This article is part of series titled ‘Pumping 101’. To check other 10+ articles in this series, click here.

In the previous article, I have discussed how to choose correctly-fitted breast shield. Now you are one step ahead to pump more efficiently.

Now, let’s discuss about let down reflex. I believe right now you already know that milk flow depends on let down reflex. Only after achieving let down, milk will flow out of breast.

But how do you achieve let down reflex, or, more specifically, how to stimulate let down reflex QUICKLY?

Is the let down mode in some of the pump brand the only way to get this? Fortunately NO.

There are other ways to achieve let down other than relying on your breast pump’s let down function.

Here, I would like to share 10 tips to achieve let down reflex faster. Combining some of them may help you to achieve let down faster and finish your pumping session quicker.

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There are various reasons why you may need to pump milk. It can be because you have low milk supply and want to increase milk production. It can be because the baby refuse to directly nurse from breast but you still want to give the benefit of breast milk for her. It can simply to relieve engorgement (which is temporary), or because you will be returning to work and need to build up a freezer stash.

Whatever your reason is, if you decide that you need to pump for a certain period of time, you want to make sure your pumping efforts pays off. That you pump effectively and achieve your pumping goals.

In this series, I would discuss several important aspects on pumping breast milk to help you pump more milk and achieve your pumping goals.

Now let’s start about topic #1:

10 Things You Should Know Before Pumping Breast Milk

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