Let-down reflex

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Let-down Reflex The initial warm rush of milk that you feel, sort of like a tingling sensation, after your baby has latched on to your breast. Your baby's sucking will stimulate the let-down reflex.

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Does the let-down reflex make your breasts leak? If you notice any of the following during feeding, you need to get your positioning checked: Your baby's lips look as though he is sucking on a straw ...

Smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco may reduce your milk production and inhibit the let-down reflex. It also may make your baby fussy or irritable.

This should trigger the let-down reflex, allowing some milk to leak out and slightly softening the nipple and areola. Remove excess milk and relieve pressure with pumping or by hand (manual expression).

I recall reading about a hormone nasal spray that can trigger a let-down reflex. A friend who is pregnant with her third baby ended... q&a Milk supply reduced after menstruation ...

See also: Reflex, Nipple, Breast Milk, Pregnancy, Infection