How does your body know to release the milk it makes at the
right time?
As your baby sucks on your breast, your body releases the
hormone oxytocin. This prompts the let-down reflex to begin.
This is a feeling you will very soon be familiar with! The
let- down reflex is the signal to your body to release the
milk from the sacs in your breast where it is made. In the
beginning the let-down reflex may take a few moments, but
your body will quickly learn to produce this effect when
feeding is due, when you think about your baby and even
when you hear a baby cry!
