I have been searching the archives on this one... I have been working with a great mom with a 6 month old baby girl. Mom "loves breastfeeding", and baby has been growing well. Stable home with husband, quiet rural community, mom is stay-at-home, supportive social environment. Baby has been growing well. Recently, mom is experiencing BIG letdown problems. She has always felt a strong letdown, but is finding it becoming more and more frequent that at random feed, she feels nothing, and baby refuses to stay on the breast, pulls away screaming. We have tried having hubby massage her back, but he simply can't be with her 24 hours a day! Looking at pics of other bf moms while nursing was suggested to her by an LLL mom...she said this worked a few times, but then didn't, and now won't work at all. I suggested she try putting a piece of baby's recently worn clothing right next to her nose while nursing and rely on the power of scent. She also tried nursing naked baby while in the tub together...baby thought it was great fun and refused to even try to nurse! She is very frustrated, and the more often this happens, the more upset she is becoming. In archives, I found info. about the following as well....syntocinon nasal spray - is it even available any more? Hale recommends making a substitute mix using injectible pit and altering it, but I am an LC, not a pharmacist! Also read of St. John's Wort, 300mg x3 times a day, or maybe a course of fenugreek or reglan??? Even read of buccal pit tablets under the tongue! Maybe just giving her a tangible thing to "take" orally would help psychosomatically? Help, please! I am NO MAIL due to lots of family stuff going on, so please email me privately as well as posting to the list. Thanks so much! This mom is desperate. Jennifer Kneuss, IBCLC New Phila, OH Where Spring is Busting Out All Over and the Maple Sap is running Great! *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html