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Is a general dislike of breastfeeding considered D-MER?

April 26, 2017breastfeeding d-mer dislike

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Is a general dislike of breastfeeding considered D-MER?

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Mothers can dislike breastfeeding for many reasons. For example, they may find it inconvenient, it could hurt, they don’t like to sit still, there is trouble with feeding, they have to do it more often than they thought they would, it’s harder than they would like, they are uncomfortable with their breasts, etc. But disliking breastfeeding is not D-MER. In fact, some mothers with D-MER find they end up coping quite well and would not say they “dislike” it. D-MER has a very specific diagnosing criteria, and disliking breastfeeding is not part of it.