Pregnancy Brain

I know I had “pregnancy brain” last time I was pregnant, but the 2nd time around has become worse!  I picture my mom saying, “You kids took my memory” as my husband has to repeat stories to me constantly and my forgetfulness has become a joke.  One conversation I had this week with my husband was about how long he will take off of work when baby arrives, “Steph, you literally sat next to me as I put in the dates for my job weeks ago.”  Oops, sorry honey!  My husband has to deal with it the most.  I better start keeping notes and lists after having conversations with him before he looses his mind over my lost mind with this “pregnancy brain.”

I looked up why pregnant women experience this forgetfulness while pregnant, and of course it went back to the pregnancy hormones.  I guess I’ll take this over the other attitudes I could be having while pregnant.  Will this pregnancy brain become “mommy brain” as the family grows?  I’m picturing my mom’s colorful post-it notes filling her kitchen counter with random notes to herself.  Lists and notes are a must for me, or else I will go insane trying to repeat everything in my head so I don’t miss anything.  With calendars and note pads right in our phones these days, that should be easy right?  I still like writing out my to-do lists.  My husband has started to pick up that habit  and agrees it’s a great feeling to have the list written out and to be able to cross things off.  His lists make sense though, mine are so random now and I think I will have to start a list of “things I have already done, so stop bugging husband about it!”

Are there any habits you got into while pregnant or after having kids so you wouldn’t be so forgetful?