What stupid things did pregnancy brain make you do?

[CaptainCabinets]

Feeling very silly (and sore!) right now. I was showering and about to shave my armpits, but suddenly thought about how dry my elbows are and made a mental note to moisturise them. Clearly I put too much thought into it because I shaved my ELBOW instead of my armpit and have taken a big chunk of skin off where it was already so dry and cracked 😭 it’s now just raw and bleeding!

Please tell me your baby brain stories to make me feel better!

Well not so much pregnancy but newborn.

So so tired. Noticed every single time I woke I was thirsty. Second birthed baby, fourth child.

So tired. The others up and down as well.

So I thought I will just sit in the armchair and hold some water in my mouth. Then when I wake swallow it and feed baby and she won't wake the other three.

Yup, I nearly drowned myself after about one minutes sleep.

That's amazing @lmhj .

I walked out of a shop without paying - self service till buying my lunch on my way over work. Scanned and packed it all and just walked out. Luckily I realised once out of the shop and went back in and transaction was still on the screen.

Forgot the way to work. Literally got to a junction and couldn't remember which way to go. Driving to the same office I'd worked in for 20 years.

Lost the phone - found it in the fridge.
List the kettle - found it in the fridge
Lost my keys - found them in the fridge.

It's a long standing running joke now, that if anything goes missing in the house, look in the fridge!

I thought I should call our dd Lemony.

At one point in my first pregnancy I forgot I was vegetarian, and had been for over ten years. I was stood in a supermarket looking at prepared meat and not understanding why I couldn't choose anything to eat. I was on the point of tears as I was so confused and felt so sick.

I had a horrible job and a long commute on top of pregnancy brain, second time around with a good job and better drugs I didn't have any supermarket meltdowns!

Also newborn brain. Was going down a supermarket travelator where the trolley has magnetic wheels and you can let go. Except I had a pram not a trolley and it went hurtling down, baby on board. Fortunately a man ahead of me heard me yell and stopped it no harm done, but I still shudder to think what could have happened. I cried a lot.

I used to put my worn/dirty knickers in the bin.

Would literally walk past the room with laundry basket, downstairs into the kitchen and put them in the bin.

No other worn/dirty clothes...... always just my knickers 😂

Not me but DH managed to lock himself out of the house when he was meant to collect newborn DS and me from hospital , he had to phone an emergency locksmith who adviced him what to do and saved an expensive call out fee .

<Silly Daddy>

Sat down where there was no chair

3rd baby doing the school run-left the newborn in the car seat in the hall-4 year old said “mummy where’s the baby”

kettle in the fridge and milk in the cupboard

Went to the shop to buy a bag of sugar.

Got home intending to pour the sugar into the caddy and put the wrapper in the bin.

Ended up pouring the sugar straight into the bin! 🤦‍♀️

Had a complete sobbing tantrum because I'd made my DH a sandwich for lunch and gave him the last homegrown tomato. I realised after he'd thanked me and ate it that I wanted tomato and lettuce sandwiches myself. Poor DH said he'd never felt so guilty. 😂

He had to go out and find the freshest, most expensive tomatoes he could. Said he was wandering around the shops squeezing them lest his hormonal and very pregnant wife have another sobbing fit! 🤣

Drove my car very slowly into a pillar while parking. I've never had so much as a bump before or since when driving. My spatial awareness just evaporated.

I forgot what number house my parents lived at. Even though it's been the same number my entire life. My mind just went completely blank. I ended up having to check on Google maps 😂

Not me but my friend decided to defrost her freezer. She got inside it with a hair dryer and mini heater. Luckily her husband found her before she electrocuted herself and the baby.

I have a similar shopping incident. Scanned and bagged everything, paid for it and then walked out the shop leaving the bags!

Thankfully a Tesco employee noticed and ran after me

Serious baby brain forgetting where things are saved, etc but then on my work phone we are prompted to change our passcodes every 6 months. I was prompted, did it it then forgot the last 2 digits instantly. Was locked out of work phone for days, eventually had to wipe the phone and do this via Apple ID but forgot that password. Had to contact apple for help they said they would get back to me in 5 days, had to call IT and ask them to help me as I could no longer authenticate and log in to my work laptop as work phone is locked. They were very understanding!

That should be 10 years.

I was hunting about the house before a nightshift when I was about 20 weeks with my 2nd. DH asked what I was looking for and I said my jumper. He replied with "the one you're wearing?"

Another post partum one but I would leave my keys hanging in the front door lock every. single. day. We live in London so not exactly crime free either but luckily a quiet road. The worst time was when DH brought them in when he got home at 7pm and I hadn't been out since about 10.30am. After that, I hooked them onto a key chain in the nappy bag and never take them off now.

Another one, was meeting up with my mum and making final arrangements talking her I was almost ready to leave but couldn't find my phone. It was only as I got increasingly agitated insisting it must be in the house somewhere and my mum asked "Erm, what are you talking to me on?" that I realised it was in fact in my hand.

Put my phone in the dishwasher
Only found it when I went to empty it

Well these are making me feel a bit better

My poor elbow has finally started to scab over! With a little help from a plaster and a kiss from DP he’ll make a lovely Dad!