'Baby Brain' is Not a Real Thing
For some reason, a pretty popular rumor started flying around in the late 1980's about women who get pregnant would experience a phenomenon called "Baby Brain." This bizarre notion insinuated that women would become less intelligent when they become pregnant. Not only is this terribly sexist, but it's also the opposite of the truth. Women have proven to become more intelligent and organized when they are expecting a baby.
Gum Doesn't Take Seven Years to Digest
Whoever told you this was likely much older than you when they did. This theory has been disproven thousands of times, and has been the cause of a ton of unnecessary hospital bills. The gum isn't your problem, its anxiety and misinformation that's the problem.