Oxytocin is a hormone that helps with milk production (specifically let-down) but it's also SUPER sensitive to stress and anxiety! When pumping milk, constantly checking how much you're getting can cause stress and make it harder to produce milk. An analogy to remember is "a watched pot never boils" - just like staring at a pot of water won't make it boil faster, obsessing over milk flow won't help. To reduce stress and promote milk letdown, try covering the pump bottles with a baby sock so you can focus on something else and relax. This can help increase milk supply and letdowns! #oxytocin #pumping #pumpinghack #pumpingtips #letdownmilk #pumpingmom #breastpump #breastmilk #breastfeeding #spectrapump #medelapump #lactationconsultant #ibclc