This morning, I forgot again to go to an appointment. It was in my diary, I remembered it as little as two whole days ago, yet somehow when the day came I just completely forgot. Until the polite yet (understandably) slightly peeved email came asking if I'd got lost on the school run. I burst into tears (its been one of those weeks).
I have two DCs (4 and 1) and seem to have lost my mind. I didn't have bad baby brain until after DS (the elder one) arrived. Then, I excelled myself by "losing" a pint of milk for several days before locating it in the cupboard under the sink? I say milk, it was cheese/yoghurt by then.
Recently, my sleep quota has got a bit better (mainly because I've given in and now sleep on a mattress on the floor of DD's room so I don't have to wake up when she wants feeding). But the baby brain hasn't gone away and I'm a teeny bit concerned it never will.
What completely out of character/incomprehensible things has anyone else done (trying to make myself feel better)?
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Mumnesia/baby brain: daft things you've done during or after pregnancy
BunnyW · 21/07/2015 20:14
I made DH a cup of coffee and plopped a tea bag in it 
It didnt catch on.
I also successfully made myself a bowl of cereal, then got out some OJ and another bowl and started pouring the OJ into the bowl...
I have 4 more months to go... I think it only gets better, right?!
Handed my maternity notes to the person working on the checkout.
Still 
at the reasoning behind that one.
Cut my own fringe when I was 6mths pregnant.
I don't recommend it
When we had just moved into our new house, DS1 was around 1, I drove to ASDA to do some shopping, was probably away for over an hour. When I cam back I was horrified to see the door to the house was wide open! I was sure we'd been burgled but it was just me forgetting to close it when I left 
Walked out of Asda and forgot the bag of shopping and had to go back for it
Walked out of Asda and half way home to remember I actually drove there, I had put DS in his pram as only getting a few bits before going out. Had to go back for the car.
Woke up in the middle of the night panicking I couldn't find DS, got really upset til I realised he was fast asleep in his cot, the next night, DP did the same thing but then insisted he couldn't find "the other 2", we only have 1 DC and he was at least 7 months old by this point
Was in the car with DH, looked idly out of the window. This was my thought process:
"Oh that's a nice car. What is it? Oh! It's a Suzuki. I didn't know Suzuki made cars, I thought they only made motorbikes. [Pause for no thoughts at all] Hang on . . . don't be stupid, of course Suzuki make cars. Whatsisname used to have one of those jeeps. [Another pause] Hang on, MY car's a Suzuki."
OP I have recently been anaemic and have had a couple of baby-brain type moments, eg not being able to solve a simple problem (I wanted to make the bed but DH had left his trousers on the bed. I decided this meant I couldn't make the bed. This was frustrating as the room looked a real mess. Later it occurred to me that I could chuck the trousers on the floor, make the bed and then put them back on the bed again. So I did - but it was very odd that I couldn't solve this very simple non-problem the first time.) Maybe get your iron levels checked?
tried to both take my son to school over an hour early, and pick him up an hour early! really puzzled him why i'd rushed him out the door then tried to play it cool as we got back and i said no it's fine take your time, watch tv or something 
I was pg and at work. At lunchtime I realised my brolly was missing - must've left it on the bus in. Struggled up the hill into town (was very heavily pg with twins), across town in the rain to the bus station, ran the gauntlet of bus drivers' canteen, drivers questioned, lost property office searched, no brolly.
Came back to the office, went to get my sandwiches out of the fridge, there was the brolly 
I've done the hot water on the cereal in the last year and my youngest DC is 8
My best was the new shoe polish in the fridge - and I had taken the shoe cleaning box out ...and put it away again.... without putting anything in there
And one that caused panicked searching was my purse in the fridge...just about to cancel cards when I remembered putting it in the cheese box )
Left the front door wide open (never told DH that one)
Turned the flat upside down looking for my purse only to eventually find it in my handbag but in the wrong zippy pocket
DS1 was born in September. He was due mid October. I still have difficulty remembering his birth date.
And at work, nothing specific but I can actually feel my brain working slower since having DS2. Very disturbing and I feel a bit of a fraud and like I'm cheating my employers because I was better before having DC...
I put a work top and skirt on and tried to leave the house the other day before realising the "funny feeling" was because I had forgotten to first put a bra on my (large) boobs. Then today I was all ready to go, and only just realised I had forgotten to put my knickers on! Had remembered the bra this time though, well done me. The really worrying thing is I have no kids and am not pregnant
"Sent my dad a lovely card and present on Father's Day and completely forgot the existence of my stepdad. I cried and cried over that one." Aww that's so sad Pixie :(
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