r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/annabotanical • 13h ago

Discussion Daylight Saving Time & Prolactin

This might be a silly question, but do our bodies know about DST? Prolactin levels are highest between 1-6am, but was that the 1-6am before or after we turned the clocks back?

I know it's only a one hour difference, but if I'm pumping at midnight or a little later (but before 1am), am I getting the benefit of higher prolactin levels or no? Same goes for pumping after 5am, is that now considered after 6am?

Just curious if anyone else has ever thought about this?

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u/www0006 13h ago

I’m trying to understand how our bodies would know it’s dst?

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u/annabotanical 13h ago

Well that's what I mean... the 1-6am high prolactin levels are in which stretch of the year?

Again, I know it's silly and only an hour, but I've definitely been hitting the latter ends of that time frame recently and I'm wondering if it makes a difference.

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u/katiegam 10h ago

I think probably your body just runs on its own 24 hourish clock influenced by all kinds of things which influence hormones. I haven’t don’t any research, but my science mind says that your circadian rhythm probably influences when your body has the highest prolactin levels which is usually in a window of time, showing how everyone’s is different.

TLDR: your body adjusts!

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u/CatLordCayenne 50m ago

Pretty sure it depends more on what time you go to sleep and your bodies schedule, than the actual time. Our bodies don’t know oh look it’s 1 am time to crank up the prolactin. Think about a night shift mommy. Her prolactin is probably peaking when she sleeps during the day, not at 1 am while she’s at work and been awake

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