[narkee]

As a consequence, are people that have had children found to have higher incidences of Alzheimer's?

[bsbechtel]

Anecdotal evidence in my grandmother's family indicates yes. 7 brothers and sisters, and all women who had children in the family developed dementia late in life.

[fsiefken]

perhaps there was a genetic factor here?

[bsbechtel]

It's entirely possible, but it didn't go unnoticed that the women of the family who didn't have kids didn't develop dementia, and those who did have kids did end up with it later in life.

[fsfsf]

I've never slept better than since I've had my kid. They force you to be much more disciplined with your time.

[tesin]

Did you sleep poorly beforehand, or is it just a deeper sleep now?

[dilyevsky]

It’s a routine thing. Once you’re out of “waking up to feed” phase (which is typically is <10months), it is better to have a rigid sleep schedule for the kid and it forces you to adopt one as well.