think ive just created a letdown via the power of my mind, is that possible

[robinredbreast]

i was just sitting her mnetting and think of my boobs as you do
when tinkle splat

its like i though of milk and it happened

is this even possible ?

used to happen to me all the time, weird isn't it!

Yes. Happened to me alot!!

Yep, has happened to me!

yep, happens to me alot

im gonna try that again tomorrow before i express normally i only get 1 or 2 oz a go but just now ive got three whoooohoo

rrb wonders if it work again tomorrow

this is the 1st time ive done this and dd is 6.5months

Yes happens to me too. When does it stop? Mine have been going for 6 months after I stopped BF!

yeah its really funny

How amazing.
I wish i could have done that.
Have hopeless control.

Can you sell the excess like a wet mother used to? I could be making a killing with my excess milk... will ebay take it?

Fantastic. Have you thought of donating to a milk bank?
A girl on here used to make soap with her excess milk.

Milk bank What's that? If I can get the happy hormones again I'll donate all day! Will I get paid?

You don't get paid but you get to know that you are doing a wonderful thing for poorly/needy babies across the UK.

Check this link out

not surprised, I am not a leaker but thinking of feeding makes them go all tingly. I also notice when i get a letdown, I can watch my nipple extend out so I suspect the same thing happens when I get the tingle - though I have never bothered to look.

Bloody Typical they don't do Wales! Who gets it is it like the blood donation (I do that I well when I'm an anemic) I seem to remamber my bf support lady mentioning this I'll have look her up.

Where are you Burby?
I'm in North Wales.They sand taxis to get the milk from Chester to here (a good 50/60 miles)

Cardiff I'm afraid moondog

Oxford?
Brum?

Worth e mailing to try if you are willling.

Do I have to do there? Chester closer but still difficult with the kids and I can't drive. I have a big freezer though if that helps. Will emial the link you sent thanks for that and I'll pop in to my bf support group on friday to see if they know anything

Can you donate milk moondog even when your baby is more than 6 months old? i thought there was a limit on it? I would love to do it, DD stopped feeding a week ago but I still have milk.

moondog ive thought of donating too,but is there a minimum amount you need to express?
and can you donate past 6 months?

starlight im gonna try that tonight

Check the link out ladies.
Im not too sure myself.

It happens to me a lot (though I don't leak I can feel it) and I use that to my advantage when feeding DD or expressing. I take a big deep breath in, and think of the milk flowing and all being right with the world. and it all happens.

No idea what happens post bf though - I was pg with DD before I stopped with DS so I'd still get a letdown every time a baby somewhere cried.

To robinredbreast and moondog - I emailed the Countess of Chester about this the other day and they have a policy of not collecting milk from mothers with babies over 12 months old. They will travel all over north wales to collect it though and it goes to the local hospitals (the C of C just co-ordinates it).

Yeah, happens to me all the time. Think about my baby and splash. (Actually, much calmer now he's 9 months old. But with DS1 was AWFUL. Couldn't think about him at all while leaning forwards!)