‘The same process could apply to anyone, but it’s reported most in breastfeeding.’ ‘It’s poorly understood but there’s some evidence to suggest that it’s related to a short-term drop in dopamine – a chemical related to pleasure – when the nipple is stimulated,’ says Sreedhar Krishna, a consultant dermatologist. We reached out to a lot of doctors, the majority of whom said they had no idea what we were on about or declined to discuss matters of the nipple.īut those who didn’t think we were mad pointed to dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER), a recognised medical condition describing a feeling of negativity, sadness, anger, or self-loathing during and after breastfeeding. ‘It’s occasionally similar to the feeling you get when you put your finger in your belly button – just that raw uncomfortableness,’ she adds.Īs this Refinery29 article from 2019 found, it’s impossible to find an explanation for sad nipple syndrome backed up by legitimate scientific research… because none has been done. ‘Luckily, for me, it is only when they’re being touched though, and once I say “alright, enough of that”, the feeling of impending doom disappears as quicky as it came on.’Īnd Brianna, 27, describes the sensation as ‘an emptiness that you can’t quite put your finger on, like when you’re sad because you miss something but you don’t quite no what it is that you miss’.
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