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> The bodies and brains of fathers, not just mothers, are transformed through the love and labour of raising a child There is a clear link in emotional bonding
by DoingIsLearning 6y ago
> The bodies and brains of fathers, not just mothers, are transformed through the love and labour of raising a child
There is a clear link in emotional bonding and hormonal changes of mothers associated with pregnancy and labour. At face value it sounds nice that fathers also experience hormonal changes due to bonding with their children.
However, I couldn't find any reference to the confounding of fathers just experiencing a T drop _caused_ by sleep deprivation?
- jacobush 6y agoAnd for mothers?
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoThere is a well estabilished hormonal link betwen pregnancy/labour and mother child bonding. [0] My point is that they seem to make the leap that a male equivalent _must_ exist for father bonding. What I question is if this hormonal change (T drop) in males is not just due to sleep deprivation, rather than some unknown/unclear male bonding mechanism. [0] https://www.nct.org.uk/labour-birth/your-guide-labour/hormones-labour-oxytocin-and-others-how-they-work https://www.nct.org.uk/labour-birth/your-guide-labour/hormon...