I guess I kind of do. But I've always been a forgetful person so it makes sense that with more things to do, the more I forget!
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Sure, I guess so! I mean with constantly thinking about the kids, even when we aren't together, it's just always more plates in the air.
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Yes, definitely during pregnancy. I don't know if it was hormones or lack of sleep but I threw trash in sinks & toilets and poured liquids in the trash for about two months. I work in a lab with lots of liquids and my colleagues got pretty sick of it. I hated fishing trash out of the toilet too.
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Yes.
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Yes.
I've noticed things just don't stay in my head the way the used to. I have to work to keep them there or recall them if that makes sense! -
Yes, but I resent that it's thought of in a negative way. It means I'm mentally juggling the needs, logistics, desires, health, and well-being of other people in addition to my own, which means my brain is overloaded with constant multitasking. My short term memory has gone to crap since my second child, but I had to stop being mean to myself about it and tell myself it's because humans weren't meant to juggle this much information and distraction and exhaustion at once and just started making lists and notes.
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@gingerbebe: I agree. That's why I don't like the term "mommy brain" actually. I feel like it's a bit disparaging of women, but I think of anyone was trying to remember and juggle all the things we do, they'd have a hard time.
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I didn't come out of the cloud for a few years -until LO was age 4. I also breastfed until her second birthday so the sleeping thing put me in a constant haze.
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@gingerbebe: absolutely agree with all of this!!!!
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Yes. Mommy brain is real and can be costly too! I locked my keys in the trunk and had to pay $50 for a lock smith. Even now I double check to make sure I have my keys AFTER I close my trunk.
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Yes, and I think it's more than just sleep deprivation. Ever since DD turned 1 or so I've been sleeping a fairly normal schedule and I'm still way more scatterbrained than I used to be. I really do think it comes down to just juggling too much info in our brains.
And pregnancy brain is absolutely real - I seem to experience it as early as 4-5 weeks in my pregnancies.
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@gingerbebe @mrsscb i agree completely. i also think it's a super unhelpful term to have floating around in the workplace. i have definitely heard male colleagues joking about "pregnancy brain" and "baby brain" and it makes me extremely angry. when i'm taking care of my baby, am i necessarily more distracted and forgetful because i'm constantly keeping attention on him and having to be responsible for many things at once? of course! did i suddenly become less able to use my brain at work? uh, no. for this reason, i kind of wish women wouldn't use the terms, although i understand people wanting to commiserate over the phenomenon.
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Ohhh yeah. I was not this bad before kids!
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I feel like the brain is an organ that we don't know a lot about, so anything is possible. Also, the body is a system and sometimes it takes resources from one part to help another. I also believe that the more you use your brain the more it stretches and can work.
But I really dislike the term and don't use it.
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@gingerbebe: Yes, yes, YES!
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Yes, I feel like when I'm with the kids there's this constant hum in my head... even when I'm not on alert consciously, it takes up a lot of my attention. Not usually a big deal, I can even work from home if it's routine stuff, but if I have to do something creative or anything where I have to really focus on the person I'm talking to... forget it. It has to wait till they're not around.
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Absolutely. When I was home for 3.5 months on maternity leave after the birth of my baby, some insurance paper work came in and I swear I couldn't even read it. Now I'm back at work and am trying so hard to use my brain to its full abiliyt and its hard!
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@gingerbebe: @MrsSCB: @nellywm: I have actually said the words, "I had a baby, I didn't have a lobotomy."
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Absolutely. But I think it's 100% understandable. As @gingerbebe: described we are juggling so many more things now that we are mommy's. I'm ok with the term but I do think it shouldn't be looked at as a joke or a put down. I always tell DH that it's so different for men v women! I mean (at least in my house) I am the one that has to worry about what snacks we have, when we need to replenish them, DD's wardrobe, then entire wardrobe is my responsibility--DH does nothing but get her dressed in the outfits I have shopped for and bought. He never has to worry if she has weather appropriate clothing bc guess what--I do that. Add to that the basic every day worry and concern for your kid, your job, your commute, your other family and geesh NO WONDER I forget things!!! LOL
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