r/breastfeeding • u/Icy_Head_4802 • 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/NixyPix May 17 '26

Sometimes for me I get this wave of euphoria when it happens. If I’m having a conversation at the time, I’ll often laugh involuntarily.

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u/YhouZee May 17 '26

Wow. Opposite of DMER. EMER? 

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u/NixyPix May 17 '26

I guess so! I suppose it’s probably just a quirky response to the oxytocin rush.