Medela will officially launch a new breastmilk feeding innovation, Calma, in the U.S. on January 17, 2012. Calma is a research-based nipple used with a BPA-free breastmilk bottle designed to allow breastfed babies to maintain their natural feeding behavior and support moms in meeting their breastfeeding goals.
The U.S. Surgeon General, the  American Academy of Pediatrics, and other leading health experts recommend that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months. Currently, babies who are bottle fed breastmilk have to use two different milk removal patterns to nurse both from mother’s breast and a traditional bottle nipple, which can lead to “nipple confusion” until regular breast feeding for mom and baby is established. In other words, if baby gets a bottle or pacifier too early, returning to breastfeeding can be challenging–for both of you! Calma is designed to alleviate this issue by “vacuum technology” that “mimics a baby’s natural feeding behavior, and eases the transition from bottle back to breast,” according to a Medela press release.
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