Parenting Tip: Understanding Matrescence

Matrescence is a term that describes the physical, hormonal, and emotional process your body goes through when you become a parent. It is actually a larger hormonal shift than going through puberty or menopause. That's right. The biggest shift your body will ever go through. Studies have shown that you can look at a brain scan of a 70 year old woman and know if she's ever had a baby or not because her brain is forever changed.

So go easy on yourself. You're going through a lot.

Learn more about matrescence here: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/08/1024674033/theres-a-name-for-the-ups-and-downs-of-new-motherhood-its-called-matrescence