PubMed · 2010 · 16 citations · 0 references
Public HealthMaternal HealthPsychologyBreastfeedingChild DevelopmentLactationBreastfeeding DifficultiesBreastfeeding InitiationEmotion DysregulationLactation DisordersLactation SupportMilk EjectionBreastfeeding BehaviorBreastfeeding Reflex PhysiologyDelayed Milk EjectionEmotionsHuman Milk Ejection DynamicsMaternal Breastfeeding ExperienceMilk Ejection Reflex DysfunctionSuckling-induced Milk Ejection
Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) results in waves of negative emotions that last from shortly before initial milk ejection until baby starts to feed vigorously Symptoms may decrease by 3 months or they may continue throughout the breastfeeding period. This report is a case study of an Australian mother who experienced D-MER with her fourth child.