[Mel in NEPA]

What an awesome topic and good for you for posting it. I have a question I would love to post on here, but I'm concerned what ppl will think and the flames thrown. I have to think there are other foster moms who have been through it.. maybe one day I'll ask the question.

Ps. I nursed my 3 and yep, I think it's normal. How many times I've held another's baby and think, "man if I could only nurse him/her, they would settle down..."

[Cobb]

Add me to the list. I never identified the "twinges" I felt for years as an actual physical response until I went through full let-down sensations with A. Diminished as she got older, but came back full force with C... especially over the last couple months of feeding struggles. I always chalked it up to a completely normal biological response.

[MMC66]

OK had to join in because this has always cracked me up. When I had my twins, I would pump. I had a Vince Gill CD that I would listen to to try to relax to get my milk to come down (it worked everytime). The scary thing is for years, Vince Gill anywhere, anytime would cause my milk to "let down". Now who needs to be put away??????

Martha

[Jensboys]

VINCE GILL ... lol well that's better than swooning I guess

And now I KNOW I am in good company if Cobbler does it too

Really its such a strong, painful feeling -- glad to know we arent alone.

And to Mel - well, this was an embarrassing one to bring up, I'd encourage you to at least ask, or maybe have one of the moderators or hosts post it on your behalf.

Jen

[phantaja]

I feel a whole lot less abnormal now. Not normal. Just less abnormal.

I've never carried a pregnancy to term, and never breastfed, but I get this frustrating tingle in my breasts whenever I hold a baby for too long, or I'm rocking one to sleep. I never chalked it up to a biological response, I thought that it was me missing my own babies.

[Jensboys]

Glad to hear you are in the funny farm with the rest of us "over-responsive moms"!!! I happened to be eating supper tonight with two dear friends who have also cared for newborn baby overnight - -they both said the same thing happened to them. So thanks to you guys, I had the guts to share this with others

Jen

[marcav]

I find this particularly interesting because there is a thread over at the GAARP forum about women in perimenopause (including myself) who are finding their periods returning in normal cycles after fostering/adopting. Could this be the fountain of youth?!!!

Mary

[michellesnook]

Hi!

I don't normally post on this thread, but that same thing happened to me..basically my periods came back (used to be only drug induced!) and my cycles are more normal..I thought that I was the only one..

It's probably the reason you always hear 'oh so and so got pregnant right after they adopted..maybe it'll happen to you to"

Personally after 5 years of fertility treatments, we aren't using any birth control..so if your cycles come back..I would assume you run the chance of a pregnancy..

Strange happenings...



Michelle

[Jensboys]

Well guys you can think of me ... She is arriving within the hour for the next 5 days, at least. Oh my aching chest!!!!

Jen

[taramayrn]

Jen...can totally sympathize with you. I continued to leak and had let down up to six months after my son was born and placed. I would be watching tv and a baby would cry and I would leak. I'd hold a baby and I would leak...it was awful.

[NorthBay04]

marcav,
What is the GAARP forum? I think that thread would be interesting to read too!

[marcav]

GAARP stands for "Gracefully Aging Adoptive Refined Parents". You can find it by googling GAARP.

Mary