Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER)

I’ve given birth to four children over the past eight years. I breastfed three of them and it was agony. When I breastfed my oldest child, I had no idea what to expect. I was told it would be a magical and beautiful way to bond with my baby. Instead, every time I breastfed him [...]

Tonight I’ve decided to sit down and write about an uncomfortable experience. Breastfeeding. I know… I sound awful, right? How can I be a mom knowing good and well that “breast is best” and be uncomfortable by the process? This is how. It is called D-MER. Dysphoric milk ejection reflex.  With both of my children, [...]

Tonight I’ve decided to sit down and write about an uncomfortable experience. Breastfeeding. I know… I sound awful, right? How can I be a mom knowing good and well that “breast is best” and be uncomfortable by the process? This is how. It is called D-MER. Dysphoric milk ejection reflex.  With both of my children, [...]