Topic - Baby brain is for real

Baby brain.  It’s for real.  About 80% of pregnant women experience it.  The forgetfulness, problems with paying attention, with decision-making and memory and just that overall fogginess that never seems to go away.  It’s due to the brain reorganizing itself to prepare for the many new requirements of Motherhood.  Hormonal changes, especially in estrogen and oxytocin, are the cause.  Baby brain starts in the first trimester and is much worse by the time you give birth.  The positive effects could last a lifetime.  Our thinking skills are increased, and we’re protected against degenerative diseases.  If we breastfeed baby, our brain cells actually increase in size.  It’s critical that Moms get those extra “smarts” and a supercharged brain because once we give birth, we’re going to be spread really thin for the next 20 years.  Mother Nature knows what she’s doing!