Tense, Edgy, and Bored Mothers
Posted by Cottontimer on 13 May 2007 | Tagged as: Motherhood
Katherine Ellison, author of The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter
Three to six months after delivery, breastfeeding mothers are less tense, less edgy and less bored.
Now, I can barely remember what it’s like to have an infant, but I think if I were any of the above it would be because I was totally sleep deprived. The truth is, I was probably tense, edgy, and bored to the Nth degree. Motherhood can be mind-numbingly repetitious, especially at the newborn/infant/toddler stages. It had its charming moments which made all of it worthwhile. Still, I’m not sure I would want to go through it again. 
How were you feeling when your child was 3-6 months old?
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Tense, Edgy, and Bored Mothers…
Katherine Ellison, author of The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter, presents evidence in Psychology Today for why mothers may be intellectually stronger than they were before giving birth….
And how can you not be stronger after giving birth. I know as a father I am intellectually stronger just by being there and watching all 5 births.
If that doesn’t make you stronger then I don’t know what would LOL
Erm…. I don’t think they’re talking about the “inured to blood, guts, and gore” kind of intellectual strength, Steve.
intellectually stronger, right. but i was all those: tensed, edgy and bored 3-6 months after delivery. maybe even more…he he.
i am also not sure if i can go through another pregnancy/infant/toddler stage! maybe not anymore…
I know what you mean, Gloria. The farther we get from it, the more unimaginable it is to go through it all again. Although those little infants sure can be cute….