Let-down reflex with mood change

[cherryw]

I am wondering if anyone else feels this, I get a strong mood change (feeling blue and down) a few second before milk let down, the emotional feeling just last for a minute, but this is not pleasant at all.

Also, my let down process happens all day without stimulation, may be every couple hours or so, feeding or not feeding. So I get this strong mood change all day.

[@llli*hotwheelsmommy]

this doesn't happen to me but i have read posts about others who have it happen and it is perfectly normal, although not ideal for you i am sure. hopefully someone who has had it happen will chime in. i know one mama who's lo is over 4 mos old and still getting these feelings of anxiousness!

[carpentergirl]

It's related to the release of Oxytocin, and your will acclimate to it soon.

[Puma]

Yes, I absolutely get this...I thought I was just crazy. It's like a sinking feeling for a minute or so while the let down in happening. I also don't really like the feeling of the let down. It's like pins and needles. I hope it goes away soon.

[@llli*FluffyN]

This happens for me too! I would describe the feeling as dispair. Luckily it only lasts a few seconds. After about 3 months I didn't get the random let-downs as often so it mostly just happened during feedings. The mood issues were almost completely gone by about 6-7 months. My baby is 10 months now and I only really get the bad mood change during my period. So it should get better. And you're not alone! (I thought I was going crazy at first!)

[cherryw]

Thanks for letting me know that I am not the only one, I was looking on the internet to see if people say anything about this just to make sure that my baby blue is not out of the normal range.

"Sinking" and "dispair", yes, those were the words I was looking for. Almost the feeling like back in Highschool when my first boyfriend just dumped me.............

[@llli*FluffyN]

Here is a previous thread. I think this was my very first post on this site!

[marytheresa]

Oh my goodness, I'm so glad you posted this!!! I get the EXACT same thing! I tried to describe it to dh once as literally FEELING my hormones work because it was (it's easing up now that ds2 is 8 weeks) at the same time. Right before let down, I would get this feeling of 'WHAT am I DOING here???' almost questioning my whole position in life if I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, etc. Then it goes away!

"Sinking" and "dispair", yes, those were the words I was looking for. Almost the feeling like back in Highschool when my first boyfriend just dumped me.............

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I agree and I'm glad I'm not the only one!!

Mary

[@llli*djs.mom]

Oh I was goingto reply but the link FluffyN put up has me responding already No need to type it twice. But to summarize, your not alone, it's call the "letdown blues" and like everything else in these beginning months it will pass! Keep up the great work!