Something new is coming. The Lilu Beta Community is open.

The Next Chapter of Lilu

Pumping should work for you, not against you.

Every pumping journey is different. Every drop counts. So does everything it takes to make it. Pumping has come a long way, but there is still so much room to make the experience more thoughtful, supportive, and built for real life. Lilu is creating what comes next—and inviting moms to help shape it.

The Massage Bra is retired. We're listening to moms about what should come next.

Expecting, breastfeeding, or currently pumping? Join our community for product updates and future beta-testing opportunities.

A soft, sculptural form suggesting the next Lilu product taking shape.

30–50%

more milk expressed with compression during pumping, in Lilu’s Massage Bra testing.

From the creators of the Lilu Massage Bra and MilkSense

  • Years of lactation product development
  • Designed alongside pumping moms
  • NSF-supported lactation research
  • Physical + digital innovation

Want to know what we're building next?

Leave your email for product updates, or apply to the beta community.

Every Journey Matters

No two pumping journeys look the same.

Some journeys are brief. Some last for months. Some involve exclusive pumping, occasional bottles, returning to work, building a milk stash, supplementing, or changing plans along the way. Better tools should adapt to real lives—not ask moms to adapt to them.

“The Lilu bra allowed me to finally feel that my breasts were empty after pumping and go longer between sessions without getting clogged ducts or mastitis. The massage was relaxing and super gentle. This is a must-try for any pumping mom—it saves your sanity and supply!”
Maria Garcia

From the Lilu Community

Stories we never got to share

Filmed during the Massage Bra years. The bra is retired — what these moms said about it, and what they taught us, is why we're still building.

  • Lauren's Story

    A postpartum doula on plugged ducts, hands-free massage, and why she's still nursing her four-year-old.

  • Dionna's Story

    Cracked, bleeding, and a baby who wouldn't latch. What Dionna did next, and who she became doing it.

  • Selah's Story

    With her sons in the NICU, pumping was the one thing Selah could do for them. She talks about what helped.

  • Myra's Story

    After losing her first baby, Myra pumped her milk and gave it to other babies. Then came her rainbow baby.

Built on Experience

Years of rethinking lactation support.

Lilu has explored how physical products, better data, and thoughtful design can make pumping and lactation support more human.

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Product Innovation

The Lilu Massage Bra

A hands-free pumping bra with automated breast-massage technology, developed to support a more comfortable and efficient pumping experience.

“I have also been able to work while pumping. I highly recommend this product because it works.”
— Aimee G., 2022
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Research

Exploring smarter lactation tracking

NSF SBIR Phase II research into a sensor-based bra designed to measure breast-milk output and monitor changes in breast volume before and after breastfeeding or pumping.

NSF SBIR Phase II · Award 2210952

Watch the NSF-produced Lilu video
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Digital Health

MilkSense lactation tracking

A digital lactation-tracking experience designed to help parents organize pumping, breastfeeding, bottle feeds, milk-stash information, and personal trends.

See how parents log a session, a feed, and their stash.

Watch the MilkSense demo

The science and research behind Lilu

The Science

Why suction alone leaves milk behind

Georgette Bartell, IBCLC at CHOP, and breast surgeon Dr. Ari Brooks explain the physiology of milk expression. Filmed by us, in plain language.

Research & Development

Backed by NSF-supported lactation research.

SBIR Phase II Award 2210952 supported Lilu’s sensor-based bra research, exploring measurement of breast-milk output and breast-volume changes around feeding or pumping.

NSF SBIR Phase II · Award 2210952

Watch the NSF-produced video
Lilu co-founders Sujay Suresh Kumar and Adriana C. Vázquez Ortiz together by the ocean.
CO-FOUNDERS: SUJAY SURESH KUMAR & ADRIANA C. VÁZQUEZ ORTIZ

Our Story

Built with moms, from the very first sketch.

We’re Adriana and Sujay—engineers and product builders who met at Penn. After hundreds of conversations with pumping parents, we combined human-centered research, soft robotics, hardware, and software to create the Lilu Massage Bra.

We’ve never built Lilu alone. Over the years, moms who generously tested early prototypes and shared their experiences, along with our interns, colleagues, mentors, and partners, have rallied behind the vision and helped shape Lilu at every step.

Now, we’re applying everything we’ve learned to something new.

Women’s and maternal health deserve more than workarounds. They deserve ambitious technology designed for real bodies and real lives.

Built around women. Engineered for real life.

The Lilu Beta Community

Help shape what's next.

Tell us where you are in your journey. It takes about two minutes, and it genuinely shapes what we build.

Takes about two minutes

  1. About you
  2. Your stage
  3. How to help

Step 1 of 3 — About you

About you
Which of the following describes you? Select all that apply.

From the Lilu Blog

Support for the moments between pumping sessions.

Practical, judgment-free guidance for pumping, feeding, returning to work, managing a schedule, and caring for yourself.

An illustrated brain rendered in soft light, from the Lilu article on mommy brain.

Motherhood & mind

How Mommy Brain Makes You a Better Parent

A thoughtful look at the changes that can happen when you become a parent.

Read article
A Lilu illustration of milk letting down, from the article on milk coming in.

Breastfeeding

What It Feels Like When Your Breast Milk Comes In

What to expect as your body adjusts in the early days of feeding.

Read article
A parent holding their baby, from the Lilu article on failure to thrive in infants.

Infant health

Understanding Failure to Thrive in Infants

Causes, symptoms, and questions to discuss with your baby’s care team.

Read article

Every Drop Counts

A little something to play while you wait.

Guide the milk droplet, collect the drops, and fill the bottle.

Use the keyboard on a laptop, or swipe and the arrow buttons on mobile.

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Be Part of the Next Chapter

Moms still deserve more from pumping.

Every drop counts. So does everything it takes to make it. Pumping has come a long way. We’re not done yet—join the Lilu community and help shape what comes next.

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The Lilu Beta Community

Help shape what’s next.

Tell us a little about yourself so we can contact you when an opportunity matches your stage, location, and interests. Takes about two minutes.