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October 2018 Moms
mamat2be
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Baby Brain!
mamat2be
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I don’t know if baby brain is actually a thing, but I have days where I feel like a complete airhead right now! I sat on the toilet the other day WITH my underwear still on. I went to try on a new top my MIL bought me without taking off what I was already wearing. I told my sister how excited I was she couldn’t go on a trip I invited her to and felt awful because what I really meant was how sad I was! And worst part is I’m a medical professional! I hope my patients don’t lose all faith in me...! Please tell me I’m not the only one dropping IQ points left and right!
PS-Don’t worry too much about my patients, luckily I’m not in a life or death type of setting at work!
PS-Don’t worry too much about my patients, luckily I’m not in a life or death type of setting at work!
Re: Baby Brain!
Edit: and also any excuse for Meryl Streep.
Welcome and congrats! Please take the time and read the sticky thread at the top of the board that is called ***WELCOME! READ THIS FIRST!!***
If you change your username, it'll a lil easier to remember you. Intros in the intro thread are appreciated also!
Channeling my inner @knottieamusements
DD 3/15/12
DD 6/3/14
#4 Due 10/26/18!
I think we should turn this into the May Baby Brain thread.
I'd add a baby brain moment, but I can't think of any right now... And don't worry, I've had plenty! I've been forgetting to call people back and boring things like that. Baby brain is real y'all!
DD 3/15/12
DD 6/3/14
#4 Due 10/26/18!
Also, a few weeks ago I was leaving a voicemail (I hate leaving voicemails), completely blanked, couldn't think of any words, and left a solid 10-second pause in the middle. Super awkward.
TTC since 2016
Due: October 12, 2018
Location: Ontario, Canada
TTC since 2016
Due: October 12, 2018
Location: Ontario, Canada
@krzyriver I too forget I’m pregnant most of the time! Guess that will go away when I start to feel baby move around. Congrats on the job!
I also frequently can’t remember what day it is, but somehow manage to get to the things I’m supposed to. Like when I saw the Monday BF post today and thought, “oh, it’s only Monday” despite not taking the kids to school this morning. Or when I had to fill out today’s date at my last OB appointment and first I put my birthdate, then I realized what it was asking for, so I changed the year. Then it occurred to me that the rest also wasn’t right and put the month for the day, then fixed the month but couldn’t figure out the day & had to look it up. I’m sure they thought I was a complete idiot when they saw all the scribbles by the today’s date line.
@acciocoffee Scary, but at least you dropped her off instead of coming out of work to find that you forgot to.
BABY BRAIN PSA (or really all the time) - always, ALWAYS, check the car seats when you get out of the car, even if you know the kid(s) are not with you. It’s a habit that could save their life some day.
For those worried about forgetting a baby in the car, leave one of your shoes in the back with baby. You won’t make it far with one shoe. I used to make DH do this when DS was an infant because he’d regularly forget he was with us when we were out together.
@tinattt23 good idea with the shoe trick!
My mom just told me about another child that was accidentally left in a vehicle. She said the news article recommended putting something you'll need in the back seat with the child, so you had to go back there when you got to work or wherever.
DD 3/15/12
DD 6/3/14
#4 Due 10/26/18!
My brain cells came back. Definitely not right away, but they did come back briefly (& then I got pregnant again). I read something a while ago that said it could take up to 10 years for a woman to completely recover from having a baby. Basically it talked about nutrient depletion plus sleep deprivation and trying to adjust to life while needing to eat to survive and breastfeed (if you are) and that it is hard enough to get the nutrients you need right now, let alone replenish what the baby took.
@coffee-saur They always recommend putting stuff in the back seat. The problem is so many people have the attitude of “it can’t happen to me, I’m a good parent. Clearly people that forget their kids are bad parents.” I get so frustrated by that because it’s that attitude that leads to that kind of stuff. The people that recognize that it could happen to them are the ones that put stuff in the back seat or get into the habit of checking the car seats every time they get out of the car.