Pregnant women conserve your brain power

[sparks19]

LOL I read in my mom-to-be magazine that typically during pregnancy a woman's brain will shrink up to 8% It takes about 6 months postnatal for it to return to normal. No wonder I feel so dense lately.

let the woman with small brains jokes begin

[caseysmom]

Did it say why? That is pretty interesting. Don't worry when your baby is a teen you will have no brains at all!

[sparks19]

Did it say why? That is pretty interesting. Don't worry when your baby is a teen you will have no brains at all!

LOL I guess it's just training for how you will feel when the teen years come LOL. I will get the mag and see if it says why. if it doesn't I'm gonna look it up.


HMMMM I can't find anything that says WHY this happens. I will have to keep looking.

[prechrswife]

I don't get it either, but I am having far more "spacey" moments than I usually do... People tell me that it's normal. :rolleyes:

[Sirrahsim]

I've always just heard it refered to as "preggo brain" I didn't know that there was actually a physical response by the brain to pregnancy :eek: :eek:

[Twisterdog]

I am quite sure my brain never returned to its normal size after the birth of my son. And, I'm also quite sure that for every year of the teenage years, I must lose at least another 8% or so. By the time he is grown, I should be just about catatonic.

[Cataholic]

Very funny, Twisterdog.

I think it is cause our 'primal' instincts take over, and you don't need a brain to think logically so much!

I did find, and still do find, that I have absolutely no memory. Prolly good that way, I can forget any stupid thing I did and save the embarrassment.

[borzoimom]

I didnt know there was a literal physical change- but I do remember a stimulation change. How many stories have you heard of mothers at the early ages of infant care that start using baby words etc.. lol.
I do remember that the doctor telling me to increase water when nursing, and considering the brain is mostly water... hmmm..