A case of dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER)

Author: Suzanne Cox
Date: Mar. 2010
From: Breastfeeding Review(Vol. 18, Issue 1)
Publisher: Australian Breastfeeding Association
Document Type: Article
Length: 1,442 words
Abstract :

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. Keywords: breastfeeding, dysphoric milk ejection reflex Breastfeeding Review 2010; 18 (1): 16-18
Source Citation
Cox, Suzanne. "A case of dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER)." Breastfeeding Review, vol. 18, no. 1, Mar. 2010, pp. 16+. link.gale.com/apps/doc/A407110347/AONE?u=gale&sid=bookmark-AONE. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
  

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