‘After that, I would get severe bouts of anxiety, depression and homesickness every time I breastfed, which I started associating with my daughter.‘It got so bad that when I knew I was going to pump, or breastfeed, I would just burst into tears knowing the feelings would come back.
‘By the time I knew that what I was feeling was a genuine condition, the damage had been done, and I had already started to feel like I regretted having a daughter. She had no idea what the feelings were but during her first few days of motherhood, she says the sensation was so severe it left her regretting becoming a mother and she struggled to bond with her baby.
She is now determined to raise awareness by encouraging anyone who believes they may also have D-MER to speak out.‘The problem with the condition is that because nobody knew anything about it, I thought it was me.‘There’s nothing you can do to medicate this specific condition, you have to find your own way out, but it’s all about understanding why it’s happening and realising that it will go when you stop nursing.
My wife had this.. didnt understand it at all. Described as a feeling of helplessness amd utter despair....but it passes
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