I was confident that the nurture I provided in infancy would not only mitigate all of the effects of a stressful pregnancy, birth, prematurity, and NICU stay, but also grow an incredibly resilient brain for both my baby and myself. I knew that by providing high nurture, I would be bathing my baby’s brain in nurturing hormones and neurotransmitters like oxytocin, dopamine, and endorphins, and as a result his brain would have extremely high neuroplasticity and a very low risk of poor outcomes. I knew that high nurture would also be an opportunity for me to change my brain toward better mental
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