Mumnesia/baby brain: daft things you've done during or after pregnancy

[BunnyW]

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)?

i forgot where i lived i frequently go through everyone's dob before i get to the one i need called the kids by the cats name now i don't have cats i call the kids by each other's name......im turning into my nan aren't i?

Last pregnancy I got half way down the steer before I realised I was wearing my slippers still.

This time I put all the dirty laundry into the dustbin .

Friend spent forever looking for her door keys. They were pegged to the washing line .

I left my first baby, aged about 10 days, in Boots, having completely forgotten that I had a baby at all.

Luckily it was only for about 15 minutes - nobody had realised, let alone called Social Services or tried to have me certified.

The other day I was on my iPad and then started writing something down on a piece of paper.

I then tried to make my handwriting on the paper larger by pinching the piece of paper like you would on an iPad. I couldn't understand why the words weren't getting bigger and was getting frustrated. I only realised when my husband walked past and asked me what the hell I was doing!

This very morning I couldn't remember my pin. Tried twice in two different places then decided I should call DH for help. When he told me the number, I didn't believe him until I used it and it worked. My mind was just completely blank.

Oh dear. To this day I'm still a nightmare! With my first I tried putting the toaster in the oven. Tried to make Yorkshire pudding using icing powder not flour. Have gone shopping for one thing walked home with countless bags walked in the house to DP asking where said item is. Me swearing and walking all the way back to shop! Missing countless appointments when I remembered them an hour before I was meant.to go. Shouting at DP in the middle of the night to go F* himself waking up and having no recollection of it! Apparently I said he was annoying me!? Baby brain always happens to me and DS is 3 and DD 5 months! Xx

We moved house when DD was 10 weeks old. I got really cross one afternoon at someone parking in my space when I came back from the shops - good job I realised I was at the old house before trying to get in.

I've told this on here before, but I forgot how to make cheese on toast. Had a sudden, strong craving for it so walked purposefully into the kitchen, got out the bread and cheese... Then stood there helplessly staring at the toaster. DH had to remind me. Just found out I am pregnant with DC2 so can't wait to see what will happen this time around!

I put an entire load of washing out on the line then realising it hadn't actually been washed.

Drove into town, forgot I'd driven into town and walked home.

Addressed a parcel using the person's phone number as the postcode (still got there though!).

Plates in washing machine...

What is it that babies do to our brains!?

Before I knew I was pregnant with DD, I put something on the cooker meaning to turn it off 5 minutes later. Almost an hour later I smelled smoke and wandered round the whole house looking for the source. Was baffled that it was coming from the kitchen because I wasn't cooking anything. Didn't click til I took the lid off the pot.

Lost the lock mechanism for a door that was being fixed, locksmith drove halfway round the city checking if he'd left it somewhere... I'd put it in the kitchen cupboard.

Tried to open my front door with my swipecard from work.

Poured water on the floor instead of in the glass I was holding.

Left the car in town and got the bus home. Realised when I got home and the car wasn't on the drive. How I didn't notice that I didn't have a return ticket!

Dialled '9' to get an outside line from both my mobile and my home landline.

Called my boss 'love' on more than one occasion.

When DS was about 10wks old He woke me up in the middle of the night wanting fed. After I'd fed him and put him back in the cot, I went to pee. I was struck with fear that I hadn't felt the baby in my belly move for at least a day. I was terrified, no idea what to do as I couldn't bring myself to think what it meant. I finally calmed down when I realised that the reason I hadn't felt the baby move was because i had in fact given birth to him 10weeks before.

(My niece was stillborn a few years ago and I had a few dreams like that before, but never ever something like that.)

Poured a bottle of milk into 3 month old DS face because I just made it and didn't put the teat on and went to feed him. This was 2am though. Paid for but left my shopping at various self service checkouts.

Two weeks postpartum I decided to buy Wii fit plus to lose some baby weight. I thought we had Wii fit but not the plus version . I bought it on eBay forgetting I had bought a copy the previous day and then found one in the DVD cupboard too

Thanks everyone, feeling much better now . Keep them coming!

I looked in my handbag to find a file I wanted to attach to an email

Missed numerous appointments, also fun things like parties, even when reminded and confirmed even on the same day.

Took a roasting tin out of a hot oven with my bare hands.

Drove 2 hours down the motorway with no seat belt on my toddler, having forgotten to buckle her in.

Left front door open all night, window open all holiday.

Just this week: Friday evening, wrapping up some last tasks at work before a long period of leave. Double checking my return date I realised I had not actually requested the leave in our IT system. Cue major panic and rushing around getting the necessary sign-offs!!

Oh God, where to start?

Couldn't remember how old DD was when a checkout lady asked me. Just stood there with the pram and a queue of people looking at me, going 'um . . . '

Forgot my dad was coming to visit

Forgot my wedding date when we went to register the baby. This wouldn't be so bad if I got the day wrong, but it was the YEAR . . .

Complained about a rubbish baby present someone had given us . . . before realising that it was the person I was talking to who'd given it

There are more. But I can't remember them. Obvs.

Sliced my pinkie finger open with a v. sharp bread knife as a result of trying to cut through a baguette - whilst it was still in the palm of my hand We had to go to A&E to get it glued and butterfly-stitched back together, but the worst thing at the time was that I'd ruined the pregnancy-craved baguette (what with all the blood and all)

Thought it was fine to wear a super comfy batwing style jumper to work, only to be told by a male colleague that it wasn't appropriate workwear - as you could clearly see the sides of my ribcage and my maternity bra whenever I lifted my arms...including whenever I was just using my keyboard which was all day longand my bra was nude coloured so it actually looked like I was naked

Jumped on the wrong train home from work

Forgot stuff all the time - paying, purse, appointments, etc etc. Still do it 7 years later.
Also consistently do and re-do things esp other peoples birthdays - I know I am so unreliable I do it early, then forget I've done it then do it again. [hmmm]

Pregnancy baby brain:

Used the men's toilets at a hip restaurant, thinking they were unisex, only realising my mistake when a bloke came in and told me that the ladies were opposite.

Also forgot to take my purse to the supermarket, but only discovering this when it was time to pay.

Totally screwing up holiday hotel bookings so we were nearly without somewhere to sleep for a night.

Oh yes, I've gone out and left the door wide open. Forever leaving my debit card in chip & pin machines. I quite often have the same conversation with the same person several times without any memory of having had it before.

I went to ASDA to do a shop, stood at the tills for ages waiting to pay, got to the front of the line and was asked by the lovely till lady if I had any shopping. I had walked in the door and gone to pay, skipping the actual shopping part...

I was confounded when the laundry I'd put in the oven wasn't clean several hours later.

I couldn't remember either address after we moved when I was 4 months pregnant, which made registering changes of address and general life admin really really complex.

ooh just remembered an embarrassing one, on holiday, We were in a campsite in Spain and took it in turns to go to the bakery every morning for croissants. I stood outside the bakery which was all glass and open doors. I had a 20 Euro note in one hand a piece of rubbish in the other, went to the bin and chucked the 20 Euro note in instead of the rubbish. Of course it was one of those covered bins with small holes on the side. I had to rummage through the bin to the horror of the bakery staff and customers. Found it eventually and ran off to wash my hands before I went back for croissants