Pregnancy Brain is Real

[leenziepops]

I just did something so stupid. DH and I went grocery shopping. Went to the ATM to take out $70. Went shopping, got to the checkout and realised I had left the cash in the ATM. Thank goodness i had 30 in my wallet which covered the total. DH was on the phone and didn't notice how I was flustered. We walked back past ATM...money long gone of course. Arrrggghhh. Definitely not telling DH and getting him upset over something I cannot do anything about to fix.
Please share your pregnancy brain moments so I don't feel so crappy.

[leenziepops]

*sigh * and this probably could've gone in FFFC thread. Just shoot me now. I'm going to have some tim tams while DH tries to figure out what's upsetting me

[maddib]

Oh I would be so upset I would probably cry!!!

Mine is just really stupid..
I came home the other day and went to turn my bedroom lamp on getting ready to watch some tv. I had my drink, a fountain from qt, in one hand and my phone in the other. I normally toss my phone on the bed as I am walking by so I can go pee or whatever I need to do. Well I tossed my damn drink instead.. All over my bed.
Pregnancy brain is real..

[leenziepops]

maddib I wanted to cry but had to pretend all was good in front of DH!

Oh my goodness. Im sorry but I giggled at your pregnancy brain moment. Would've been so annoying to change the bedding.

[maddib]

Ya leenziepops I laughed later but I was so mad at myself then. My comforter sucks to wash!

[leenziepops]

Feb 28, 2015 1:05:46 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

I keep forgetting when I close the door to the bathroom. I've run into that damn door like three times today assuming it would be open.

Lol I can't understand how this is happening!

[tinavonsparkle]

Oh no lenziepops, that's pants! I have done that before (pre pregnancy pea brain) and it's a horrible feeling. Just think of the delight on somebody's face when they found it - you have made their day and put a load of good karma out there which will all come back to you... (Does that help at all??!) x

[leenziepops]

Feb 28, 2015 3:39:05 GMT -5 tinavonsparkle said:

Oh no lenziepops, that's pants! I have done that before (pre pregnancy pea brain) and it's a horrible feeling. Just think of the delight on somebody's face when they found it - you have made their day and put a load of good karma out there which will all come back to you... (Does that help at all??!) x

I hadn't got past the upset to think of the silver lining so hopefully it went to someone who really really needed it! Thanks!

[tiffbot]

In the last week or so I went to the bathroom, flushed, stood up by the sink to wash my hands, didn't turn the water on and and went back to the toilet again and flushed. I don't even know.

[Deleted]

oh leenziepops that sucks! I agree with the PP that said at least you put a ton of good karma out into the universe!

I had a major pregnancy brain fail earlier this week. I was doing a million things and all day on Wednesday I kept thinking it was actually Thursday. Because of that, I kept thinking that I had somehow messed up on scheduling mediations and travel for my boss. He was like "WTF? How did we manage to mess this up?" I finally realized that I just had my days mixed up and everything was actually scheduled as it was supposed to be. He was funny about it and said "I'm sorry, I can't even tell you to go have a glass of wine and take it easy!" Not my finest moment though...

[bookninja]

Yep, it's real. Had a candle lit in the bathroom for some good smells. It had been going a while, so there was a nice little pool of wax going. Then when I was blow drying my hair, I forgot to turn the dryer off as I set it down, and managed to blow wax all over the mirror, the counter, and my toiletries... I'm still finding bits. Sigh.

[bruunk]

Oh these made me giggle! So glad I'm not alone I went shopping yesterday, so I wouldn't have to do it today, and bought lots of veggies. That's it. Nothing else. Nothing we needed. Just veggies. Guess I'm going to the store!

[leenziepops]

Thanks ladies! I feel so much better!

[Bluedaisy]

I havne't done anything specific but I feel like I am constantly losing my train of thought. I feel like I'm stuttering.

[trixi282]

@leenziepopz, that sucks. But like PP said, hopefully the giod karma comes back to you!

Yesterday I nearly put my dirty breakfast plate in the fridge instead of the dishwasher. Door open and set it on the shelf before thinking "What am I doing?"

[leenziepops]

Feb 28, 2015 18:38:05 GMT -5 trixi282 said:

@leenziepopz, that sucks. But like PP said, hopefully the giod karma comes back to you!

Yesterday I nearly put my dirty breakfast plate in the fridge instead of the dishwasher. Door open and set it on the shelf before thinking "What am I doing?"

I almost put the milk in the cupboard and cereal in the fridge. I only realised what I was doing wrong because the cereal box was too high to slide easily in the fridge

[sully326]

I have a lot of pregnancy brain stories but here's the most recent......
I was at my aunts house the other night helping her with dinner. I needed aluminum foil for something in the oven so I got it, used it, went about my business....A little bit later my aunt needed it and it wasn't "where it belonged". We looked everywhere. I could NOT remember where I put it.....We finally found it.



We had a nice little laugh.

[redlipz]

I tried to unlock my house door with my car keys...like literally stood there pressing the unlock button waiting to hear it open.

[noname83]

@jemomma, mine is actually really similar.

The other day, I was playing with my cell phone at the table, and got up to grab my headphones from my purse (about 2 feet away). By the time I made it to the purse, I forgot what I needed and decided it was my phone. So, naturally, I started rummaging through my purse for my phone and couldn't find it. My husband was in the room as well, so I asked him if he saw where I put my phone when I came home. Of course, it was on the table where I left it about 30 seconds earlier.

[leenziepops]

@demanda88, figuring out the tip when I was travelling in USA drove me nuts. Slightly off topic but in Australia the tax is automatically included in our bills plus everyone gets paid a decent wage so you don't have to tip. When you do it can be just a couple of dollars to round off the bill. I would fail everyday at tipping.

[wormgerm]

I use a budgeting app and when I went to plug in a transaction it wouldn't work. A few seconds later I realized that was because I was in my calculator app. Duh.

[disney815]

These are all hilarious! Love them!!

Mine isn't anything specific- but I own an etsy shop making nursing covers, and I have sent at least 3 wrong finishes to people and had to resend a new one and eat the costs... That sucks, but maybe good karma??

I also numerous times a day, will stop dead in my conversation and look up to think about what I was about to say. It's literally mid sentence and I forget how to speak.

[effthisnoise]

Mar 1, 2015 7:12:51 GMT -5 redlipz said:

I tried to unlock my house door with my car keys...like literally stood there pressing the unlock button waiting to hear it open.

I've done this at least twice before pregnancy. And I leave my keys in the front door at least once a month. Pregnancy brain hasn't been bad for me--it has actually reduced the number of stupid things I do with my keys. A few years ago, the battery died in my electronic key opener so I had to use the physical key to lock /unlock the car. At the end of a work day, I couldn't find my keys--looked everywhere and finally found them in the driver side door handle. It was lucky that I parked in a Government building's parking deck, secured with armed guards, and not a mall or something!

[tiffbot]

Mar 31, 2015 13:57:30 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

I used my debit card at the grocery store yesterday and couldn't remember my pin number. Seriously, I had no idea.

This happened to me with my MasterCard last pregnancy. To this day, still couldn't tell you what that PIN is. Pregnancy brain actually erased it from my memory forever.

[leenziepops]

Oh gosh this thread got revived! I panic a little every time I go to an ATM now. And I silently say, take cash take cash take cash.

[wormgerm]

I sat down to pee without pulling my pants down first. Good thing I caught it before I let it out.