Ye Old Placenta Brain
I have all the usual, early on symptoms of pregnancy such as fatigue, swimmy head and crabbiness. One thing that I did not count on, and was not told about, was my sudden lack of intelligence. Usually I consider myself above average when it comes to my smarts level. I’m not a genius by any stretch of the imagination, but I get by. However, in the last week or so, it’s like I’ve forgotten how to function. I’m forgetting things, which I never do. I can’t remember names of students that I’ve known for two-and-a-half years. And I have misplaced every pair of shoes I own. Which causes me to be very late for school.
Once I consulted some of my mommy-gurus they all confirmed that this, in fact, is very normal and should be expected. I just can’t help but wonder if it’s going to get worse. So let me just apologize now.
5 weeks
Well, my old friend Esther used to say “The brains go with the afterbirth.” You know me; you decide. (This thought is not helpful yet, but write it on your hand post-delivery.)
| Posted 2 years, 11 months agoHAHAHA! The previous comment was NOT from Aaron, although he was apparently signed into my ‘puter. Sorry, Aaron! Your ma-in-law strikes again!
| Posted 2 years, 11 months agoyes, yes it will only get worse. i worked with a woman through a friday, and she gave birth on sunday. by that friday, she could barely construct a sentence.
considering the fact that i have already had several seriously confused sentence moments, and adding to that the fact that basically all i use all day at work is my short-term memory (which is very SERIOUSLY impared) lets just say that waitressing has gotten a lot more interesting.
| Posted 2 years, 11 months agoYeah, just consider yourself retarded from here on out.
| Posted 2 years, 11 months agoOh yes I remember this foggy brain thing very well, and still get it like the day or 2 before my period every month. Now I usually just think it’s hilarious b/c I’ll be in the middle of explaining something to Tim or a bunch of people and all of a sudden, woosh, my brain is totally empty. And then I have Tim staring at me waiting to go on, and all I can do is say, sorry, I have no idea what I was saying, and then I laugh. You are right that this really does make people think you’ve gone a little crazy but it’s all for the good of the baby and being a woman in general. Actually, one thing I really appreciate about this forgetfulness is that my marriage improves significantly. I can’t stay angry with Tim b/c I can’t remember what he said or did that pissed me off, even if it was like 10 minutes ago. So again, I just laugh and say whatever I love you you little husband you. Enjoy getting to be flaky and air-heady, since, as you mentioned, this is not your original adult state. Embrace it and I say, even accentuate it for a little more attention.
| Posted 2 years, 11 months agoi think you’re still above-below-average. at least now your antics will just be blog-fodder.
| Posted 2 years, 11 months ago