We forget the most simple things, we have lapses not only in terms of memory but logic as well. And we all blame it on hormones overdrive, this condition called “pregnancy brain” or “preg head” or “mommy brain.”
And now this scientist at the Australian National University in Canberra tells us it’s all hogwash – that [...]
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Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say – well, emphasis the mother part of that expression. You know when you are out with your baby, and suddenly you realize that you have forgotten something vital?
I’ve made my own wipes with paper towels, soap and water to change my son when we were out [...]
Tags: baby-wearing, diapers, Eczema, invention, mommy brain
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The other day, on another blog, I did something I rarely do; I mis-used a word. It was a rather comical error, and thanks to the real-time wonder of blogging, I was able to change it as soon as I noticed, albeit after it went live.
Since I can count on one hand the number of [...]
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Australian scientists have confirmed that mommy brain is a genuine phenomenon. They claim that pregnancy mildly impairs women’s memories, and it persists at least a year after childbirth.
It certainly persists more than a year. My son is almost two and I keep calling the dog by his name and asking the pooch to come and [...]
Tags: memory, mommy brain
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It’s so simple for new parents to slip into the whole “My-baby-is-the-most-brilliant baby-ever-and-everything-my-baby-does-is-intriguing” that sometimes we forget to censor ourselves for the non-parents in the room. I once had a conversation with two friends of mine: one was a mom and one was a man who had never had children. The other mom [...]
Tags: daddy brain, diapers, mommy brain
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