Recent studies show that pregnancy does actually impact mother’s brains. Pregnancy can actually alter the brain. MRI scans taken of women pre-pregnancy and post delivery show decreased grey matter. It was also found that mothers who lost the most grey matter, in fact actually have better attachment and bonding experiences with their bundles of joy. As far as the forgetfulness that sometimes comes from pregnancy, that could be attributed to lack of sleep.

Pregnancy changes moms’ brains