(1/3) “I have let down nausea. With my son, every time I was about to have a let down I needed a bowl and I needed it now. I thought I was going to throw up every single time. We talked to a couple of lactation consultants and it was just “oh it will go away soon” and “it’s just your hormones in flux.” When it didn’t go away at 4 months, I went to a La Leche League [breastfeeding support meeting]meeting and they also told me, you shouldn’t be having that anymore you shouldn’t be feeling so sick. A lactation consultant mentioned D­MER [Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex], which is a reflex in your body that makes you feel sad instead of euphoric or happy feelings of nursing. It acts very opposite to what people typically think of nursing, you know happy and floaty and sleepy. There were a lot of symptoms I did have, even though I didn’t feel sad or depressed, I did feel like I was going to throw up during letdown, and it really woke me up, it didn’t make me feel sleepy like a lot of moms feel when they are nursing. It happened with my second child and it happened with my third. I hate admitting this, but I think it's important to admit, and I'm sure there are other people out there who feel this way - but I don’t enjoy nursing. I know it’s good for the baby but it’s not my favorite thing to do.”

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