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breastfeeding talk about
milk bursts and emotions
topic: when milk bursts, will you have strange emotions? When
came to the milk battle, would you have a strange feeling of depression and sadness? When
first became a mother, I was really ignorant of breastfeeding. I understand that breastfeeding is a small thing that can be eaten when you lift up your clothes, but there is a big gap between reality and thinking. At that time, I firmly believed that insufficient breast milk might be my biggest problem during breastfeeding, but the result was not. The pain of
nipples tortured me for three months. So every day I apply a thick erythromycin eye ointment to my nipples after breastfeeding (this is my practice, but it is not recommended). Wash them before each feeding. Every time you wipe your nipples, you will easily stimulate milk bursts. At this time, I will have a very depressed, sad, and inexplicable emotion like facing the end of the world. But it only lasted a few seconds before it passed. I haven't figured out what it is. I just instinctively understood it as mood swings caused by a large amount of postpartum progesterone disappearance, which may be mild depression.
didn't understand it until I passed the breastfeeding instruction course. It turns out that it is a physiological response to the release of the milk ejection reflex. It is a disease that affects lactating women. It is called Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER), which causes sudden dryness and negativity. Emotions occur before the breast-feeding mother's reflex and last no more than a few minutes. The more common feelings are: anxiety, sadness, fear, introspection, nervousness, depression, etc.
and D-MER are very different from postpartum depression (PND) or anxiety. D-MER is only associated with negative emotions through MER (milk ejection reflex). It is not postpartum depression, nor is it a postpartum mood disorder.
Preliminary studies have shown that improper dopamine activity is caused by the milk ejection reflex. Mothers who feel the symptoms of D-MER should not worry too much. Usually, D-MER will gradually relieve 3 months after delivery, and it will also be after the end of breastfeeding. Naturally fade away. There are also very few mothers who experience more serious symptoms of D-MER, which affect breastfeeding and life. It is recommended to seek medical help.
also has a few tips for mothers who have D-MER:
1. Distraction. Mothers can distract attention by eating, watching TV, and reading while breastfeeding, thereby reducing symptoms.
2. Rest more to ensure sleep. With adequate rest, the symptoms of D-MER can be relieved.
3. Maintain a good mood. Emotions such as stress and anxiety can worsen D-MER symptoms.
4. Do more skin contact. Universal skin contact can stabilize the emotions of the baby and mother, establish a good parent-child relationship, and also help improve the symptoms of D-MER.
The emotions during the milk formation vary from person to person, ranging from joy to sadness to thirst and tingling. So it is not easy for us to experience a complete breastfeeding experience, because various factors affect it, and the only thing we can do is to feel it, understand it, and enjoy it.
reference source: www.d-mer.org
picture: network
text: 珊珊
