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Supermom...and superdad! | 21 octobre 2008

Its official and now scientifically proven: Women's brain stop functioning normally during pregnancy but - wait for it- in the long run having a child does boosts female brain power! That is great news. And its not all. Men also become kinder and and smarter when they have children. (although I can not imagine a kinder and smarter Pan).

You dont believe me? - read it for yourself:
Pregnant women do undergo a phase of so-called baby brain, when they experience an apparent loss of function...Women often report problems with memory and reasoning after they become pregnant. A 2002 study by Angela Oatridge of Hammersmith hospital, London, reported that brain scans of pregnant women showed a 4% decline in size. Last year, two Australian researchers reported that pregnant women consistently performed worse on tests for memory and verbal skills.

AHA, I have noticed that I look more for my words, especially in french, but I thought this was because I wasn't speaking it so much, since I haven't been to work for over 3 months now. But it's all worth the trouble.. since apparently I can expect to become five times faster at finding food (ok I don't think going to the supermarket takes that much time?) and I might also become braver - which is lucky seeing my last name.

and later on the article goes to say that if anything employers should be seeking out women who have a family.

That is terrific and frankly makes me very happy. I have always believed in science. The evidence didn't say however, if these brain powers get better every time you have a baby - if it does, then my plan of having eight little ones doesn't seem that crazy anymore, does it?

The other article about Kinder daddies is not all positive though... Some fathers become so over-sensitive that it can affect their behaviour:

A growing body of research shows how new dads undergo a series of hormonal changes that may boost their nurturing instincts, make them kinder, more concerned and attentive to the point of obsessiveness... New dads aren't mentally ill, but they do tend to fuss - often on typically male matters such as whether the car seat is strapped exactly right. Over-attentiveness can be one problem - and postnatal depression is another...As far as Mother Nature is concerned that's small price to pay for turning millions of men into smart, caring parental partners.

I dont think that this is going to be a problem in our case... Pan worries sometimes that he had pregnancy-like symptoms in the beginning of the pregnancy such as a little bit of weight gain (like 90% of men have actually according to a new study) but since he is totally back on track I am sure he is going to handle fatherhood perfectly. Motherhood, on the other hand worries me sometimes. Will I be attentive enough and talk enough to the baby (talk? talk? but in which language???? French or Icelandic??swahili perhaps?) or will I be so obsessed by my new "brain powers" that I will go off to try to save the world?

Publié par Kolka à 11:25:15 dans Miss baby blabla | Commentaires (0) | Permaliens