my first pregnancy brain moment

kimarino13

I am surprised it took 31 weeks to happen, actually.

I have an NST at 2 pm at the hospital, which means I have to leave here by 1 pm.  I was planning to grab a quick lunch and eat it in the car on the way down to the hospital.

So I jumped in the car and started driving and realized that 1.) it was only 12 pm, not 1 pm and 2.) I didn't bring anything to eat.

Luckily I only got down the street before realizing I left an hour early, so I was able to turn around and come home, but yikes.  What a dumbass I am.

From bride brain a few years ago to pregnancy brain now.  And I am guessing mommy brain is next.  MH wonders what happened to the person who used to be so on top of things... 

LCB34

At least you caught it before you were too far away from home!

I think I have IF brain - I am so unorganized these days.

kimarino13

Duh.  How could I forget the IF brain. 

bride brain ---> IF brain ---> pregnancy brain ---> mommy brain

I swear, I used to be so organized and on top of things.  Almost scarily so.  Not so much anymore.  I have clothes all over my floor, wet hair because I can't be bothered to blow it dry, and a paper towel full of Cheese Nips for lunch. 

nygrl79

Ha, glad you didn't go too far before realizing it was still early.  There is definitely such a thing as a pregnancy brain! 

The other day, I had a dentist appointment at 1 p.m. on a Saturday.  The dentist's office called at 10 a.m. to confirm and I said I'd be there.  At 1:15 p.m., I got a call wondering where I was.  I was at home, not showered, not dressed, completely forgot about the appointment that I just confirmed 3 hours before. 

carrielynn911

I'm glad to know it's not just me!!  I keep forgetting lots of stuff and it's starting to make me (and my husband) wonder if I'm going crazy.

lnle

ha! I would have kept going and used it as an excuse to eat out somewhere.

thiswillbe

Glad you remembered before you got too far, and I totally feel your pain-- this morning as I was showering I couldn't for the life of me remember whether or not I had already shampooed my hair. How I forget stuff that happened (or didn't, lol!) 5 seconds before I'll never know...

BeccaLandes

Not only am I more forgetful, I feel like I have about 25% of the brain power I used to have.  I have tried reading books and find that if a sentence is too long, I can't follow it.  If a plot isn't straightforward, I'm confused...  And I have a doctorate in psychology.  I really hope my brain comes back when this is done or else I will be the world's lamest psychologist.