Before pumping meant doing just that and nothing else. Both hands were occupied. Now, I can get online, play with my baby, eat, basically just do something. I will say that I am a larger chested woman, so this doesn't support me like it does in the picture, but most of the time I'm putting it on over a nursing bra anyway.

Also, I haven't gone back to work yet, but since I have a private office with a door I should be able to use this at work and actually work while I pump instead of being unproductive at my job during that time.