breastfeeding - Painful let down

just wondering if its normal for the let-down to be painful? I absolutely cringe and sometime I'm almost in tears the let-down hurts so much.
the first few sucks are fine and after about 12 sucks after the let-down it becomes less painful but yeah is this normal?
I dont remember this with the boys. ohh and its only really started in the last couple of days!

thanks for that! I can't remember if I had it with the boys but probably did!
will try to grin and bear it

I couldn't believe how much more painful it was with #2. Deep breaths & it does let up.

Congrats!!! Totally normal and apparently it is often more painful with subsequent bubs. At least you have no doubts about getting a let down   To me it felt like someone had grabbed my nipple/breast and was twisting and squeezing it.....not unlike how I would imagine a BH would feel it they happened in your boob...how's that for a random thought.

Lol I do press to make the pain go away even in public, not that Ive been going out a neck of a lot yet. Its really sore, and can happen several times during a feed, and at random times of the day too.
I know it happened a bit with Isla but never like this, but then she fed tiny bits often, and Aiden feeds more reguraly around 3 hrly- not sure if that has anything to do with it or not.

I had painful letdown for probably the first 8 weeks I likened it to barbed wire being dragged through the milk ducts I still have a really strong let down but it's just uncomfortable for a few seconds then gone although I still have to have a breastpad in the side I'm not feeding from other wise there is leakage..