Pregnancy Brain

What is Pregnancy Brain?

"Pregnancy brain is a condition that affects expectant mothers, usually during the first and third trimesters. Sometimes known as placenta brain or baby brain drain, the condition is usually characterized by short-term memory loss or forgetfulness. Some medical experts say that pregnancy brain is a myth, but evidence shows that many women have experienced this condition.

The effects of pregnancy brain vary greatly among women. They can be as simple as forgetting phone numbers that one has dialed for years or placing toilet paper in the fridge. One mother-to-be drove home only to find she had arrived at a previous home she had not lived in for six years."



Well folks, I am suffering from pregnancy brain. It started about 2 weeks ago where I just started forgetting tasks that I wanted to do. Then last week I started losing my phone. My phone is always attached to my hand or in my pocket. I NEVER forget my phone. Oooo, but no anymore.

Then, I was for sure that Father's Day was on June 6th. So I hurried to the store to buy a Father's Day card for my dear ol' dad, and sent it in time for him to get it the day before. Then Sunday morning when I was on Facebook, I realized NO ONE was telling their dad's happy Father's Day. I was shocked! Why do all the Mom's get love but the dads don't? So then I thought to my self, wait a minute....

Did a Google search and found that I had a whole 2 week! Wow Lauren, wow!

It's starting to happen at work now too. We had a Health Screen at work and I needed 20 employees to sign up. I was worried the day before that we still needed 2 more people to sign up. When the health screen people came that morning, and I gave them our sign up sheet, they were like "You actually have 23 people signed up, but we did bring enough supplies for a few more". Wow, did I really miscount that many times? haha sure enough, I took a look at the sign up sheet and I can't figure out how the heck I miscounted, so many times!

Oh and I can't tell you how many times this happens: If you catch me off guard and talk to me or ask me a question, you'r likely to get a handful of incomplete sentences that don't make since!

Well, since I still have 16 weeks left of this pregnancy, I'm sure I will have more embarrassing stories to share of my losing my mind.