Before The Letdown: Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex and the Breastfeeding Mother

By Alia Macrina Heise

Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) is a condition affecting lactating women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions, that occur just before milk release and continuing not more than a few minutes.Before The Letdown is eleven chapters of information for mothers looking for support and understanding, for care providers who want to know how to best support their patients and for partners and family members who want to know how to best support a mother with D-MER.The book is written by Alia Macrina Heise, IBCLC who has been the forerunner in discovering and identifying D-MER since 2007. It includes a preface by internationally renowned lactation author and presenter, Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC and is edited by Dr. Marcelina Watkinson, DClinPsy who did the first qualitative research study on D-MER.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973480999
• ISBN13: 9781973480990
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"