As the saying goes, "one pregnancy is stupid for three years", is it true?
Nurturing life is one of the most mysterious and great projects. "Pregnant in October, born in a day", the greatness of motherhood and the magic of life burst out dazzling luster in the passage of time.
However, the process of pregnancy makes the mother suffer a lot of discomfort and pain, nausea, loss of appetite, and even difficulty sleeping and eating, and the whole person becomes haggard. The process of production is even more risky. After the excitement of becoming a new mother, there is endless suffering.
Slowly, people's physical reflection ability is obviously not as good as before, and even, thinking is affected, when speaking, they will not match the afterword, and when they do things, they will often throw three or four, and the whole person seems to have become stupid.
It is precisely because of this that there is a folk saying, called "a pregnancy for three years". I don't know when the saying "one pregnancy is stupid for three years" originated, but it is certain that the influence of this statement is very widespread, not only in the private sector, but also in medical experts at home and abroad. Moreover, a medical term was invented for this purpose, called "pregnant stupidity".
Pregnancy stupidity refers to the phenomenon that when a woman becomes pregnant, the memory of the expectant mother will decline and the cognitive ability will decline. Foreign countries call it baby brain (baby brain) or placenta brain (placental brain).
Foreign research on this is at the latest in the 1960s, for example, in 1968, foreign authoritative medical journals published a research article on "Maternal Early Affective and Cognitive Disorders".
Since then, there have been numerous literature reports of cognitive impairment and memory decline in pregnant and even motherwomen, including some cross-cutting studies and longitudinal comparative studies.
These reports have a huge impact, even affecting the employment of postpartum women: some employers will refuse to continue to hire postpartum women, and pregnancy often means that women's career aspirations are broken.
Therefore, "pregnant stupidity" is not just a simple ridicule topic, it involves the dignity and rights of women, and it must not be laughed at.
Some studies believe that maternal memory decline and brain inability may be related to hormonal changes in women before and after pregnancy, fetal predation (during pregnancy, the fetus absorbs essential fatty acids from the mother's brain phospholipid membrane, thereby changing the mother's brain volume), sleep quality and distraction and many other factors.
With the onset of pregnancy, the pregnant mother's body is deficient in DHA. When there is a long-term lack of DHA in the diet, the synaptic membrane will lack DHA-containing phospholipids, and the structure will be destroyed, which will have a negative impact on information transmission and thinking ability. At the same time, prenatal and postnatal women's sleep quality is reduced and distracted, resulting in relative sluggish treatment of other things.
Therefore, the occurrence of the phenomenon of "pregnancy stupidity" cannot simply be attributed to the decline in brain power and intelligence, and once the hormone level tends to be normal, this phenomenon will gradually disappear.
In addition, an Australian study found that the "pregnant stupid" state may only be a psychological effect of people, and pregnancy has no significant effect on the female brain. The Australian National University conducted a 20-year neurological health study of 7500 randomly selected people. Among them, the effect of pregnancy on the female brain is an integral part of the study.
Over 8 years, the researchers had a group of women tested 3 times during the three periods of pregnancy, first trimester, and three periods after pregnancy. The results showed that there were no significant differences in memory and cognitive abilities between the women before, during and after pregnancy.
The leader of the study said the findings were credible. Because these women are unknowingly tested, the "pregnant stupid" theory does not preconceived not affect their judgment. "Memory loss is normal, and every one of us goes into this state, but people often blame it on pregnancy."
The latest research results show that "one pregnancy for three years" itself is not scientific. Because having and raising children makes moms nervous and tired, and the quality of sleep plummets, this will definitely lead to frequent mistakes. However, these are all caused by mental stress and lack of sleep, and have nothing to do with "pregnant stupidity". Therefore, the argument of "one pregnancy for three years" is neither respectful of women, nor scientific at all.
So, how to overcome the various abnormal reactions during pregnancy and lactation? Some experts suggest that one is to pay attention to nutritional intake, the second is to ensure adequate sleep, and the third is to strengthen exercise.
In addition, in daily life, give yourself a psychological hint of positive energy: I am the most powerful, I am smart. Write down the things that need to be dealt with, and in doing so, things will be organized and will not be lost.
And the most important point is that we must learn to ask for help, vent when we are in a bad mood, and talk to someone; when we have more than enough to take children and lack of strength, we must ask for help from those around us, and do not fight alone.
Be a smart mother and accompany your baby to grow up healthily, because parenting is a life journey for parents and children to grow together. Cheer yourself on, become a wise mother, and see who dares to say that we are stupid again!
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