Emotional "LetDown"

This info was sent to me by a client who was going through this and was able to sort out the feelings she was having..thought I'd share!
http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/

It's a blog created by a mom who's also a CLC. In her own words:

"This is a blog about my experience with depressive feelings that
emerge only while breastfeeding, called Depressive Milk Ejection
Reflex, or D-MER." As she states on the blog it's not a "scientific"
site, but just a discussion and exploration of the topic, which seems
to be little known and/or discussed.

This site encouraged me because of my own expereiences during let-
down: feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, self disgust and
depression that come from out of the blue in that same moment when
I'm suddenly desperately thirsty and I'm having that tingly let-down
feeling. Before I realized what this was, I used to feel like a bad
mom (wasn't nursing supposed to bring a surge of feel-good, bonding
hormones?), wonder if there was some repressed issue that was
bringing up these feelings, and hang onto these negative emotions.
Now I'm able to recognize that for me, that's just part of let-down,
and be ready for it just like I need to have that big glass of water
handy even if I don't FEEL thirsty at all before I sit down to
nurse. Now I'm able to let those thoughts and feelings fly right
back out of my mind just as quickly as they came in and nursing's a
lot more enjoyable.

Just in case anyone else is dealing with this, you're not alone and
you're not a weirdo. :)