Pregnancy Brain Is TOTALLY a Thing!

my sister in law sent out birthday invitations for her other childs b-day. but failed to have a return address, didn't tell anyone where the party would be and didn't have her phone number on there correctly so no one could contact her about it... i had her number and called her the S. i got the invite and asked her to fill in the gaps... she said oh poo, all 25 invites went out like that... she had to buuy more, re-write them and resend them.

when i was pregnant i would forget to take my bra off before showering... happened 5-6x with both pregnacies.

I think "48 brain" is a thing too! I totally wrote down the wrong DOB for my daughter when I was getting her prescription. I wrote she was born on the 29th instead of the 27th. The pharmacist just laughed at me after I told her I had only one cup of coffee and clearly needed more. lol I don't remember any specific pregnancy brain because it was so long ago but I'm sure there was some doozies. =0)

I have done almost this exact same thing. I take student interns from my alma mater every summer. This past year at homecoming, I ran into a previous intern and spent a good 10 minutes taking to her and then, just like you, realized she was a completely different intern than I was thinking. Fortunately, like you, I managed to switch gears quietly, although I'm sure my face had an odd expression, because every thought that goes through my head goes right across my face.

And, I did not have baby brain to blame.

A friend of mine is very pregnant, and she was just out with her husband at a restaurant. Totally freaked out about the feel of her clothes, and was about to rip off her top when her husband reminded her where they were. She almost didn't care.

I remember driving places, and knowing when I left and when I arrived, but having the middle part of the journey completely absent from my brain.

Actually, I think you are doing really well! Hang in there!

(BTW Pregnancy Brain segues smoothly to Sleep-Deprived-Mom-of-Newborn Brain. That's also a thing.) Cheers!

Well, I didn't do THAT when I was pregnant, but when I came back from maternity leave, I had to write lists detailing everything I was doing and telling people, because I just could NOT remember. My hormones were all over the place and I just couldn't keep stuff straight. My boss, who didn't have children, fussed at one point and asked me if I just needed to go home. I looked at him and said point blank "It won't help. Be careful what you say, or I'll go home and I won't come back." He started being patient and nice to me about my darn lists at that point...

(And yes, your hormones act like you're still pregnant for a while, don't ya know? LOL!)

Fast forward many years later, during the peri-menopause to menopause time, I actually wrote a check for the natural gas bill for $700 and something dollars, instead of $70 something dollars. That was a HUGE shocker for me! I mean, I KNEW I was having a hard time, but OMG!!

i don't recall doing that during my pregnancies. they were a long time ago.
it's exactly the sort of thing i do now..........
:X khairete
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