https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 22:04:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278982 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:52:28 +0000 edelweiss 1278982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>one time when LO was fussy, my letdown did not occur from a combination of LO not wanting to latch for long enough and me totally stressing about it when i realized what was happening. since then i've been a little anxious about my letdown each time, which i know is counterproductive. the experience was pretty disheartening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278755 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:47:29 +0000 lemondrop 1278755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! On mornings I worked, I always pumped significantly less when I was in a hurry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278648 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:45:14 +0000 KT326 1278648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: I'm sorry :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278612 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:20:56 +0000 daniellemybelle 1278612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: It's not that I didn't feel it - I know nothing was happening by the way LO was acting :(</p> <p>@Kemma: That's not a bad idea! There's a hymn I often sing LO when we're having a nice nursing session or rocking, maybe I'll try that next time.</p> <p>@MamaMoose: I definitely think supplementing has exacerbated this issue because she likes the fast flow of the bottle. If we are relaxing at home, she's okay to comfort nurse &amp; get the milk slowly, but when we are out &amp; she's hungry, we both end up frustrated. I want to just give her a bottle &amp; get it over with but it feels like a slippery slope in my situation, so I try to make her nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278260 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:10:13 +0000 MamaMoose 1278260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I struggled with this for most of my breastfeeding relationship. But we never supplemented so she just had to be patient and figure it out. She always did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278248 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:04:54 +0000 Kemma 1278248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Letdown doesn't react kindly to stress! I have heard of some mums being able to trigger letdown with a phrase or song - mine was "here comes the milk"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278055 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:53:19 +0000 KT326 1278055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't always feel my let down. It got really strong around 3-4 months and then by 6 months I either didn't notice or didn't feel it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1278025 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:45:40 +0000 daniellemybelle 1278025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beaker: @mrsjyw: The fact that it happened for you at the end of BFing makes me think it is related to my low supply :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1277975 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:27:46 +0000 mrsjyw 1277975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had trouble letting down at work towards the end of our 1 year bfing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1277973 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:27:25 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1277973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That happened to me towards the end. I actually found myself picturing the pump room at work when I was nursing since I never had trouble letting down there! Boobs are weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-letdown-have-performance-anxiety#post-1277792 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:18:57 +0000 daniellemybelle 1277792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm wondering if this is because of my low supply or if it happens to everyone? I had to go to a funeral today, and LO needed to eat so I used a private room. She had just been passed around by relatives &amp; was screaming, and obviously I was kind of uncomfortable in the setting. I could not let down at all. LO kept fussing &amp; pulling off which only made it worse as I was stressed out. Does this happen to any of you? I am trying not to let things like this discourage me from continuing to breastfeed. </p>