Method and device for monitoring breastfeeding
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1. A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast, comprising obtaining a multiplication between electric resistance of the breast and electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, using a circuit for determining variations in said multiplication, and using a circuit for correlating said variations in said multiplication to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
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A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast is disclosed. The method comprises: determining variations in electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, and correlating the electric capacitance variations to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
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- 1. A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast, comprising obtaining a multiplication between electric resistance of the breast and electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, using a circuit for determining variations in said multiplication, and using a circuit for correlating said variations in said multiplication to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
- 14. A breastfeeding monitor system, comprising a measuring unit having circuit configured for measuring a multiplication between electric resistance of the breast and electric capacitance of a breast during breastfeeding, and a processing unit having circuit configured for determining variations in said multiplication and correlating said variations in said multiplication to an amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast.
- 23. A method of monitoring amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast, comprising obtaining electric capacitance of the breast during breastfeeding, using a circuit for determining variations in said electric capacitance of the breast, and using a circuit for correlating said electric capacitance variations to an amount of milk consumed by the infant.
- 31. A breastfeeding monitor system, comprising a capacitance measuring unit having circuit configured for measuring electric capacitance of a breast during breastfeeding, and a processing unit having circuit configured determining variations in said electric capacitance and correlating said electric capacitance variations to an amount of milk consumed by an infant being breastfed by a breast.
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