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 & was screaming, and obviously I was kind of uncomfortable in the setting. I could not let down at all. LO kept fussing & 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.
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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.
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I had trouble letting down at work towards the end of our 1 year bfing
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@beaker: @mrsjyw: The fact that it happened for you at the end of BFing makes me think it is related to my low supply
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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.
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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"!
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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.
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@KT326: It's not that I didn't feel it - I know nothing was happening by the way LO was acting
@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.
@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 & get the milk slowly, but when we are out & she's hungry, we both end up frustrated. I want to just give her a bottle & get it over with but it feels like a slippery slope in my situation, so I try to make her nurse.
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@daniellemybelle: I'm sorry
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Yes! On mornings I worked, I always pumped significantly less when I was in a hurry.
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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.
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