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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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Offsetting exhaustion
Some experts say new baby smell activates these pleasure centres and happy feels for good reason. This chemical response is thought to be designed to offset the exhaustion and the hard work of parenting, from the inside, out!
This article was originally published in April 2017.