new moms to continue to feed their babies breast milk if they’re having problems or after they go back to work is a great reward! I’m proud that my product can help other women.”

Since rolling out the revolutionary bottle and rack system, Mother's Milk Mate has received several positive reviews from customers, lactation consultants and industry publications.

The affordable Mother’s Milk Mate Rack & Bottle Breast Milk Storage System comes with 10 BPA-free 5-oz. bottles and the storage rack. The system, as well as additional bottles and money-saving combo packs can be purchased online at http://www.mothersmilkmate.com.

More information, resources, reviews and testimonials are also available at the Mother's Milk Mate website, or contact

Julie Hynes
847.657.0722
julie@mothersmilkmate.com