Whoa, Science™️ says pregnancy shrinks your brain! Having been pregnant on and off again for the past 7 years, please embrace or excuse my social retardation. •⩊•

Luckily, Science™️ says gray matter returns two years after we stop making babies... #Momstr

"A first-of-its-kind study has revealed that the architecture of women's brains changes strikingly during their first pregnancies, in ways that last for at least 2 years. In particular, gray matter shrinks in areas involved in processing and responding to social signals."

https://www.science.org/content/article/pregnancy-resculpts-women-s-brains-least-2-years

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Is the brain shrinking from pregnancy or the lack of sleep that comes from pregnancy and newborns?

All of the above 🫥 Actually, I've been blessed with good little sleepers, though! It's my late night podcasts and projects keeping me awake. 😵‍💫