https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 13:15:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-753898 Wed, 01 May 2013 05:05:50 +0000 BananaPancakes 753898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. It's better than it was a few months ago, so I have hope, but I forget everything now. I've been trying to teach myself to stop multi tasking, because I think that it makes it worse, but I was a hard core multi tasker before pregnancy, so it's a hard habit to break. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-753873 Wed, 01 May 2013 02:05:23 +0000 LovelyPlum 753873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL at Up! That's such a good movie.</p> <p>Heck, my brain is shot just from TTC...well, TTC on grad school. Half the time, I have students email me and ask something vague like, "did you do it yet?" Um, what is "it," again? No clue. The last three weeks have been particularly bad. I seriously sat at a computer for an hour the other day trying to work and had zero idea that that much time had passed. Made me feel like I was losing my marbles.</p> <p>If this is going to get worse, I'm in *real* trouble ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-753871 Wed, 01 May 2013 01:56:54 +0000 sunny 753871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I'm total mush. And I am totally "...squirrels!" too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-753868 Wed, 01 May 2013 01:24:03 +0000 aprk 753868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Andy is 4 weeks old, so no, lol. I need a baby connect app for the dog - I can never remember when he's been taken for a walk, poor thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-753864 Wed, 01 May 2013 01:08:47 +0000 littlepenguin 753864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This has been one of my biggest frustrations. Pre-pregnancy I felt I was a pretty sharp. My job requires me to stay on my toes, and think quickly. My memory at home was good, kept track of the house, DH, myself, the dog etc. During pregnancy I did ok, I had my off days but held it together. Now I feel like my thoughts move so slowly. I find myself repeating things to my husband and sister because I can't remember if I told them or not. I get caught in mental loops, like I get fixated on an idea, resolve it, and then 15 mins - and hr later I'll think about it again and remember I already resolved it..that has been the most frustrating. I'm hoping that I go back to work and I have more mental stimulation this mental mush will disappear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752672 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:04:41 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 752672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine's probably a bit mushy since I had two back to back pregnancies and nearly a year and half of sleep deprivation in one form or another but I still feel really good. I enjoy doing logic problems and variety puzzle books on the side, though, so maybe that's why! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752666 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:02:45 +0000 anbanan15 752666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: ditto!</p> <p>I think my lack of sleep only adds to the issue...and pregnancy brain round two I'm not looking forward to! That can only make things worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752627 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:52:23 +0000 lavender 752627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: good reference and that was a good book (well from what I can remember) haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752593 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:40:03 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 752593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to be around other adults....and they have to TRY to talk to be about something besides babies! Yes- I have an infant. No, I do not want to talk about parenting 24/7. Yes, I am capable of holding a conversation about other topics.<br /> Save me before my mind turns to mush! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752577 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:35:25 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 752577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not in this sleep deprived state! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752556 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:26:27 +0000 2PeasinaPod 752556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: This made me laugh out loud and is totally me! Love UP! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752507 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:06:51 +0000 MsLipGloss 752507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah, I am totally a butter knife accident waiting to happen . . . I feel like my mind used to be sharp enough to cut somebody! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752495 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:03:46 +0000 mediagirl 752495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm coming back. My brain was mush from about 6 months preggo until recently. Now I'm trying to come back...I'm still pretty mushy, though. Were you saying something? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752484 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:01:00 +0000 Weagle 752484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel completely incapable of having a normal conversation most days. My mind is shot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752103 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:04:00 +0000 Alivoo01 752103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and I'm still preggo. I think once we're out of school and into a job/career, we just focus the task at hand which is challenging on its own, but it's no history/science/math pop quiz! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752100 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:03:29 +0000 Lozza 752100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to call it "post partum cognitive disorder."<br /> It gets better once you get more sleep. Now that I'm pregnant again, I have "prenatal cognitive disorder," but before that, I was actually doing ok and feeling like I was pretty sharp at work, but that definitely didn't happen till LO had been STTN for a while (like, several months) and I finally began to feel decently rested for the first time in a couple years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752087 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:59:45 +0000 Mrsbells 752087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the newborn stage my mind was mush too but now my mind is back in the game again, especially because i am studying </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752060 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:49:58 +0000 littlek 752060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: OMG.. you just quoted my favorite movie!!! Up!! We are totally soulmates.. LOL.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752057 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:48:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 752057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: Ditto! I can't maintain a train of thought . . . squirrels! . . . these days. It really blows. And it really negatively impacts my productivity, and my work confidence for that matter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752042 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:46:06 +0000 littlek 752042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm getting better but it was rough for awhile. I think the issue is I'm more distracted, so it's harder to think clearer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752032 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:42:30 +0000 regberadaisy 752032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way. I say things I don't mean and do the same while typing. Sometimes I don't remember getting up at night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752029 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:41:31 +0000 mrbee 752029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I feel like I'm living the plot to Flowers for Algernon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752023 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:39:54 +0000 looch 752023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I do. I tried to keep my mind active and engaged while on maternity leave, I completed a Montessori certification for preschool. I also do logic puzzles, but this is because I love them and they remind me of elementary school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-still-feel-like-your-mind-is-sharp#post-752019 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:38:42 +0000 DillonLion 752019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like my brain has become total mush after being pregnant and having a newborn. My memory is shot and I have trouble remembering words when I'm having a conversation. </p> <p>I need to do some brain teasers, read more books, and exercise more, I think! </p>