I wanted to chime in on this discussion.  With both of my boys I have
experienced a wave of extreme sadness about 30-40 seconds before letdown.  I
have speculated because of this timing that it is related to prolactin, but
of course it's only speculation.

With my older son I found it overwhelming at the beginning.  It diminished
with time, but I also found a couple of ways to deal with it.  It was much
more pronounced when I was tired; good self-care made a difference.  I also
tried, with some success, to redirect the feelings -- to view it as a
tranquilizing sensation instead of a paralyzing one.  And it was a useful
phenomenon when it occurred outside of a nursing session:  in those early
days with lots of leaking, it was a cue to me to apply gentle pressure to my
breasts before I sprayed milk everywhere!

I was given Valium once before minor surgery, and was horribly weepy
afterward.  I wonder if there's a connection -- if one woman's "calm" is
another woman's "weepy."

Jamie in Oak Park, IL
volunteer bf supporter

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