let down

[nwmm]

Hello.

Any tips for having the let down happen faster?  It seems as the day goes on it takes me longer and longer. I guess it is because I am getting more tired. 

How come this was not a problem when the baby was younger?

Thanks.

[mum101]

Hi,  I had trouble with let down.  You might have heard that closing your eyes and imagining the baby feeding helps bring it down.  It worked for me somewhat, but my feeding at the end was complicated by supply and a very easily distracted baby!

I also think the more tense I would get about feeding, the harder it was. 

How old is your baby?

[mum101]

Hi,
I was hoping to get to a year too! Or at least to when I thought it was time to finish bf. 

How is your health, are you eating well? 

cheers

[katriona]

I've always scoffed at visualisation techniques, especially one recommended to me for childbirth, where an ocean was flowing into and out of a cave. In the end that didn't relate at all to my c-section 

BUT. I have found that closing my eyes while DS is furiously suckling away, and breathing out while simultaneously thinking "downward" thoughts, almost physically settling my shoulders down, and imagining the milk starting to flow, will most times hurry the familiar stinging sensation along.

Sometimes I don't feel let down at all, but DS still seems to be quite content, and stays on for the same length of time. It happens mostly in the am when my boobs are fuller, kwim? Does your LO seems to be having any issues, or is it just that you're not feeling the let down?

Katy

[Samuel's mum]

There are some great tips here:

http://www.pumpingmoms.org/html/letdown_techniques.html

I remember one recent poster talking about the instant effect of rubbing her nipples! (She was promoting as a magic technique for achieving let down).