PUMP TALK
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OUR STUDY
YES, YOUR BREAST PUMP IS DEFINITELY TALKING TO YOU!
We are listening to mothers' experiences of the talking breast pump. If you’ve ever had this experience and would like to participate in our research study, we’d love to listen to your stories and hear your insights!
Yes, your breast pump is definitely talking to you! You know what we're talking about—that repetitive, monotonous, mechanical sound that somehow morphs into repeated words and phrases. If you’ve ever heard it, you are not the only one! Mothers have been reporting on this interesting, but not uncommon experience via websites, blogs, and social media for several years. In fact, it’s so common that the phenomenon has now been featured on NPR's All Things Considered SoundClips series, the HBO TV series Love Life starring Anna Kendrick, and even in a musical titled Life in Boobs (see our Listen page).
OUR PURPOSE
The Context
The pressure to meet breastfeeding recommendations can be intense. Mothers are increasingly turning to breast pumps to aid them in providing breast milk for their children.
With up to 85% of moms reporting using the technology, breast pumps are now considered an essential component of the breastfeeding experience and an integral
part of the process.
The Problem
Research investigating issues mothers encounter while using breast pumps is lacking, with even less exploring mothers' direct perspectives and lived experiences.
Further, current studies examining
the intersection of culture and infant feeding are scant despite the inherent social and cultural situatedness in which these decisions are made.
Our Purpose
We aim to address gaps in
the literature by listening to
mothers' experiences of
the talking breast pump,
and exploring what
it means to them.
We are particularly interested in mothers' narration and meaning-making process as it emerges
in sociocultural and
historical contexts.
OUR PURPOSE
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have you heard the
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Are you a mother
over 18?
Can you find the
time to:
fill out a 10
minute survey?
Participate in a 60-90
minute interview?
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LISTEN TO EXAMPLES OF PUMP TALK
OUR PURPOSE
Hear Elizebeth's Pump Talk on NPR's SoundClips, an occasional series from All Things Considered that collects fascinating sounds from listeners [timestamp 00:01:57].
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Watch a clip from the musical Life in Boobs highlighting the trials and tribulations involved with having breasts, including a Talking Breast Pump [timestamp 00:01:15]
Tune in to see Darby, Anna Kendrick's character from the HBO series Love Life, experience the talking breast pump just as she's trying to relax [S1, E10, timestamp 00:07:41]
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Lori Jordan Fountain
Primary Researcher
Lori Jordan Fountain is the primary researcher for this study. She is the mother of a 5-year-old daughter, and became interested in "Pump Talk" after experiencing the sound of her own breast pump talking.
Lori is a doctoral candidate, psychology instructor, and researcher in the Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology Department at the University of West Georgia. With a focus on interdisciplinary scholarship, her research interests include the intersectionality of narrative psychology and sociogenesis with motherhood, child development, ethics, and social justice.
At UWG, she is involved in the Narrative Research Group, Living Language Lab, and the Phenomenological Art Collective. Lori is also the Editor of The General Psychologist, Newsletter for the Society of General Psychology (APA Div 1), and has previously served as Student Representative as well as Co-Chair for the APA Division 1 2020 Program. She is a member of APA Div 1, Div 5, Div 32, and the International Society for Theoretical Psychology.
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