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Here’s why “New Baby Smell” is weaving its clever baby magic on you
If you thought the smell of newborn was casting some kind of adorable, addictive spell on you, you’d be 100 percent correct!
We’ve turned to science-y types to discover just how babies weave this clever magic on us – and why!
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Good-feels activated!
And here’s what happened: when the women smelled that newborn scent, the brain’s pleasure centres – and a quite addictive dopamine (aka the feel-good hormone) rush – was sparked in ALL the women, with the new mums reacting the most.
This article was originally published in April 2017.