glossary
What is letdown?
Quick answer: Letdown (milk ejection reflex) is the hormone-triggered release that pushes milk from the glands into the ducts: oxytocin contracts tiny muscles and milk begins to flow, often felt as tingling or pressure, sometimes felt not at all.
In practice
Pumping letdowns respond to cues: warmth, massage, baby photos or videos, and relaxation, which is why stressed sessions underperform. Most sessions contain 2 or 3 letdown waves; pumps' stimulation modes exist to trigger them. A weak letdown at the pump with a strong one while nursing is common and trainable.
In Milk First
Log any session in two taps, backdate the ones you forgot, and let the 7-day average chart answer supply questions with real numbers. Every pump files its milk into the stash automatically.
Milk First speaks this whole language for you: seshes logged in two taps, every bag on its correct clock.
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