Greetings Lnetters,
        This is my first posting from my new address. I've tried to visit
the archives but to no avail.  I am a LC with a question from a long
distance friend in Japan.  My history may be inadequate as this was  very
brief conversation.  Anyway here goes...
 A second time mother has been experiencing depression ONLY when her milk
"lets-down" , she is nursing her 3 week old infant and has been
experiencing this "tearfullness" and, as she calls it *depression* only
when she nurses her baby.  She experienced this with her first child as
well, and weaned at 6 months,(because of the sadness and tearfullness she
was experiencing).  Following the weaning of her 6 month old, the
depression improved.  She is considering weaning again because of this.
        I was unable to find anything in the literature I read.  I do not
have the luxury of asking her all the questions I would like to, but when I
do ask, I want to ask the correct ones.
        Have any of you heard of this experience?  She mentions she feels
fine when she is not nursing.  Could be some deep personal history, or
perhaps a physiological explanation??  any insights are much appreciated.
Aloha, Tina

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                                                  Tina Johnson
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