Method of collecting fluid with a breastpump membrane

A breastpump assembly comprising:

• a breast shield having an opening adapted to receive a human breast;
• a flexible membrane engaged over said breast shield, wherein a temporary fluid reservoir is thereby provided between an inner surface of said flexible membrane and an inner wall of said breast shield, and wherein said flexible membrane includes an access port configured to permit a nipple of the human breast to pass therethrough when the human breast is positioned against an exterior side of said flexible membrane such that expressed milk is collected in said temporary fluid reservoir;
• a collection receptacle;
• and
• a bypass conveyance for conveying the mother's milk from said temporary fluid reservoir to said collection receptacle.

A method for expressing and collecting mother's milk even in a reclined position utilizing a breastpump assembly, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a breastpump assembly having a flexible membrane engaged upon a mouth of a breast shield of the breastpump assembly, the breast shield sized and shaped for engagement with a breast to facilitate expression of the mother's milk therefrom;
• establishing a temporary fluid reservoir between the flexible membrane and a portion of the breast shield, the temporary fluid reservoir sized and shaped to initially permit collection of mother's milk upon expression from the breast;
• and thereby
• enabling the collection of some of the expressed mother's milk in the temporary fluid reservoir in the reclined position.