Pregnant Brain has kicked into high gear for Pregnant Jane.

I currently have a bad case of pregnancy brain! Also the peripheral vision case too! It's sad really. I've forgotten peoples names. Little things here and there that drive me crazy. My peripheral vision has weakened and here I have been giving my husband a hard time. No offense but I think most men do not have peripheral vision. But now I'm part of that group. Just the other day I was at the hotdog isle and left to find a worker to ask where the bacon was, he said it's there next to the hotdogs. "AACK!!" I think the only intelligent part of my brain that hasn't left me is the artistic and music abilities I have. *sigh* good Pregnancy is fun! Wee!

I agree, the lack of sleep does a number on your brain! (and body!)
Something I think parents tend to forget is that babies need to be taught how to sleep well, and how to soothe themselves back to sleep. They need to learn everything else, why would good sleep habits be any different? Babies even need to learn how to breastfeed effectively, although of course they are helped by instinct...it's still a learning process like everything else. Oh boy-- I get sooo many calls from parents whose babies won't sleep...(I'm a telephone advice nurse)
hmm...think I just thought of a good blog topic:-)

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For us, it was months. Adia didn't really start sleeping well until a year. Deadly, seriously. I'm hoping we'll catch a break with the twins and they'll be good sleepers.

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@Jamie... Uhhh... it continues? uh oh. lol

@momof3girls... the first story is hilarious! I can't imagine what Jane would do if that happened to her! The second story is a classic pregnant brain move! I can't wait for Jane to read those - she's going to be cracking up!

@Ally... That's too bad about reading not helping. Jane gets on these kicks where she'll read a book in day or two. Knowing that doesn't help combined with hearing that you still have pregnant brain with your daughter being 10 months old... eeks. I imagine it goes away at some point... right? I hope! lol

@Crysi... I'll have to make sure Jane blogs about everything so she can go back and remember what in the heck was going on during those sleep deprived weeks (or is it months!?)

@Daddy Files... You know something? You just made me realize something BIG here. Pregnant brain is God's way to provide amusement for the dads-to-be while dealing with the lack of sex, crazy hormones, crying, getting yelled at, and everything else we go through. Jane's pregnant brain has made me laugh many times - and I'm sure there will be many, many more times. And while you're laughing everything else isn't so bad. But you hit the nail on the head... sometimes when we're laughing, our pregnant wives take us the wrong way and it ends up releasing the fire-breaking dragon or a massive crying storm.

I've learned I'm always walking on egg shells, and I've grown to appreciate... REALLY appreciate the 'good days'.

@Helen... Well, let's just say there's always tomorrow :)

@Surfer Jay... Man, all I can say is that I'm very happy Jane works from home. I'd be terrified of her doing something forgetful at work!

Anyone else have some pregnant brain stories? These are funny!

Yep yep. My Lilly's brain turned to yellow squash. Her lack of memory and concentration really effected her at work. Was tough for her.

Oh Tarzan- I'm hoping for you buddy!

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Oh Pregnant Brain...let me count the ways you reared your ugly yet comical head during my wife's pregnancy.

Like Jane, my wife was clumsy. Super clumsy. Mr. Magoo clumsy. But I equate that to suddenly becoming front-heavy and having poor balance.

It was the forgetfulness that really astounded me. It manifested itself in two distinct ways: her car keys and her debit card. She left those two things EVERYWHERE. She left her debit card in ATMs, in the bathroom, under the sink, inside the mattress (exaggerating for effect but you get the idea). And her keys? She would CONSTANTLY leave her keys in the door or lock them in the car.

And like you, I found most of it very funny and endearing. But sometimes when I laughed she'd mistake it for being mean to her and she'd just start bawling. Or yelling. Whichever emotion the Pregnant Brain would allow at the time.

Buckle up Tarzan, it becomes more and more prevalent. But in a great way.

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Yep, pregnesia. Sucks the butt. I'm always horrible while pregnant. Too bad afterward you can't remember anything because you're sleep deprived.

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Ahh the joys... my daughter is 10 months old and I still have pregnant brain. I kept reading throughout my pregnancy, I thought keeping the brain busy would help, I don't think it did.

When we were at the hospital after baby was born, we were visited by friends we've known for years. I couldn't remember the name of 1! I tried to remember it the whole time they were there but I couldn't. I had to ask my hubby for her name after they left.

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Ohh after 3 kids I can recall a couple prego brain moments. Here are two I think you will like.
A few months pregnant with the last baby I was going out to a family function. I bought my first new maternity outfit and took a shower, put makeup on, and blow dried my hair. Now for a stay at home mom, prego or not, doing all those things in one day is a big deal. I was feeling great. Just before I stepped out of the house I looked in the mirror. “Looking good” I decide to put hairspray on to keep the style.
I bent over- took out the hairspray from under the sink and flipped my hair upside down. I sprayed all over my head especially the front to hold the volume. I flipped my hair back over and looked in the mirror.
I had grabbed the scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner. My entire head was white foam.
And you know my first thought wasn’t “what did I do” it was “There are my scrubbing bubbles, I couldn’t find them.”
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Ok the other one (if that wasn’t good enough) was a grocery store moment too.
We were using the self check out. Well if you have never used one you have to scan the items and them put them on the “scale” bag area and leave them there until you are ready to check out. It keeps track of the weight of the appropriate number of items. Well my husband scanned the items and put them in the bags. I was in lala land and while he was paying the machine for the items I took the bags. It made a dinging sound and my husband said “put the bags back on the scale until I’m done paying.” Oh ya sorry. The check out guy gave us the ok to keep going and I took the bags off the scale again. Shawn (husband) looked at me and said put the bags down now. I was so shocked at his tone that I set the bags on the floor. He was like “what?” Picked up the bags and put them on the scale. Check out guy gave us the ok to keep checking out and this time my legs were getting tired and I set my knee on the scale were the bags were. You know to rest my leg. It made the ding sound and Shawn almost lost his mind. He snapped at me to get off the scale. Oh sorry. By this point I was humiliated. No it’s not over. The check out guy gave us the ok to finally check out and I was thirsty. I picked up my bottle of water and started drinking it…..now the weight was off and the check out guy had to come over and put in a code in order for us to check out. Shawn was so frustrated and I cried all the way home.
Of course he was wrong and I had to yell at him until her understood that regardless of my frustrating him he wasn’t allowed to talk to me that way.

Just so you two know. It doesn’t go away for a few months after the baby is born. Then the lack of sleep brain takes over and that isn’t much better. Have fun!

I had pregnant brain really bad when i was preggers! I once yelled at the check out girl at krogers and made her cry because she questioned why i wanted paper bags instead of plastic! *i later went back an said sorry* it continues after pregnancy but only it is called the mommy brain :)