tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:27:14 +0000Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex is a condition causing a surge of negative emotions before the milk ejection reflex, or letdown, in a lactating woman. Visit www.d-mer.org for more information.http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)Blogger67125TheD-merorgBloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-3190969413786159430Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:28:00 +00002011-07-12T10:28:34.284-04:00Is D-MER unnecessary labeling? Any mother with D-MER knows the answer to this question, but in every blog post about D-MER out in cyber space this question is undoubtedly alluded to in the comments. Sometimes more directly then others. I will share some examples from some of the naysayers: Sorry, but this doesn't look like a very scientific pursuit. It's "thoughts and theories" from unnamed http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-d-mer-unnecessary-labeling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-1188394944800504997Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:23:00 +00002011-06-30T15:23:28.216-04:00There are lot of good frequently asked questions on d-mer.org but they don't always get found within the site and so they still get frequently asked. Here is a place where every once in awhile we will revisit one of them. Are there physical manifestations with D-MER? D-MER does not have any physical manifestations. Some mothers with D-MER describe a stomach malaise with their emotional http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/faq-revival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-8464756586536628039Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:47:00 +00002011-06-28T16:47:56.803-04:00Q: How would you suggest getting the word out on D-MER and starting a support group here in my home state? I'd like to host a monthly get together where women can discuss their symptoms and get support. A: Great question and a wonderful plan! Do you have a local free parenting publication there? Many places do, especially if you are near a big city. You could write a small "blurb" about D-MER http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-of-day-support-groups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-1438017312175887955Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:01:00 +00002011-06-24T13:01:33.099-04:00It was brought up recently about formally diagnosing D-MER and how that can be done. Honestly, it comes down to the fact that formal diagnosis is not necessary. There is no test that can be done for D-MER, there are no lab results to read or physical exam that can tell anyone anything about D-MER. The diagnosis is all going to be based on pateint report. This doesn't belittle the D-MER experiencehttp://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-of-formal-diagnosis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-8526720091972781932Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:15:00 +00002011-06-18T14:15:47.345-04:00Question:  I was under the impression that D-MER is more common among mothers of twins because they experience two let-downs at once, is this true? Answer: There has not been enough investigation as to the prevalence or experience of mothers nursing twins to know this for a fact. It is not probable that nursing twins is a "risk" factor for D-MER. At this time we have found nothing that increaseshttp://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/d-mer-in-nursing-mother-of-twins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-949767318612497556Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:26:00 +00002011-06-12T21:26:12.432-04:00The Dementors are creatures from the best selling book series, Harry Potter. The name Dementors comes from the words dement, "to make insane", and tormentor, "one who afflicts with great suffering", Dementors are ones who inflict insanity. Dementors are described as follows: "Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/d-mer-vs-dementors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-4964284430220003409Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:22:00 +00002011-06-07T09:24:45.278-04:00Dysphoric milk ejection reflex: A case report by Alia Macrina Heise and Diane Wiessinger has been published by International Breastfeeding Journal, an open access, peer-reviewed online journal, and the article can be found at this link. This paper has been a labor of love, almost 4 years have gone into writing this paper and getting it published. On my hard drive I have over 15 different drafts http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/international-breastfeeding-journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-119341913207625663Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:53:00 +00002011-06-03T15:53:47.788-04:00-Translations We have Dutch and German handouts now, and I have had volunteers for Italian, Spanish and French, but we are still waiting on them. If anyone is bilingual and has the translating skills, it would be great to get the handouts into as many languages as possible! -Website Editing Anybody who has any skill at picking out typos or a background in grammar and English is welcome to go http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-can-you-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-8320993419045541342Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:21:00 +00002011-06-02T15:21:05.195-04:00I was 27 when I had my third child and experienced D-MER for the first time. I was a confident person. I was a doer, an overachiever and an organizer. I was a go-getter. I was a leader and I spoke my mind. I knew I was not everyone's "cup of tea" and that was OK with me. I had god amount natural awareness. I was in a pretty good place with these things. On the flip side I was a bit of a bull http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-d-mer-changed-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-492526395533611453Sun, 08 May 2011 14:16:00 +00002011-05-27T08:04:52.808-04:00A geographical map of D-MER is in progress. If your location (US state or country of residence) is not represented thus far, please leave a comment with that information so it can be added to the map! Make sure it is the location of where you live, not where you are from. This will help with awareness and to show how widespread it is, with women affected all over the world. The embedded map is http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/05/geographical-map-of-d-mer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-4790370958386413447Wed, 04 May 2011 14:32:00 +00002011-05-04T10:32:30.419-04:00"Yet if a woman announced to her doctor, midway through a routine physical examination, that she took up smoking a few days earlier, the physician would make sure she understood the hazards, reasoning that now was the easiest time for her to change her mind. It is hypocritical and irresponsible to take a clear position on smoking and "let parents decide" about breastfeeding without first making http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/05/when-to-wean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-1449292709070187345Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:47:00 +00002011-04-29T07:47:34.205-04:00There was a blog post recently and one of the commenters spoke of how skeptical she was of D-MER and felt that it was going to be a condition that is like "the low milk supply of 2011". Meaning, she feels mothers will causally use D-MER as an excuse for weaning as many people do recently stating they can't breastfeed because they didn't have enough milk. This comment on the blog went as far as