The characters mention a condition called D-Mer. Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) is a condition in which women who breastfeed develop negative emotions that begin just before the milk ejection reflex and last less than a few minutes. D-MER always presents as an emotional reaction but may also produce a hollow or churning feeling in the pit of the stomach, nausea, restlessness, and/or general unease.
When Sam visits her friend in New York, the neighbours, who are Jewish, are doing Shiva. In Judaism, Shiva is a seven-day period of mourning observed by the immediate family of the deceased.
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