Big Smile, No Teeth: Zombie face is a real thing among new parents


While it’s crucial that newborns get as much sleep as possible so their brains can develop correctly, parents need to look after their own sleep patterns too, or risk not only ‘zombie face’ but also cognitive decline, high blood pressure and weight gain among other serious effects. — 123rf.com

“Basically, I look back at the last four years as a just one really long ass night, ” my friend told me about raising his children, now four and two years old. This was his pitch to convince me and my wife to have another child.

Honestly, it wasn’t much of a pitch.

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