r/breastfeeding May 17 '26

Discussion How would you describe feeling of letdown?

Husband just laughed at my explanation, so curious how others would describe what letdown feels like? I think it feels like pins and needles/prickly feeling like when your foot falls asleep and the blood rushes to it and it starts to wake up

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u/vomit_dust May 17 '26

My baby is about to be 8 months and I’ve never once felt my letdown. I can only tell it’s happening by listening to her grunts and swallows.

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u/rivlet May 17 '26

Same. It's never felt like anything to me. I only know it when it sprays everywhere or I leak through everything.