Patent ID: 7621797

Claim:
A nursing brassiere comprising, in combination: a brassiere having a right side surface, a left side surface, a right cup, a left cup identical to the right cup, and a connection portion between the right cup and the left cup, each cup having an aperture centered therein, each aperture having a first side and a second side; a hollow semi-flexible unitary artificial nipple removably engaging each cup aperture, each nipple having an exterior wall and an interior wall, each nipple comprising: a circular base portion having a center opening; an extension portion protruding outwardly from the base portion, the extension portion having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end having a drinking slit therethrough, the rearward end conjoined with the base portion; an interior portion defined by the interior wall of the base portion and the extension portion; and a flow meter assembly disposed within the extension portion, the flow meter assembly comprising: a circular pegged wheel having a plurality of equidistantly spaced apart pegs radially extending outwardly from the perimeter of the wheel; a counter in operational communication with the wheel; a wireless transmitter operationally engaging the counter; a length of wiring in communication between the counter and the flow meter; a receiver disposed in the connection portion, the receiver in operational communication with the transmitter; a central processing unit disposed in the connection portion, the central processing unit having a display and in operational communication with the receiver and a source of power controlled by an on-off switch; and wherein milk flows through the nipple interior portion and over the pegs thereby turning the wheel whereby the counter is activated and whereby the activated counter selectively transmits a number of wheel turns to the receiver; wherein the receiver transmits the number of wheel turns to the central processing unit; and wherein the display displays the number of wheel turns whereby a volume of milk consumed by an infant through the nipple is determined.