My brain is mush

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6 months post partum, still breastfeeding. Can't hold a proper conversation, cant remember my vocabulary, struggle to explain things and cant concentrate on anything (even a TV show, I easily lose track as my mind is just fog). Short term memory is abysmal. Even in my own head I can't think coherently or efficiently.

My mind just isn't sharp anymore, it's worrying me. I'm a copywriter by trade so really worried how long this will last. It's like pregnancy brain that's not going away. I'm sure hormones due to BF are playing a part. I've also read pregnancy changes the structure of your brain too. Literally even writing this post was hard to explain what I mean.

Is this normal postpartum?

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It is - definitely the hormones from BFing really affected my brain and emotions and I found myself not having great judgement or perspective until I stopped BFing and the hormones returned to normal. I'd say though that lack of sleep is also a huge factor - are you getting any decent nights?

I'm 5 mo PP and EBF and exactly the same. It's so frustrating!!!
Definitely worse when I've had less sleep but never my normal level of vocab, memory or ability to communicate. I just grab for the next nearest word, sometimes with quite funny results. But usually just frustratingly slow & often wrong.

@Nandocushion that's good to hear, I agree my judgment & perspective isn't there. Was trying to have a political discussion with my husband the other day and I just couldn't get the words straight. I feel stupid AF at the moment. Sleep is actually okay thankfully, he's sleeping through the night most nights. But I still feel drained and exhausted throughout the day!

@TheRookieMum so frustrating right? I feel mentally useless, and I hate feeling like that. I love words, language, literature - but at this point I can't string a sentence together properly. I feel self conscious about it too. Gahhh

Words were never my thing, so now just imagine the useless crap I spout.

E.g. I moved through naming spoon and fork earlier to reach the word knife. So basic, yet so difficult. And I slept fairly well last night considering what I've been through the last 5 months!