Babble is well known for developing lots of fun & humorous top-ten lists for parents, or in this case a top-seven list: Surprising Dad-To-Be Facts, by Romi Lassally. Have you wondered about what guys go through (in their brain) during the pregnancy months? Even though Babble bills itself as a site “for a new generation of moms”, they have plenty of resources & articles that incorporate dads as well.
Most of the information for this list was conceived from the research in a new book “The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think, neuro-psychiatrist Dr. Louann Brizendine says there’s much more to men during pregnancy than meets the eye. Her research corroborates something many of us suspected all along: that the brain structures and hormones of men create a male reality that is oh so different from the female’s in every phase of life. And during the mom-centric nine months of pregnancy, it turns out that the transition from man to dad is fraught with very real physical, emotional and hormonal shifts as his mate’s term progresses.”
There is a lot to agree on here with the research: we do get cranky (worried about finances, life changes, loss of sleep, etc.), put on a few pounds along with our wives during the 9 month “growth” process (we can’t let them eat desert alone), and get in Bob the Builder mode. However, I am not sure what to think about their point on prolactin termed the “Mr. mom” hormone…
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