tohttp://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/is-d-mer-low-milk-supply-of-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-4474323292493351945Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:51:00 +00002011-04-22T18:51:16.346-04:00I need a place to post my resources for preparing from the July 2011's IBCLC Certification Exam, so this will have to be my venue, even though it's not D-MER specific. From IBLCE I benefited from the following information: Information on qualification The exam blueprint The suggested resource list from IBLCE The books I am using are: Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher The http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/off-topic-ibclc-certification-exam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-8075784045103291249Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:02:00 +00002011-04-15T13:02:33.533-04:00Question:How do you distinguish between people with severe anxiety or depression & D-MER? I could see how there could be an overlap. Answer:People with severe anxiety and depression have constant, or at least longer stretches, of mood alteration. They feel anxious or depressed a lot of the time and it is not tied to milk release.  D-MER has a very distinctive "MO" of a brief feeling of dysphoric http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/question-of-day-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-483500580553130944Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:49:00 +00002011-04-14T09:49:21.931-04:00I am going to try out a new segment called "Question of the Day". These questions come from posts by D-MER mothers on message boards. Sometimes these questions as answered well by other mothers on message boards, sometimes mis information is given and sometimes the mother gets no answers. This seemed like a good way to help get some questions answered and give clarification. Today's question:  http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/question-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-1269964527446262858Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:02:00 +00002011-04-12T12:02:08.464-04:00I have had more inquiries about speaking about D-MER in international settings, that I have had for anything being held in the US. I just finished a teleconference for Le Leche League of Italia this past week. After I finished it and I was being congratulate by my WIC supervisor on a job well done and receiving my husband's glowing comment that I was officially an international speaker, I http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/international-acceptance-of-d-mer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-7923233164497049044Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:04:00 +00002011-04-08T15:04:32.429-04:00It is pretty clear on the D-MER.org website that D-MER is not a postpartum mood disorder. This seems to be a better know fact now, vs a largely misunderstood one as it was before. But as D-MER awareness becomes more wide spread we see more and more people taking the information on the website and rewriting it out of context, or with vague impressions that include errors and other such problems. http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/d-mer-clinical-depression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-5065533332723968787Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:42:00 +00002010-11-28T18:42:52.444-05:00I need photos of mothers with D-MER with their babies, for a project entitled "The Faces of D-MER". Please email to aliaheise@hotmail.com or post on the D-MER facebook page. Thanks!!http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2010/11/photos-needed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-8978128499288555375Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:47:00 +00002010-10-04T08:47:26.894-04:00Please email info@d-mer.org if you would like to be a guest blogger. Email with the topic of your post and the date you plan on having it ready for. We simply ask that it be a unique D-MER entry, not one previously posted on another blog. Thanks!http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2010/10/now-accepting-guest-blog-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-4838825929986559685Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:56:00 +00002010-09-08T07:56:37.574-04:00The D-MER handouts that are on our website www.d-mer.org have been translated into Dutch and will be uploaded this week. It is possible we have someone doing a further translation for us into Italian. If there are any breastfeeding professionals who are bi-lingual ad motivated to help with the spread of information for D-MER, please contact us at info@d-mer.org to talk about volunteering your http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2010/09/handouts-need-tranlastion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-3303370750647420060Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-02-19T10:50:57.760-05:00D-MER.org is not receiving any financial help. Despite all of the mothers routinely posting and emailing their thanksgiving for d-mer.org and the information it provides, d-mer.org has never received one penny in financial aid or donations. The costs for keep the site running are mounting and they are and always have coming out of on person's meager pocket. If D-MER.org continues not receiving http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2009/02/d-merorg-in-financial-crisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-119006645980351042Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:57:00 +00002008-12-13T13:00:27.381-05:00Here is a link to an article on D-MER in the latest issue of DONA International.http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2008/12/dona-article.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-1355699799081065979Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:07:00 +00002008-10-17T13:33:21.453-04:00Many people have asked about the prevelance of D-MER. We have not had a extremely practical or 100% unbiased method of collecting this in an extremely accurate manner. But we did post on 10 breastfeeding and parenting forums with a generic request about a breastfeeding poll. Readers we simply told there was a one questions survey about milk ejection reflex and if they had breastfed for at least http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2008/10/prevalence-of-d-mer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-524917004334550211Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:12:00 +00002008-10-17T13:33:21.455-04:00The Aussie's have given a name to the feeling some women get when they nurse while they are pregnancy. Breastfeeding Aversion is what it's referred to. Some women get a restless, creepy crawly, antsy-ness about them when they nurse an older baby or toddler while pregnant. Some say it is worse the older the nursling is. Many think it's nature's way of saying "time to wean this baby! Got another http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2008/08/breastfeeding-aversion-vs-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767933026801364950.post-7198151269723020609Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:13:00 +00002008-10-17T13:33:21.456-04:00D-MER is going to be an ongoing project for me. There is still so much to do, be learned and fine tuned. There is a massive amount of awareness to be raised through writing, speaking and networking. But I was taking a moment to really realize how far we have come in such a short time and I felt thankful to so many people and I wanted to share about it. Thank you to my 100% supportive husband. http://emotionalletdown.blogspot.com/2008/07/thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Alia Macrina Heise)1