A breast pump apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one collection unit, a pump, the pump comprising a piston, and a chair, wherein the collection unit is in fluid communication with the pump, such that upon actuation the pump creates suction impulses which are transmitted, in use, to the user's breast via the collection unit, thereby expressing milk from the breast into the collection unit, and wherein the pump is connected to the chair, such that, in use, the relative movement of a first portion of the chair relative to the other parts of the chair, manually actuates and drives the piston of the pump.
