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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.

No way. I say things I don't mean and do the same while typing. Sometimes I don't remember getting up at night!

@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.

In the newborn stage my mind was mush too but now my mind is back in the game again, especially because i am studying

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!

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?

@MsLipGloss: This made me laugh out loud and is totally me! Love UP!

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.
Save me before my mind turns to mush!

@highwire: ditto!

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.

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.

No I'm total mush. And I am totally "...squirrels!" too.

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.