Can D-MER “Rebound?”
Rebounding D-MER is different then a relapse with D-MER. Mothers with self corrected or even treated D-MER may have relapses, time when for a single letdown, feeding or even day or two, their D-MER is more prevalent. But this is short lived and seems to be due to the natural flux in hormones. Rebound would be a mother with self corrected D-MER that has a re onset of symptoms that persist for several days or more. There have been only a few reports on this, and so it seems that it can, though it’s rare. Possible triggers of rebounding D-MER are: an increase in milk supply/prolactin, a change in nursing frequency (usually an increase), a return of the first postpartum period, a pregnancy, a change in caffeine intake, a change in the frequency of orgasm, a sudden decrease in sleep, dehydration, a severe and persistent change in stress or a change in medication (counter active meds, birth control etc.) Is D-MER normal? It is seems to be somewhat common, early numbers are showing maybe as m
