Fathers sometimes like to say that they can do anything mothers can, except give birth and breastfeed. Well, thanks to a new device developed by a Japanese company, Dentsu, breastfeeding babies may not be a problem for fathers in the near future.
Recently unveiled at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, United States, the Father’s Nursing Assistant is an intriguing, if somewhat bizarre gadget that aims to allow fathers to help out with stressful tasks usually reserved for mothers, Mirror UK reports.
In order to get fathers more involved and relieve some of the burdens of mothers, Dentsu has created wearable milk or formula tank shaped like a pair of female breasts, which allows men to breastfeed children.
“Breastfeeding is also effective at helping the parent sleep—a benefit that is currently skewed toward women,” Dentsu said in a statement.
“Focusing on breastfeeding, we aim to decrease the amount of burden on mothers and increase the amount of time infants sleep by enabling fathers to breastfeed.”
The Father’s Nursing Assistant is modelled after a woman’s breasts, with one of them housing the milk or formula tank, and the other being the breastfeeding port equipped with a silicone nipple.
The device is heated to simulate the warmth of the mother’s body and enable the baby to sleep peacefully in his father’s arms.
