My mother reported feeling a letdown at the age of 65, gazing at her grandson. She blushed and quickly brought her hands up to press on her nipples and said: "Oh my goodness! I haven't felt that in years!" Talk about body memory, eh? Eva Eva Bild, MA, CD (DONA) Certified Doula, Childbirth Educator, Breastfeeding Counsellor Mothering Touch Centre 1562 Fort Street Victoria, BC 250-595-4905 www.motheringtouch.ca julie taylor wrote: > I have heard two interesting stories along the same lines in a week. A grandmother, holding her new grandchild felt the old familiar 'tingling' of a letdown. Not being a grandmother, I have never experienced this and have never before heard of this. Both of these new grandmas were prolonged breastfeeders ( but not for the last 20 years or so) > Has anyone else heard of this phenomenon? > Julie Taylor > RN IBCLC > > > --------------------------------- > Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > > > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]