A nursing aid system which includes at least one breast cup and at least
one nipple extender which may be integrally formed with the breast cup or
which may comprise a separate piece. The breast cup has a concave breast
receiving portion and a hollow generally cylindrical nipple receiving
portion located on and projecting away from the breast receiving portion,
the nipple receiving portion having a remote end which includes a milk
delivery aperture. The nipple extender, if separately formed, may be
slidably received in the nipple receiving portion of the breast cup and
has an axial length less than the length of the nipple receiving portion.
The nipple extender provides at least one flow channel for conducting
milk from the mother's nipple to the milk delivery aperture and is
preferably sized and configured to occupy most of the space in the nipple
receiving portion of the breast cup which is not occupied by a mother's
nipple.