The "let down" feeling

[Kiwiberry]

My milk has come in but I'm not feeling the "let down", is 5 days too soon to be able to feel it? I breastfed my two girls but since they were in the NICU and I was pumping at first, I don't really remember when it started.

 

[noon_child]

Some people never feel it at all. My letdown was really painful once my milk came in at day four but a week later I got zero sensation with my letdown - literally nothing!!!

If baby is swallowing, peeing, putting on weight then you must be letting down.

 

[Kiwiberry]

Some people never feel it at all. My letdown was really painful once my milk came in at day four but a week later I got zero sensation with my letdown - literally nothing!!!

If baby is swallowing, peeing, putting on weight then you must be letting down.

The thing is, I felt it was both of my girls. Shouldn't I feel it this time as well? also, he's pooping a lot more than he's peeing, should I be worried about that? He hasn't had his first pediatrician appointment yet.

 

[misspriss]

Sometimes I have felt it really strong and it was almost painful. Sometimes I can only tell my milk let down because LO starts gulping (I have a fast let down, it makes even my 1.5 yo gulp).

Newborns poop about every time they feed, and it's wet poop, so a lot of the wetness goes into poop diapers. As long as he's having diapers (wet or soiled) he's good.

 

[jessicaftl]

Letdown for me sometimes feels like nothing, but sometimes it feels like a pain followed by a tingling sensation and then I feel really relaxed all over (I assume from the hormones). A really good indicator is when their jaw is opening wide. Also like pp said, wet/soiled diapers.

 

[Kiwiberry]

Thanks ladies, that makes me feel a lot better about it. I was worried he wasn't getting enough because he's constantly cluster feeding. Although I'm still a bit worried that I don't feel the let down, especially since I felt it with both of my other children.

 

[jessmke]

With my daughter I felt letdown in the early weeks and then didn't really feel anything for the remaining year that I breastfed her. With my son I had almost painful letdown the entire year I breastfed him. It's definitely possible for it to feel differently with different babies!