新妈妈的“牛奶大脑”

　　身边有不少准妈妈或者新妈妈都说有了宝宝以后反应变迟钝了，记忆力也有所减退。真是这样吗？做了妈妈的人真的会变成那种脑子里只会装着那个需要定时定量喂奶的小宝贝，别的一概不理会的milk brain吗？

　　Milk brain can refer to feelings of disorientation and mental sluggishness reported by some mothers of newborn babies or total involvement in the care of a newborn baby, to the exclusion of almost everything else.

　　“牛奶大脑”可以指新生儿母亲表现出的情绪错乱和大脑反应迟钝的状态，也可以指这些妈妈们全身心投入到孩子的身上，其他事物一概不予理会的情况。

　　It's a casual, common slur. Even women use it to describe how disorganized they feel in the first frantic days after giving birth. Yet milk brain is just a temporary effect, brought on by sleep deprivation, plus the need to learn (or relearn) the details of child care.

　　其实这是一种普遍的误读。就算有女性用“牛奶大脑”这个词来形容自己产后几天慌乱无序的状态，但这也只是一个暂时现象，多数是因为睡眠不足，以及需要花时间学习育婴知识等因素导致的。