I don't know much about the physiology of pumping and depression, but  
pumping for twins and caring for three children under 1.5 years can  
be overwhelming. Is she getting enough sleep, eating well? How much  
help does she have at home right now? How old are the twins? My guess  
is that the feelings of depression have less to do with pumping per  
se and more to do with the situation as a whole. Why is she pumping  
exclusively rather than nursing? In my experience, pumping is harder  
than nursing. It's easier to cuddle a baby than a pump, easier to let  
down to a baby than a pump.

Naomi Bar-Yam

On Jan 31, 2006, at 7:32 PM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote:

> She reported experiencing "a really
> depressed feeling while pumping", every time she pumps (8-9 x day).  
> She
> recalls a similar, but less intense feeling of depression when she
> breastfed her first (singleton)child, who is currently 15 months  
> old. She
> feels that she can not continue to try to deal with the depressive  
> side
> effect of pumping, it feels overwhelming to her.


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